Category Archives: Regulatory Updates

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022

On 16 December 2022, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced an amendment that is [...]

Circular to Intermediaries Updates on the Over-the-counter Securities Transactions Reporting Regime (OTCR)

The OTCR will be launched on 25 September 2023. To ensure the Relevant Regulated Intermediaries [...]

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities Revised Business and Risk Management Questionnaire

Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities Revised Business and Risk Management Questionnaire The Securities [...]

UAE And UK Agree to Collaborate in Energy Sector

The MoU aims to create a framework for the strengthening of cooperation on energy and [...]

Taiwan’s Central Securities Depository Agency Plans to Launch eNotice to Reduce Paper Waste

The Taiwan Depository and Clearing Corporation (TDCC) announced a new function in its TDCC’s e-passbook [...]

Deloitte Launches Climate Tech Ecosystem to Connect Businesses with Solutions and Innovators

Deloitte announced the launch of GreenSpace Tech, aimed to help clients to identify, advance and [...]

Virtual assets: Hong Kong retail investors will only have access to ‘highly liquid’ products, SFC’s new boss Julia Leung says

The Asian Financial Forum 2023 opened yesterday. During the Forum, Julia Leung, the newly appointed [...]

AFRC issues 2022 Interim Inspection Report and Report on Oversight of HKICPA regulatory functions

The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) today issues its: 2022 Interim Inspection Report on [...]

Exchange Publishes New Guidance Note on Cooperation and Updated Sanctions Statement

he Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong [...]

SFC welcomes Chief Executive’s initiatives to enhance Hong Kong’s competitiveness

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes and fully supports the financial services initiatives in [...]