Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

Exchange seeks feedback on proposals to introduce a paperless listing & subscription regime, online display of documents and reduction of the types of documents on display

24 July 2020 The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, published : (i) a consultation [...]

Companies Registry to provide limited counter services starting from 20 July

The Companies Registry announced today that it will provide limited counter services every working day [...]

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 [...]