Hong Kong Law Archives

Joint ICAC–SFC Operation Targets Bribery and Insider Dealing in Hong Kong’s Securities Sector

by Kenneth Ballon | Mar 13, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) conducted a joint operation codenamed Operation Fuse on 10 and 11 March 2026, targeting insider dealing and corruption...

Hong Kong Takeovers Code Update

by Kenneth Ballon | Mar 12, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word This Hong Kong Takeovers Code Update covers two significant regulatory developments. First, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published Issue No. 75 of its Takeovers Bulletin (December 2025), providing...

Hong Kong Financial Regulators Launch GenA.I. Sandbox++ to Accelerate Responsible A.I. Adoption across the Financial Sector

by Kenneth Ballon | Mar 10, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word On 5 March 2026, Hong Kong’s four principal financial regulators — the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC), the Insurance Authority (the IA), and the Mandatory...

Hong Kong: SFC Obtains Three-Year Disqualification Order Against Former Executive Director of National United Resources Holdings Limited for Fictitious Fuel Oil Transactions and Breach of Directors’ Duties

by Kenneth Ballon | Mar 2, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word On 14 January 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published an enforcement update stating that it has obtained a disqualification order [2025] HKCFI 6449 from the Court of First Instance...

Hong Kong SFC Fines Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited HK$4 Million for Virtual Asset Product Distribution Breaches

by Kenneth Ballon | Mar 2, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word On 6 January 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong published a statement of Disciplinary Action and reprimanded and fined Saxo Capital Markets HK Limited (SCMHK) HK$4 million....

SFC Virtual Asset Update: New Guidance on VA Margin Financing, Perpetual Contracts and Affiliated Market Makers

by Kenneth Ballon | Feb 19, 2026 | Hong Kong Law

Download the PDF Download the Word On 11 February 2026, the Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) announced a package of measures aimed at enhancing liquidity and expanding the range of permissible virtual asset (VA) products and services in Hong Kong....