Significant Proposals by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to Enhance the Corporate Governance Code
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Announces Implementation of Severe Weather Trading from September 23, 2024
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues New Practice Notes to Enhance Transparency and Efficiency in Transactions
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Sets Clear Timeline for Implementing an Uncertificated Securities Market in Hong Kong and Launches New Online Application And Submission System for Investment Products
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Welcome People’s Bank of China’s New Measure on Northbound Swap Connect Margin Collateral Arrangement
Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Jointly Release Consultation Conclusions on Regulatory Regime for Stablecoin Issuers
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Emphasizes Full Compliance with Laws and Regulations for Auditors in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Calls to Improve the Quality of Financial Reporting and Audit in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Emphasizes the Importance of Tone at the Top
Hong Kong Competition Commission Combats Anti-competitive Conduct Relating to Government Subsidy Scheme
Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data Finds that the Operation of the Worldcoin Project in Hong Kong Contravenes the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
People’s Bank of China, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority Jointly Release Enhancements, and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Implements Enhancement on Swap Connect to Advance High-quality Opening-up of China’s Financial Markets
Regulatory Concerns Against Greenwashing in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Updated Guide for New Listing Applicants
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Regrouped Frequently Asked Questions for Debt Securities Issuers
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes New and Regrouped Frequently Asked Questions for Structured Products Issuers
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Enforcement Bulletin April 2024
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Extends Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme, Expands Scope to Cover Transition Finance
Hong Kong Government and Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Extend Grant Scheme for Open-ended Fund Companies and Real Estate Investment Trusts
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Hong Kong Monetary Authority Publish Joint Circular on Thematic Review of Non-Exchange Traded Investment Product Distribution
Cayman Islands Government Publishes the Anti-Money Laundering (Amendment) Regulations, 2024
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Obtains Compensation and Disqualification Orders Against Former Director and Chief Financial Officer of Changgang Dunxin Enterprise Company Limited for Failure to Detect and Prevent Asset Misappropriation by its Chairman
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Suspends Dealings in Tianyun International Holdings Limited Shares Over Massive Missing Corporate Funds
Hong Kong Insurance Authority and the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption Conduct First Joint Operation Against Suspected Unlicensed Selling to Mainland Visitors
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Conclusions on Proposed Amendments to Listing Rules Relating to Treasury Shares
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Conclusions on Climate Disclosure Requirements
Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Initiate Further Consultation on Enhancements to Hong Kong’s Over-The-Counter Derivatives Reporting Regime
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults on Proposals to Enhance REIT Regime and Securities and Futures Ordinance Market Conduct Regime for Listed Collective Investment Schemes
Establishing an Effective Regulatory Ecosystem for Fund Management in Hong Kong
Recent Trend of Privatization in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Government Opens the New Capital Investment Entrant Scheme for Application
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s Quarterly Report Reveals Surge in Net Inflows to Investment Funds in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Government Adjusts Business Registration Fees and Waives the Business Registration Levy
Hong Kong Government Gazettes Inland Revenue (Amendment) Bill (Tax Concessions and Two-tiered Standard Rates) Bill 2024 with Tax Concessions and New Rate Structure
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Reprimands Chan Steven Kwok Keung and Sino Corp CPA Limited and Imposes Pecuniary Penalties Totaling HK$100,000 for CPA Misconduct
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Collaborate in Enforcement Action Against Two Former GEM-Listed Company Directors for Misconduct
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Reminds Public Virtual Asset Trading Platforms Application Period Has Ended Under Transitional Arrangements
Hong Kong Government Welcomes European Union’s Removal of Hong Kong from Watchlist on Tax Co-operation
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes a Research Paper Reviewing Global and Local Securities Markets in 2023
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Results of Review of Issuers’ 2022 Annual Reports
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Urges Investors to Check Regulatory Status of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms as Transition Period Will End Soon
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Guidance to Eligible Licensed Corporations on Participation in Wealth Management Connect Scheme
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Sets Out Three-Year Strategic Priorities
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Publishes the Latest Issue of its Quarterly Report
Hong Kong Government Launches Consultation on Legislative Proposals to Regulate Over-the-Counter Trading of Virtual Assets
Hong Kong Continues to Drive Initiatives to Support Capitalizing Sustainable Finance Opportunities in the Asia-Pacific Region
Implications and Significance of the Latest Listing Rule Changes for Listed Issuers
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Joint Circular on Intermediaries’ Virtual Asset-related Activities
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Warns Public of Unauthorized Investment Product and Suspected Virtual Asset-Related Fraud
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Its 2023 Year in Review
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Issues 2023 Audit Focus to Enhance Audit Quality Amid Challenging Market Conditions
