Newsletter Hong Kong Law June 2020 PDF version Word version SFC Disciplinary Actions in May 2020 Hong Kong’s securities regulator, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), continued its focus on disciplining licensed intermediaries for breaches of the Code of...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law June 2020 PDF version Word version HKSAR Government extends social distancing to 18 June 2020 and eases immigration controls On 02 June 2020, the HKSAR Government announced that the prohibition on group gatherings in public places under the...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law May 2020 PDF version Word version Easing of certain social distancing measures and how they apply to shareholders’ meetings To curb the spread of COVID-19, the Government enacted the Prevention and Control of Disease (Prohibition on Group...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law May 2020 PDF version Word version SFC Guidance to Licensed Corporations on Remote Office Cybersecurity Risk Management amid COVID-19 The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular to licensed corporations regarding their...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law May 2020 PDF version Word version HKEx to Implement Volatility Control Mechanism Enhancements on 11 May 2020 The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) will implement Phase 1 enhancements of the Volatility Control Mechanism (VCM) on 11 May 2020,...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law April 2020 PDF version Word version SFC Guidance for Authorised Funds amid the COVID-19 pandemic SFC’s Regulatory Response to COVID-19 On 21 April 2020, the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) published a press release[1] outlining its...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law April 2020 PDF version Word version SFC Publishes Guidance to Licensed Intermediaries amid COVID-19 The Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) issued a press release[1] on 21 April 2020 outlining the measures it has implemented in...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law April 2020 PDF version Word version HKEx IPO Market Q1 2020 Despite the COVID-19 pandemic impacting global IPO markets, Hong Kong and Mainland China’s IPO markets performed well in Q1 2020, with the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) claiming the...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law April 2020 PDF version Word version SFC Sets Standards for Leveraged Foreign Exchange Traders Effective 1 January 2021 The Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) published a Circular to Licensed Corporations and Report on Leveraged...
Newsletter Hong Kong Law April 2020 PDF version Word version HKMA Announces Pre-approved Principal Payment Holiday Scheme amid COVID-19 Pandemic The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Banking Sector SME Lending Coordination Mechanism (established by the HKMA...