Finance lobby group calls for bolder overhaul of Wealth Management Connect scheme to boost Chinese investments

Finance lobby group calls for bolder overhaul of Wealth Management Connect scheme to boost Chinese investments

Regulators should take bolder steps to expand the Wealth Management Connect scheme and encourage more investments in Hong Kong products by mainland China-based investors, according to a finance lobby group. The government’s recent adjustments are “steps in the right direction”, but further relaxations are needed, as the support provided now is “not significant” enough to…

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Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison says work-from-home and a robust housing market continue to give the home improvement retailer a boost

Lowe’s CEO Marvin Ellison says work-from-home and a robust housing market continue to give the home improvement retailer a boost

Consumers may be preparing for spring and summer travel and events but Lowe’s Cos. Chief Executive Marvin Ellison says shoppers will keep spending on their homes. “The home will be forever redefined by the pandemic,” Ellison told MarketWatch on Wednesday after the home improvement retailer LOW, +2.10% reported fiscal first-quarter results. Key among the ways…

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