Category Archives: Governance Regulation

Inaugural “Integrity Management Award” by ICAC and CIC encourages contractors to strengthen integrity management

The ICAC, in collaboration with the Construction Industry Council (CIC), launched the “Integrity Management Award” [...]

Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

As of October 2024, Hong Kong’s official foreign currency reserve assets totaled US$421.4 billion, slightly [...]

Adjustment of Base Rate

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced that the Base Rate has been set at [...]

HKMA’s Response to US Fed’s Interest Rate Decision

The Federal Reserve has lowered the federal funds rate by 0.25% to 4.5-4.75%, while the [...]

Insurance Authority warns against an unauthorized company with insurance-related name

The Insurance Authority (IA) has issued a warning about “Marble Insurance Services Limited,” which falsely [...]

Payment Card Direct Debit Authorisation

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) outlines expectations for Card Issuing Banks and Merchant Acquiring [...]

Hong Kong Academy of Finance’s 2025 intake of the Financial Leaders Programme is open for application

The Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) has opened applications for the 2025 intake of [...]

HKEX to Digitalise ETP Servicing Capabilities with Online Platform

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) plans to digitize and automate the in-kind creation [...]

Survey on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)’ Credit Conditions for Third Quarter 2024

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the results of its third-quarter 2024 survey on [...]

SFC hosts forum to encourage responsible Regtech adoption for anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) hosted the “SFC AML/CFT Regtech Forum 2024,” bringing together [...]