Press Release

Hong Kong surpassed Switzerland to become the world's largest cross-border wealth management centre. As demand for talent continues to grow, HKU Business School, with the support of Bank of China (Hong Kong), has established the first university-led Wealth Management Academy (the Academy) and successfully held its inauguration ceremony on 8 September. This significant milestone brought together more than 180 business leaders, academics, and industry experts.

The 11^th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy, hosted by HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy (ICE), in partnership with the Shanghai Jiao Tong University Hong Kong Alumni Association, was held on 31 July, at HKU iCube in Central, Hong Kong. Amid intensifying global technology competition, and widening K-shaped economic divergence, this year's forum focused on the theme “Technological Innovation, Opening-up, and New Logic of Economic Growth” and brought together a distinguished group of renowned scholars and experts to exchange insights. The forum attracted more than 400 registrations from business leaders, academics, alumni, and students, and more than 10,000 online participants.

Over the past year, AI large language models (LLMs) have rapidly evolved from simply generating text to taking independent actions and using complex tools. However, a key question remains: can these AI agents actually make profitable decisions in real-world, unpredictable environments? To test this, the Artificial Intelligence Evaluation Lab (AIEL) at HKU Business School, led by Professor Jack Jiang, launched Agentic Trader, through which they evaluated the autonomous trading capabilities of LLM agents in live foreign exchange markets.  

Twenty-four undergraduate teams, drawn from a global field of more than 12,000 students who competed in local rounds across Asia Pacific and beyond, gathered in Hong Kong from 1 to 5 June for the HSBC/HKU Business Case Challenge 2026 — the largest undergraduate case competition of its kind. Now in its nineteenth edition, the Challenge concluded with the team representing The University of Sydney, Australia, named the winners of the 2026 edition, after five days of intensive analysis, debate, and live presentations before a panel of industry executives.

The 10^th HKU Quarterly Forum on Chinese Economy, hosted by HKU Business School’s Institute of China Economy (ICE), in partnership with the Zhejiang University Alumni Association (Hong Kong), was held on Thursday, 23 April 2026, at HKU iCube in Central, Hong Kong. This edition of the Forum addressed the profound impact of intensifying geopolitical tensions—particularly in the US–Israel–Iran relationship—on the global economic order and the unprecedented external and internal challenges facing the economies of the Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong. Renowned experts and scholars discussed key topics, including geopolitical risks, the impact on international shipping, macroeconomic policy directions, and the transition to new economic drivers.

The HKU Jockey Club Enterprise Sustainability Global Research Institute has launched its inaugural Sustainability Index – the Climate Change Exposure (CCE) Index -  led by Professor Ruishen Zhang, under the HKU Sustainability Index Programme (https://hkujcesgri.hku.hk/hku-jc-sustainability-index/). The launch took place on 27 March 2026 at HKU’s Main Campus as a side event of Hong Kong Climate Week, attended by nearly 30 select C-Suite Executives, investors, and leading scholars.

HKU Business School held its 25th Anniversary Gala Dinner at the JW Marriott Hotel on 15 March 2026, a landmark celebration honouring a quarter-century of academic excellence, transformative leadership, and groundbreaking contributions to the business world.