On 12 December, the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) published updated guidance on cooperation (the Guidance) in disciplinary, civil court and Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) proceedings. Much of the guidance is...more
On the day the transition period for the implementation of the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) Manager-in-Charge regime (MIC Regime) for licensed corporations ended, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced...more
The Hong Kong Government and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have announced the introduction of mandatory electronic filing (Mandatory E-Filing) of disclosure of interests (DOI) notifications and reports under...more
Senior management accountability has been a priority of global financial services conduct regulators in recent years.
One need only look to a speech on 19 January 2017 by Mark Steward, director of enforcement and market...more
On 16 December 2016, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a Circular to Licensed Corporations entitled Augmenting the Accountability of Senior Management (Circular).
At the heart of the Circular was the...more
On 16 December 2016, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the introduction of a Manager-in- Charge initiative (MIC Regime) aimed at increasing the accountability of the senior management of Hong Kong licensed...more
On 21 March 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published its consultation conclusions on proposed changes to the position limit regime in Hong Kong. Expected to come into force on 1 June 2017, the changes...more
On 1 March 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper on proposals to standardise the rules for prescribing professional investors.
The Proposals -
The SFC proposes...more
The recent suspension of trading on Hong Kong based Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex following the apparent theft of approximately US$60m worth of bitcoins is the latest in a series of Bitcoin thefts. With Bitcoin still in its...more