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Prudential Plc

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Prudential Plc
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The latest news and top stories on Prudential Plc, the British-domiciled insurer that is dual-listed ion London and Hong Kong. It offers life and health insurance, long-term savings, and asset management, serving over 18 million customers across Asia and Africa.
Hong Kong’s central business district. To mainland Chinese clients, Hong Kong insurance products also served as a long-term investment vehicle, a US dollar savings instrument and an estate planning tool. Photo: Reuters
Chinese offshore investment

Opinion | Beijing’s offshore insurance tax tests Hong Kong wealth management

While markets initially fell, more transparent cross-border oversight could strengthen the city’s credibility as a wealth management centre.

Banking & finance

Don’t panic: China says 20% offshore insurance tax does not target Hong Kong

Hong Kong stock market

As Hong Kong shares react to 20% levy report, investors eye Beijing’s next steps

IPO

Zhongji sets highest subscription threshold in Hong Kong IPO history

Zhongji sets an IPO city record for minimum lot price, which may price out retail investors though institutional demand remains strong.

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing in Exchange Place in Central on July 21. Photo: Jelly Tse
Hong Kong courts

Former executive of Hong Kong’s insurance regulator acquitted of misconduct

Anti-corruption agency had alleged that Carol Hui coerced insurer Prudential into hiring her daughter-in-law.

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong marks 85th anniversary of Bruce Lee’s arrival with statue and exhibition

Life-size bronze statue unveiled at former site of Lee family home on Nathan Road, alongside exhibition of rare photos and posters.

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Hong Kong stock market

Why is the Hang Seng Tech Index underperforming while AI shares soar?

The gauge has fallen 5.5 per cent this year, while newly listed AI firms Zhipu AI, MiniMax and Beijing Haizhi are up at least fivefold.

The Hang Seng Tech Index, which includes Tencent Holdings, Alibaba Group Holding and Meituan, has fallen 5.5 per cent this year. Photo: Jonathan Wong
Banking & finance

Digital finance forum: AI, data to smooth trade-finance processes

Bankers from HSBC, Hang Seng Bank and ICBC Asia tout technology innovation to ease pain points for trade-finance clients.

Education in Hong Kong

2 Hong Kong pupils win top prizes in first global youth storytelling competition

Vanessa Jane Wong and Wan Ruixi impress judges in STANCE Storytelling Competition 2025 organised by the Post.

Hong Kong

McDonald’s Hong Kong named Company of the Year at SCMP Live’s Business Awards

The restaurant chain’s CEO Randy Lai and chairman Zhang Yichen received the award from SCMP’s CEO Catherine So at an event on Friday.

The winners of the 2025 SCMP Live Business Awards. (From left) Jerry Tam on behalf of Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng, Prudential Hong Kong CEO Lawrence Lam, McDonald’s Hong Kong chairman Zhang Yichen and CEO Randy Lai, Telefield Medical Imaging’s Yen Law, BioZein’s Anna Rayton and APT Electronics’ Winnie Chan during the awards ceremony on Friday. Photo: SCMP
Insurance

Hong Kong insurers identify 8,700 policies owned by Tai Po fire victims

Residents of Wang Fuk Court hold 7,600 active life and 1,100 property policies provided by some 30 insurers, Insurance Authority CEO says.

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Mourners lay flowers in tribute to the victims of the fire that broke out on November 26 at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po. Photo: Karma Lo
SCMP Business Awards

Xpeng’s founder headlines SCMP Live’s 2025 Business Awards

The winners of the awards in six categories will be announced on December 12 in Hong Kong.

Aryna Sabalenka

‘I’m going to kick his a**’: Aryna Sabalenka on her year of fire and fun

The playful world No 1 discusses everything from her US Open triumph to teasing a Battle of the Sexes match with Nick Kyrgios.

Hong Kong Tennis Association

Tennis legend Agassi praises Hong Kong’s ‘exceptional’ pickleball potential

Eight-time grand slam winner has become a prominent figure in the pickleball scene in recent years.

Andre Agassi puts on a pickleball demonstration at at Regent Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Banking & finance

Prudential expands partnerships, AI for cross-border business: CEO

Moves aim to serve Hongkongers getting care across the Greater Bay Area, while also meeting voracious policy demand from mainland visitors.

Travelers depart Hong Kong from the West Kowloon Express Railway Station on May 1, 2025. Photo: May Tse
Malaysia

Are ‘unscrupulous’ insurers causing richer Malaysians to seek public hospitals?

With private healthcare costs surging, more pressure on the public healthcare system could deprive Malaysians of affordable and timely care.

Stemming the tide in Tai O

Stemming the tide: how seashells can restore Tai O’s coastal habitat

Prudential and A Plastic Ocean Foundation are joining efforts to protect one of Hong Kong’s most flood-prone villages from shoreline erosion.

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IPO

FWD rises as it ends listing quest with a win in its hometown market

The Hong Kong IPO is not the end-game for the home-grown Hong Kong insurer, as its CEO Huynh eyes a new growth phase.

FWD Group’s chairman Fred Ma (4th right), founder Richard Li (2nd left) and CEO Huynh Thanh Phong (3rd left), during the insurer’s trading debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on July 7, 2025. Photo: Sun Yeung
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