Download full version in PDF The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has taken another major step towards establishing a regulatory framework for virtual asset trading platforms, and is now inviting licensing applications from platform operators who are willing and able to comply with new licensing criteria and continuing compliance requirements…
The SFC’s continued clampdown on corporate fraud and misconduct The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has frequently emphasized…
Download publication A series of briefings that take a “bite-size” look at international trends in different jurisdictions drawing…
The Agreement on Investment among the Governments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and the Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (“AHK-IA”) introduces investment protection and transfer guarantees for investments between Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand and Hong Kong…
What’s changed In Leung Chun Kwong v Secretary for the Civil Service and Commissioner of Inland Revenue [2019]…
Despite geopolitical shifts, uncertainty and various factors that seem to affect numerous sectors, the global luxury and fashion…
The Occupational Retirement Schemes (Amendment) Bill 2019 (“Amendment Bill”) was published in the Gazette on 4 April 2019. The Amendment Bill overhauls the regulatory regime of the Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance1 (ORSO) and prevents misuse of the occupational retirement schemes. There is no definite timeline as to the implementation of the Amendment Bill (the “Effective…
Amendments to FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy In March 12, 2019, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) modified the…
The Companies Ordinance (Chapter 622 of the Laws of Hong Kong) (the “CO”) has been further amended by…
Summary On 18 January 2019, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) published its consultation conclusions on proposed changes to the review structure for Listing Committee decisions, which largely adopts the proposals in the consultation paper with modification to the size of the new Listing Review Committee. The amended…