by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Apr 11, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and imposed record fines totalling HK$ 786.7 million on four investment banks for IPO due diligence failures in their sponsorship of applications to list on the Hong Kong...
by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Apr 3, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued the first three virtual banking licences on 27 March 2019 allowing the licensees to operate as virtual banks in one of Hong Kong’s first steps in ushering in the new era of smart banking...
by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Apr 2, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word Amendments to the Listing Rules of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) took effect on 1 March 2019 changing the documentary requirements for listing applicants and listed companies and making other minor housekeeping...
by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Apr 1, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a Statement on Security Token Offerings on 28 March 2019, reminding market participants of the regulatory requirements applicable to security token offerings,...
by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Mar 6, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word Introduction On 28 January 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and the Federation of Share Registrars Limited (FSR) released a joint consultation paper on a new mechanism...
by NewsLetter Adminstrator | Feb 18, 2019 | Hong Kong Law
Download the PDF Download the Word Starting from 11 April 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will require licensing applications to be made with new licensing forms, and annual returns and notifications to be submitted electronically through...