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Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Guidance on Listed Issuers Continuous Disclosure Obligations and on Disclosure of Distributorship Business Models in Listing Documents

In a letter published on 10 May 2012, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Guidance Letter on Profit Forecasts under Main Board Rules and Gem Rule

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Exchange) published on 8 May 2012 a guidance letter...

Securities and Futures Commission Publishes Consultation Paper on the Regulation of Sponsors

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper (Consultation Paper) in May 2012...

Statutory Regime for Disclosure of Price Sensitive Information

The new statutory regime governing listed corporations' (corporations) disclosure of price sensitive information (referred to...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Issues Guidance on Hard Underwriting Disclosure and SFC Fines Investors for Illegal Short Selling and SFC Fines and Revokes Licence of An IPO Sponsor

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has issued a new guidance letter HKEx-GL34-12 (Guidance...

New Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Requirements for SFC Licensed Corporations

New statutory customer due diligence (CDD) and record-keeping obligations for financial institutions were implemented by...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Issues Guidance Letter on Disclosure of Use of Proceeds in New Applicants Listing Documents

In April 2012, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (Exchange) issued a guidance letter...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Guide to Connected Transaction Rules

On 20 April, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx or the Exchange) published...

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Guidance Letter on the Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Acquisitions of Subsidiaries and Businesses Conducted During Or After the Trading Record Period

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (Exchange) published on 28 March 2012 a guidance letter...

Amendments to the Takeovers Code

On 23 March 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) released its consultation conclusions (Conclusions)...