Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) reported that the official foreign currency reserve assets for [...]

AFRC calls on auditors and audit committees to strengthen independence safeguards around procurement and purchases from audit clients

The AFRC’s article, “Safeguarding Auditor Independence,” addresses concerns about potential threats to auditor independence related [...]

Hong Kong Monetary Authority and Qatar Central Bank strengthen financial cooperation

On October 3, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Qatar Central Bank (QCB) [...]

SFC welcomes voluntary code of conduct for ESG ratings and data products providers

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced the publication of a voluntary code of [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of TerrorismUnited Nations Sanctions (Haiti) Regulation

An updated list of individuals and entities under the UN Sanctions (Haiti) Regulation was published [...]

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions (September 2024)

On 30 September 2024,  the Exchange published a monthly report which provides key statistics relating [...]

Implementation of first phase of enhancement measures of Deposit Protection Scheme

Starting today, the first phase of enhancements to Hong Kong’s Deposit Protection Scheme (DPS) is [...]

AoF Financial Leaders Programme completes 2024 field trip to ASEAN

A delegation of 24 participants from the Hong Kong Academy of Finance’s Financial Leaders Programme [...]

Monetary Statistics for August 2024

As of September 30, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a 1.1% increase in [...]

International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity

On September 30, 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) published data on the Hong [...]