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Highlights the Importance of Continuous Professional Development in Ensuring Audit Quality and Managing Talent
Hong Kong Market Misconduct Tribunal Sanctions Mayer Holdings Limited and Its Former Senior Management for Late Disclosure of Inside Information
Consultation on Implementation of Global Minimum Tax and Minimum Top-Up Tax in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issue Consultation on Legislative Proposal to Implement Regulatory Regime for Stablecoin Issuers and Announcement on Introduction of Sandbox Arrangement
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Obtains Court Order to Disqualify Former Independent Non-Executive Director of a Listed Company for Three Years
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Consultation Conclusions on GEM Listing Reforms
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Welcomes Enhancements to the Code of Banking Practice
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Implements IPO “Double Dipping” Reforms
Ex-Listed Company Chairman and Two Others Charged by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption Jailed for Conspiracy to Defraud Over Acquisition of NZ Farms at Second Retrial
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Guidelines for New Listing Applicants, Effective on January 1, 2024
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Welcomes APAC’s First Saudi Arabian Exchange Traded Fund
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Highlights Key Regulatory Work and Market Data in Quarterly Report
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Warns Public of HongKongDAO and BitCuped for Involvement in Suspected Virtual Asset-related Frauds
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Updates Listed Companies on Regulatory Developments and Compliance Standards in Latest Newsletter
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Releases Analysis of 2022 Corporate Governance Practice Disclosure
Hong Kong Government Welcomes Passage of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Disposal Gain by Holder of Qualifying Equity Interests) Bill 2023
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Commences Legal Proceedings Against AMTD Global Markets Limited and its Former Executives for Non-Compliance in IPO-Related Investigations
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Regulatory Guidelines and Clearing Amendment Rules for Digital Securities
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes Circular on Tokenisation of Authorised Investment Products
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Expects Active Cooperation and Full Compliance by PIE Auditors with the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Ordinance and Their Self-Reporting of Critical Incidents in a Timely Manner
Hong Kong’s Role in Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Digitalization and Inclusion under the Belt and Road Initiative
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s Update on Consultation on Enhancement of Climate Disclosures under Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Framework
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Supports and Sponsors the Development of an Industry-Led Voluntary Code of Conduct for Environmental, Social, and Governance ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers
Hong Kong Competition Commission Takes Estate Agencies’ Price-Fixing Cartel Case to Hong Kong Competition Tribunal
Concealing Any Conflict of Interest Related to One’s Official Duties in Order to Benefit Oneself or Associates May Constitute A Violation of Hong Kong’s Prevention of Bribery Ordinance or Other Criminal Offences
Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to Listing Rules Relating to Treasury Shares and Guidance Letter on Issuers’ Automatic Share Buy-back Programs
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults Further on Proposed Amendments for Implementing an Uncertificated Securities Market
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Publishes the “e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 1 Report”
Gazettal of Bankruptcy and Companies Legislation (Miscellaneous Amendments) Ordinance 2023 (Commencement) Notice 2023
Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption Hosts First Major Infrastructure Anti-Graft Training for Belt and Road Countries to Co-Build ‘Clean Silk Road’
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Urges Auditors and Audit Committees to Follow Guidance Notes on Change of Auditors
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Adds Saudi Exchange as Recognised Stock Exchange
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Launches Synapse, A Settlement Acceleration Platform for Stock Connect
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, the Independent Commission Against Corruption and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Conduct First Tripartite Operation Against Suspected Corporate Fraud and Misconduct
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults on Market Sounding Guidelines
Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission Issues Takeovers Bulletin Clarifying on Calculation of Acceptances Under Rules 2.2 and 2.11 of Takeovers Codes
Hong Kong Police Force and Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Establish Joint Working Group on VATPs
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) Publishes Its Quarterly Report for October 2023
The Gazettal of Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Disposal Gain by Holder of Qualifying Equity Interests) Bill 2023
Ex-Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Supplier Charged by Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption Jailed for 28 Months over Concealing Conflict of Interest in HK$3.2m Procurement
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Investigation Report Shows Auditors’ Inadequate Response to Increasing Incidence of Fraud in Financial Statements
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Warning Statement on Unregulated Virtual Asset Trading Platform
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited to Launch FINI on November 22, 2023
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Consultation Paper on GEM Listing Reforms
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Amends the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s Takeover Bulletin Clarifies the Effects of Irrevocable Undertakings
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Issues Quarterly Report
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Publishes Joint Report on Project Sela
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Celebrates Opening of London Office
The Importance of Integrity and Incorruptibility in Hong Kong’s Financial Markets – Insights from Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s National Day Rally Speech
