Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

SFC Consults Further on Proposed Amendments for Implementing an Uncertificated Securities Market

The SFC has launched a new consultation on implementing an uncertificated securities market (USM) in [...]

HKMA Publishes the “e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 1 Report”

The HKMA has released the “e-HKD Pilot Programme Phase 1 Report,” which discusses the findings [...]

Exchange Publishes Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to Listing Rules Relating to Treasury Shares and Guidance Letter on Issuers’ Automatic Share Buy-back Programs

The SEHK has published a consultation paper seeking market feedback on proposed amendments to introduce [...]

Circular on Clearing Amendment Rules

The SFC’s Circular on Clearing Amendment Rules has been gazetted and these amendments will come [...]

Insurance Authority signs Memorandum of Understanding with Independent Commission Against Corruption to Strengthen Cooperation to Combat Corruption

The Insurance Authority (IA) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) have signed a memorandum [...]

Partial principal repayment arrangement for SME Financing Guarantee Scheme

In “The Chief Executive’s 2023 Policy Address,” the Chief Executive announced that the SME Financing [...]

Circular on Disclosure / Use of Annualised Returns for Money Market Funds

The SFC has published a circular providing guidance on the disclosure/use of annualised returns for [...]

Circular on distributors providing additional returns and other services or arrangements when marketing SFC-authorised funds

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a circular summarizing its recent observations of [...]

Joint circular on intermediaries’ virtual asset-related activities

The SFC and HKMA have updated their policy on virtual asset-related activities for intermediaries, emphasizing [...]

Memorandum of Understanding to support cross-border financing by Chinese enterprises and promote the development of the Hong Kong bond market between the NDRC and the HKMA

The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have [...]