On 27 June 2025, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (“FSTB”) and the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) jointly launched a public consultation (the “Consultation”) on new legislative proposals aimed at...more
On October 31, 2023, the International Capital Market Association (ICMA) announced that it would be forming a working group to develop a voluntary code of conduct for Hong Kong-based ESG ratings and data providers. ICMA will...more
In our previous alerts (Part I and Part II), we provided a brief overview of the new Dual Licensing Regime and highlighted some of the key aspects of the new regime, particularly those set out under the Guidelines for Virtual...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong(SEHK) launches board diversity repository and enhances ESG academy SEHK launched a board diversity repository to improve access to information on and transparency around board diversity, and...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) takes disciplinary action against a former director of Winto Group (Holdings) Limited (the Company) (Stock Code: 8238) - The GEM Listing Committee of SEHK (the GEM Listing...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) publishes revised Listing e-Forms and guidelines for new applicants, Main Board (MB) issuers, and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) issuers - The Listing e-Forms, which include...more
There are various exciting regulatory developments that we expect to see in Hong Kong throughout 2021. This bulletin looks at a number of key regulatory areas of focus in relation to: i) anti-money laundering and...more
In response to the growing popularity in the use of external data storage for record-keeping, on 31 October 2019, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular to licensed corporations (LCs) on the...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: Europe: The CJEU has found that (i) PSD2 does not restrict the type of terms that can be changed by tacit consent, but where the payment service user is a consumer the...more
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) signs agreement with MSCI Inc. (MSCI) to license indexes to launch Asia and Emerging Markets futures and options contracts ...more
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission ( SFC) has observed that the use of external electronic data storage providers (EDSPs), including public and private cloud storage, by licensed corporations (LCs) has become...more
Under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (“SMCR”), firms are required to identify and report to the FCA any instances of disciplinary action taken in relation to conduct that would amount to a breach of one of the...more
The HKMA and SFC are jointly consulting on further enhancements to OTC derivatives reporting and clearing obligations. Key Points: ..The HKMA and the SFC have proposed mandating the use of UTIs for the reporting...more
On 26 March 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") issued a Circular to licensed corporations on expected standards for sponsor work (the "Circular") and a Report on the Thematic Review of Licensed...more