Importance of Prompt Disclosure of Certain Specific Inside Information During Audit Period
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Concludes Consultation on Amendments to Enforcement-Related Provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes Review of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s Performance in Regulating Listing Matters
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Welcomes International Organization of Securities Commissions’ Endorsement of New Sustainability Disclosure Standards
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Welcomes Further Stock Connect Enhancements between Hong Kong and Mainland China
Hong Kong’s New Risk-based Capital Regime and Its Implications to the Insurance Industry
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s New IPO Settlement Platform, FINI, to Launch in October
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Sign Second Addendum to Memorandum of Understanding Governing Listing Matters
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council join Forces to Combat Misconduct by Listed Issuers
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Signs Cooperation Agreement with Beijing Stock Exchange and Ningbo Municipal People’s Government
Speech by Tim Lui, Chairman of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission at Law Society of Hong Kong’s Forum Emphasizing Hong Kong’s Unique access to China’s Capital Markets
Hong Kong Accounting and Financial Reporting Council Sets out Its Position on Documentation of an Auditor’s Work on “Other Information” Included in the Annual Report of a Listed Entity
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Regulation Newsletter for Listed Issuers : Disclosure of Business Valuations in Transactions
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults on Revisions to Takeovers and Share Buy-Back Rules
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Launches Hong Kong Dollar – Renminbi Dual Counter Model and Dual Counter Market Making Programme
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Concludes Consultation on Regulation of Virtual Asset Trading Platforms
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Concludes Consultation on the Position Limit Regime
The People’s Bank of China, Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Monetary Authority Commences Mutual Access between the Mainland and Hong Kong Interest Rate Swap Markets
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Launches Hong Kong Dollar – Renminbi Dual Counter Mode on June 19, 2023
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Consultation Paper on Enhancement of Climate Disclosure under ESG Framework
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission and the China Securities Regulatory Commission Hold High-Level Enforcement Cooperation Meeting
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority Publishes “AML Regtech: Network Analytics” Report
Update on the Launch of Renminbi Counter for Trading of Shares by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
Recent Updates on the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes Quick Reference Guides for Licensing Requirements regarding Family Offices, etc.
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults on Proposed Subsidiary Legislation for Implementing an Uncertificated Securities Market in Hong Kong
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Announces New Listing Framework for the Listings of Specialist Technology Companies
Implications of the New Mainland Rules for Overseas Listings to Hong Kong Takeover Transactions
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Publishes Consultation Paper on Rule Amendments Following Mainland China Regulation Updates and Other Proposed Rule Amendments Relating to PRC Issuers
The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Enforcement Bulletin to Remind Directors of their Duties to Safeguard the Assets or Interests of Issuers
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes an Updated Guide on General Meetings
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Publishes Frequently Asked Questions on PRC’s New Filing Requirements for Overseas Listings and Securities Offerings by Mainland companies 118-2023
Duties of an Investment Adviser of a Fund – Implications of the Decision of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal in the Cardinalasia Consulting Limited Case
Hong Kong Companies Ordinance Amended to Allow Holding of General Meetings by Using Virtual Meeting Technology
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults on Proposals to Regulate Virtual Asset Trading Platforms
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Takes Disciplinary Action Against Westpac Banking Corporation, Hong Kong Branch for Contraventions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues the Consultation Conclusion to the Discussion Paper on Crypto-Assets and Stablecoins
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited Issues the Review of Issuers’ Annual Reports in 2022
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands and Fines Jinrui Futures (Hong Kong) Limited HK$4.8 Million and Sanctions its Responsible Officers for Regulatory Breaches
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Clarifies Virtual Asset Policy by Statement on Virtual Asset Arrangements Claiming to Offer Returns to Investors
Hong Kong Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau Publishes Consultation on Enhancing Regulation of Crowdfunding Activities
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Announces the Launch of Investor Identification Regime in March 2023
Hong Kong Government Launches Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme
Takeovers Executive of Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Publishes New Practice Note 24 on the Appointment of Receivers and Liquidators and When to Commence Offer Periods
The Eastern Magistrates’ Court of Hong Kong Sentenced Mr. Wong King Hoi to Imprisonment for Obstruction of the Search Operation of the Securities and Futures Commission – First Such Imprisonment Case in Hong Kong
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong Publicly Criticizes Gold Dragon Worldwide Asset Management Limited for Breaches of Takeovers Code
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong Reprimands and Fines Swiss-Asia Asset Management (HK) Limited HK$3 Million for Internal Control Failings and Regulatory Breaches
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited Conducts Disciplinary Action against China Bright Culture Group (Stock Code: 1859) and Two Current and Former Executive Directors, Questioning the Commercial Rationale of the Harsh Termination Provisions of an Asset Management Agreement