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title: "STANCHART: Mainland CN's New Rules Do Not Curtail Capital Inflows to HK"
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description: "Standard Chartered executives stated that Mainland China's new outbound investment rules aim to clarify regulations rather than restrict capital inflows to Hong Kong. The bank reported strong net new money inflows in H1 and Q2, expecting no negative impact on client growth. Additionally, the group completed $1 billion in share buybacks in H1, with plans for balanced future dividends and buybacks, while noting sufficient provisions for Middle East-related loan impairments."
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# STANCHART: Mainland CN's New Rules Do Not Curtail Capital Inflows to HK

Benjamin Hung, President, International at STANCHART (02888.HK) +8.600 (+3.860%) Short selling $496.47M; Ratio 38.231% , said the group completed USD1 billion in share buybacks in 1H and still has room to do more in the future.

Over the past three years, the group returned about USD10.3 billion to shareholders in total, including USD3 billion in dividends and USD7.4 billion in buybacks. The proportions of future dividends and buybacks will become more balanced, and there is also a chance to raise the dividend payout ratio in 2H.

Besides, he mentioned that nearly half of the loan impairment charges in 1H came from Middle East-related provisions. The Middle East situation remains uncertain at present, but he believed sufficient provisions have already been made. He expected the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged over the next two quarters.

Regarding Mainland China's recent new regulations on outbound investment, Judy Hsu, CEO of Wealth and Retail Banking at Standard Chartered, said the new Mainland China measures are mainly aimed at clarifying rules and cracking down on unofficial channels, therefore they should not be viewed as restricting capital inflows into Hong Kong or other regions. 

The group's net new money inflows remained strong in 1H and 2Q, and Hsu did not believe the measures will affect client growth and net new money inflows.  
(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-07-29 16:25.)

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