Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

Closure of Insurance Authority office

In view of the latest development of COVID-19, the Insurance Authority (IA) announced today (19 [...]

Policy Statement by the Securities and Futures Commission

19 July 2020 The SFC would like to clarify that it is not aware of [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities – AML/ CFT Early Alert on United Nations Sanctions

July 17 2020 The sanctions committee of the United Nations Security Council (“UNSC”) which administers [...]

Companies Registry releases statistics for the first half of 2020

July 14 2020 The total number of local companies registered under the Companies Ordinance was [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism

10 Jul 2020 (1) FATF Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for ActionThe [...]

Government welcomes passage of limited partnership fund bill

9 July 2020 The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui, welcomed [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations Updated Technical Specifications for OTC Derivatives Trade Reporting

8 Jul 2020 Today the Hong Kong Trade Repository (HKTR) issued a notice (Notice) about [...]

SFC office relocation

30 Jun 2020 The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is pleased to announce the relocation [...]

SFC publishes Annual Report 2019-20

24 Jun 2020 The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published its Annual Report 2019-20 which sets [...]

China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission extends preferential treatment for the Hong Kong insurance industry to 30 June 2021

23 June 2020 The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) today (23 June 2020) [...]