Webinar on SFC Consultation on Proposed Code of Conduct on Bookbuilding and Placing Activities and Proposal on Sponsor Coupling

Apr 1, 2021 | News and Events

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Join Charltons on 30 April 2021 for a webinar on the SFC’s consultation launched on 8 February 2021 on a proposed Code of Conduct for Hong Kong Bookbuilding and Placing Activities in Equity Capital Market and Debt Capital Market transactions and a proposal to introduce HKEX sponsor coupling, which would require at least one overall coordinator (OC) to also act as sponsor.

The webinar will cover:

Introduction and Overview of SFC Proposals

  • Key features of the SFC’s proposals
  • Overview of what the SFC proposals seek to address

Overview of Hong Kong’s Equity and Debt Capital Markets and Current Market Practices

  • Overview of Hong Kong capital markets
  • Overview of price discovery process

SFC Proposed Code of Conduct

  • Scope of coverage
  • Types of offerings
  • Intermediaries, terminology and definitions
  • Standards of conduct expected of intermediaries

HKEX Sponsor Coupling Proposal

  • Overview of SFC findings from soft consultations
  • Proposed requirements

You can watch the webinar by following the link.