AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoHK IPO Watch: Zhongji Innolight’s HK debut cooled fast as global investors unwound AI bets; the optical transceiver maker ended about 4% down after earlier sliding near 10%, following a HK$53.4bn fundraising earlier this month. Market Volatility: South Korea’s leveraged ETF crackdown may not be enough to stop fallout after a $2tn-plus rout; regulators moved to cap single-stock leveraged fund exposure and raise trading costs, but critics say the leverage scale still isn’t targeted. AI Policy & Finance: Silicon Valley pushed back against a US idea to ban Chinese open-weight AI models, arguing open models are needed for growth. HK Research Funding: CityUHK topped Hong Kong universities in RGC flagship funding, securing three projects including a five-year Areas of Excellence grant. Wealth & Fintech: WRISE unveiled WRISE AI Labs and appointed Dr Jeffrey Wu to accelerate AI-native wealth management. Cross-border Payments: Visa rolled out AI agent payment tools, tokenised credential upgrades and stablecoin settlement features. Energy & Risk: Oil and Asian markets swung on Middle East tensions and Fed rate expectations, with chip stocks dragging sentiment.
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