Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

Hong Kong’s Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released

As of the end of March 2023, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has disclosed [...]

Renminbi (RMB) Haircut

HKSCC has adjusted the Renminbi haircut rates to 3.0% with settlement currency prescribed in HKD [...]

Change of Authentication for CCASS Terminal – (i) Reminder of Email Registration for CCASS Users and Delegated Administrators; (ii) Briefings for the Launch of Two-Factor Authentication Preparation

CCASS Participants (CPs) and Designated Banks (DBs) must register the designated email addresses of their [...]

Revision of two Specified Forms in relation to Application for Disclosure of Protected Information

Starting April 1, 2023, the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022, which establishes [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism – United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2023

The United Nations Sanctions (Democratic Republic of the Congo) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2023 has [...]

Appointments to SFC committees

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has announced new appointments and reappointments to several committees [...]

HKMA Quarterly Bulletin (March 2023 Issue)

The March 2023 issue of the HKMA’s Quarterly Bulletin has been published, featuring an article [...]

Circular to licensed corporations – Data risk management

The SFC has issued a circular to guide licensed corporations (LCs) on data risk management [...]

Circular to licensed corporations – Management of operational and remote booking risks of trading activities

The SFC has provided guidance to licensed corporations (LCs) on managing operational and remote booking [...]

HKMA Half-Yearly Monetary and Financial Stability Report (March 2023 Issue)

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has released its Half-Yearly Monetary and Financial Stability Report [...]