Financial Services Regulatory Update 2020/03/20

  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Issue Further Guidance on the Joint Statement in relation to Results Announcements in light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Enhances Stock Connect with Planned Launch of Master Special Segregated Account Service for Fund Managers
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Its Latest Listing Committee Report
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Launches E-Training and Publishes Guidance Materials on ESG Reporting
  • The Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Censures Great Wall Belt & Road Holdings Limited (Stock Code: 524) for Breaching the Listing Rules
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Bans Chan Tan Lo for 14 Months
  • The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Announces Countercyclical Capital Buffer for Hong Kong
  • The Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Responds to Media Enquiries about Cathay Pacific Being Fined £500,000 by UK Information Commissioner’s Office
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Investor Disclosure Improvements for Variable Annuities and Variable Life Insurance Contracts
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Amendments to Reduce Unnecessary Burdens on Smaller Issuers by More Appropriately Tailoring the Accelerated and Large Accelerated Filer Definitions
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Russian National for Defrauding Investors of Over US$26 Million in Phony Certificates of Deposit Scam
  • China Securities Regulatory Commission Further Relaxes Policies to Facilitate Exit by Venture Capital Fund Shareholders
  • First Batch of Credit Protection Contract Business for Corporate Bonds for Epidemic Prevention and Control Successfully Launched on Shenzhen Stock Exchange
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Improves Bond Amortization Method to Promote Coordinated Development of the Bond Market
  • Shanghai Stock Exchange Publishes Q & A on Implementing Registration-based System for Public Issuance of Corporate Bonds
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission Releases New Regulatory Framework for Foreign Financial Services Providers Providing Financial Services to Australian Wholesale Clients
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission Directs Large Equity Market Participants under the ASIC Market Integrity Rules to Limit the Number of Trades Executed Each Day Until Further Notice to Ensure Equity Market Resiliency
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Financial Services Regulatory Update 2020/03/06

  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Updates and Streamlines its Guidance Materials
  • The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Frequently Asked Questions on the Joint Statement in Relation to Results Announcements in Light of Travel Restrictions Related to the Severe Respiratory Disease Associated with a Novel Infectious Agent (Joint Statement)
  • Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Quarterly Report
  • The Listing Committee of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Censures Yorkshine Holdings Limited (Previous Stock Code: 1048) for Failing to Seek Auditor’s Agreement Prior to the Publication of Preliminary Announcement of Annual Results and for Failing to Comply with the Relevant Requirements for Disclosable and/or Continuing Connected Transactions, and Censures or Criticizes a Number of Its Former Directors for Breaching the Listing Rules and/or the Director’s Undertaking
  • HKMC Insurance Limited Introduces Special 100% Loan Guarantee Under the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Wells Fargo US$500 Million for Misleading Investors About the Success of Its Largest Business Unit
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Wells Fargo in Connection with Investment Recommendation Practices
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Charges Cardinal Health with Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violations
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Amends Exemptions from Investment Adviser Registration for Advisers to Rural Business Investment Companies
  • U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Amends Financial Disclosure Requirements Applicable to Registered Debt Offerings that Include Credit Enhancements to Improve Disclosure Quality and Encourage Issuers to Conduct Debt Offerings on a Registered Basis
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Revises the Guidelines for the Standard Operation of Listed Companies to Seamlessly Align with the New PRC Securities Law
  • Shenzhen Stock Exchange Issues Notice on the Corporate Bond Registration-based System to Advance the Reform of the Securities Issuance System
  • European Securities and Markets Authority Advises the European Commission on C6 Energy Derivatives and Related Obligations under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation
  • Dentons Europe LLP Ordered by the High Court of Justice in London to Disclose Documents Relating to Ex-client’s Alleged Fraud
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