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/今年迎来了香港回归25周年,内地金融行业改革开放以及内地和香港资本市场双向开放取得的成果大家有目共睹。作为一名金融行业从业者,我曾经在香港工作,并且随着公司的业务发展而有机会来到上海工作,接下来我会根据自身从业经历,和大家分享一下过去二十几年间,我在两地金融互通开放层面感受到的深刻发展变化。
Read More今年迎来了香港回归25周年,内地金融行业改革开放以及内地和香港资本市场双向开放取得的成果大家有目共睹。作为一名金融行业从业者,我曾经在香港工作,并且随着公司的业务发展而有机会来到上海工作,接下来我会根据自身从业经历,和大家分享一下过去二十几年间,我在两地金融互通开放层面感受到的深刻发展变化。
Read MoreVienne Lee, the CEO and Program Director of Finance Mandarin, with alumni from a Dutch Bankers Group, ABN AMRO.
Read MoreEddy Wong, Managing Director, JP Morgan, was the moderator in Business Mandarin at the HKIFA event on 30 Oct 2015. This event had 300 participants from Asset Managment giants, regulators, HKSAR govt, HKEX, SFC, public media and certainly industry players. Blackrock, Fidelity, Invesco, Schroder, Manulife, HSBC, Deutsche Bank, Standard Life, Principal, KPMG, PcW, EY... all were present.
Read More“ I don’t anticipate a significant shift in our strategy around being ‘China anchored’. China is a very strategic advantage that HKEX has, and we should leverage it to the maximum as possible”. ——Nicolas Aguzin, CEO of HKEX
Read MoreWith the coronavirus outbreak making constant headlines these days it can be a little bit overwhelming trying to decide when to go to the doctor for other smaller issues. One has to ask themselves, “is it worth going to the doctor to fix a small problem, while at the same time risking getting infected with a larger problem?”
Read More“Money Games” is a riveting tale of one of the most successful buyout deals ever: the acquisition and turnaround of what used to be Korea's largest bank by the American firm Newbridge Capital.
Read More“The best years of Hong Kong are ahead of us”, stated Aguzin.
On the 15th July 2021, the Finance Mandarin team joined the “Hong Kong: Financing Asia’s Growth” forum held by Asia Society Hong Kong. The VIP speaker for the event was Nicolas Aguzin, the CEO of HKEX, and moderated by Ronnie Chan, the Chairman of Hang Lung Group Limited.
The relationship between Hong Kong and China
The greater the Shenzhen and Shanghai do, the greater the Hong Kong performs. Hong Kong’s prospect is closely related to the development of Shenzhen and Shanghai. Mr. Aguzin stated that Hong Kong must work closely together to create vibrancy in the market to bring fortune and prosperity to the people.
Read MoreInsights from Li:
✔️ Next Potential Global Trend: Cashless Society
✔️ Worth discussion in the Finance Industry: Is it an opportunity or a challenge?
✔️ China 🇨🇳, and Hong Kong could lead the trend of cashless payments to the world if preparation is done
✔️ More small businesses (Labour Entrepreneurship) may lead in China
Read MoreSince China signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, President Xi Jinping has repeatedly mentioned China's green and sustainable goals for 2030 and 2060 in the conference. In 2030, China will achieve a carbon peak, and in 2060, China will achieve carbon neutrality.
Read MorePitching in Mandarin is not easy. But where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Philippe El-Asmar, of J.P. Morgan:
✅ Why does Philippe believe in China’s success?
✅ Why does he choose to work in China?
✅ Why does he encourage his 5 kids to learn Chinese?
Mark Machin is the Former President & Chief Executive Officer at CPP Investments.
Recognized globally as an example of sound pension plan management, CPP Investments is guided by an independent Board of Directors, operates at arm’s length from federal or provincial governments, and is managed independently from the CPP itself.
He has been learning Finance Mandarin 1-1 with Vienne Lee since 2013.
Read MoreTop 10 Themes That Will Define the Future of Asset and Wealth Management
1) Price
2) Scale is a matter of survival
3) Actively advising clients
4) Impact and purpose
Read More“ I don’t have a teacher that gives me immediate responses.”
*Alexander Bryan, a C-suite English speaker working in the capital market, frustrated when he first tried to study on his own.
Alex is highly motivated to learn Mandarin even before joining Finance Mandarin. He had tried studying by himself. But soon he acknowledged the drawbacks of it, he did not know whether he is doing right on the pronunciations and usages of the vocabularies. There is no one to correct his pronunciations. Besides, he can only learn a few words but they are not for business purposes!
Read MoreWIN-WIN: Business Models for Transforming Customer Relationships.
FOUR Connected Strategies to establish long-lasting relationships with clients:
✔️ Respond to Desire
✔️ Curated Offering
✔️ Coach Behaviour
✔️ Automatic Execution
Read MoreWhat is 种草(seeding/grass plating), which is widely used by the Chinese on social media platforms?
Xiaohongshu IPO LIVE event on 4 June 2021, 9.30 a.m. They discussed the key leaders of Xiaohongshu, explored its business model and challenges. At Finance Mandarin, we provide the latest market insights and case studies to help corporate leaders master the Mandarin language skills, to prepare for Mandarin communication with Chinese clients.
Read More“If an interviewer at a bank in Hong Kong wants to find out how well you speak Chinese, they won’t ask you ‘how good is your Mandarin?’ They’ll just ask…
Read MoreCoronavirus reshaping the top-end executive coaching
At Finance Mandarin our clients’ learning outcomes are our number one priority — we will always go out of our way to ensure their satisfaction. In these difficult times brought upon the Covid-19 virus, we have not lost our dedication to providing excellent coaching; that is why we will continue providing our amazing service to our students despite the limitations caused by the global pandemic
Finance Mandarin is an AI+Education company. We are the trusted communication advisors to the world's leading businesses, governments, and institutions. We work with leading organizations across the private, public and social sectors at which they have connections with China.
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