On 10 April 2026, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the HKMA) confirmed that it has granted the first two stablecoin issuer licences under the Hong Kong Stablecoins Ordinance (Cap. 566) to Anchorpoint Financial Limited, a joint venture established by Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (Standard Chartered), HKT and Animoca Brands (Anchorpoint)1 and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited (HSBC).
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Hong Kong SFC Suspends Licensed Representative for Undisclosed Personal Trading
Hong Kong SFC suspends representative 27 months for undisclosed personal trading via niece’s accounts, covering 11,300 trades worth HK$3.4B.
Hong Kong’s Strategic Pivot: Reading between the 2026/27 Budget Lines
Hong Kong finished 2025 as the world’s top IPO venue, raising US$37.4bn. Stock Connect trading hit record highs. Two HKEX reports reveal how record capital raising and cross-border flows reshaped markets.
Hong Kong Uncertificated Securities Market Regime – SFC Targets Launch on 16 November 2026
Hong Kong SFC confirms uncertificated securities market regime will launch 16 Nov 2026, ushering in electronic ownership and resilient capital markets.
SFC’s First Criminal Prosecution for Securities Fraud Involving Illegal Short Selling Transferred to District Court
On 20 March 2026, the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts granted an application by the Department of Justice to transfer a securities fraud case brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to the District Court for criminal proceedings. The case concerns Mr. Chan...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Reports: ECM and Stock Connect in 2025
Download the PDF Download the Word Two Sides of the Same Coin: How Record Capital Raising and Cross-Border Flows is Reshaping Hong Kong Markets Introduction If there is a single thread running through the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s (HKEX) retrospectives on 2025, it is...
Governance Briefing for HKEX-listed Company Directors
Download the PDF Download the Word More Information, Less Clarity: Governing in the Age of Opacity There is, if one steps back from the daily churn of regulatory circulars and market data, a peculiar irony at the heart of modern corporate governance. Boards of...
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Listing Committee’s 2025 Report
HKEX 2025 Listing Committee Report outlines regulatory actions, market data, IPO growth, and reforms strengthening Hong Kong’s capital markets.
HKEX Launches Major Consultation on Listing Framework Reform
HKEX proposes listing framework reforms: lower WVR thresholds, easier secondary listings, confidential filing & new innovative company routes.
Joint ICAC–SFC Operation Targets Bribery and Insider Dealing in Hong Kong’s Securities Sector
ICAC-SFC joint Operation Fuse targeted insider dealing and bribery by senior executives of SFC-licensed firms. A hedge fund allegedly profited HK$315M from leaked share placement information.