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Download the PDF Download the Word On 7 March 2021, Saswat Sahu and Julia Charlton together discussed the future of crypto with two experts in the crypto space – Sandy Peng, a Partner at Fission Capital and Jack Liu, a Creator at RelayX. Listen to the five minute...

On 17 December 2020, Hong Kong’s Steering Group published its Strategic Plan to strengthen green and sustainable finance towards carbon neutrality by 2050.

On 24 February 2021, the Financial Secretary delivered Hong Kong’s 2021/2022 Budget Speech outlining various measures to support and enhance Hong Kong’s position as an international finance hub.

The HKEx published its latest review of issuers’ annual report disclosures, which focused on issuers’ compliance with the HKEx Listing Rules and reviewed issuers’ financial statements.

SFC consults on proposed Code of Conduct on bookbuilding and placing activities and the proposal on HKEx sponsor coupling.

The SFC published a consultation paper on 11 December 2020 on proposals to increase the entry requirements for licence applicants and the ongoing competency standards for individual practitioners.

Charltons responded on 11 Jan 2021 to HKEX’s Consultation Paper: The Main Board Profit Requirement on behalf of a group of 10 sponsor firms opposing the proposed increase in the profit requirement for listing.

SFC Takeovers Bulletin No. 55 covers disciplinary actions for Takeovers Code breaches and guidance on regulatory approvals and delisting disclosures.

The SFC published a consultation outlining proposals to introduce an investor identification regime for the HK securities market at the trading level and an OTC securities transactions reporting regime.