Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published three listing decisions last month, October 2010, increasing to thirteen the number of acceptable jurisdictions of incorporation for overseas companies…
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HKEx Listing Committee Announces Interim Guidance on pre-IPO Investments
The publication on 13 October 2010 of interim guidance on pre-IPO investments aims to clarify the position in relation to pre-IPO investments pending a consultation on possible Listing Rule amendments. This comes…
SFC Publishes Consultation Paper on the Evidential Requirements under the Securities and Futures Professional Investor Rules
SFC publishes consultation paper on the evidential requirements under the Securities and Futures Professional Investor Rules.
HKEx Publishes Consultation Paper on Proposed Reduction of Required Minimum Number of Shareholders for the Market Capitalisation-Revenue Test
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (“HKEx”) has published a consultation paper on a proposed change to the minimum number of shareholders required for applicants listing under the Market Capitalisation/Revenue Test…
Consultation Conclusions on the First Phase Consultation of the Draft Companies Bill Published
On 30 August 2010, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (“FSTB”) published its Consultation Conclusions on the First Phase Consultation of the draft Companies Bill (“CB”) (“Consultation Conclusions”)…
SFC Dual Filing Update Identifies Shortcomings in Prospectus Disclosure
SFC Dual Filing Update of July 2010 highlights deficiencies in 60 out of 68 listing applications reviewed for the period ending March 2010.
SFC Consults on Regulatory Oversight of Credit Rating Agencies
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper (the Consultation Paper) on 19 July 2010, setting out its proposed regulatory regime to license and supervise the activities of credit…
Changes To Requirements For Circulars And Listing Documents Of Listed Issuers, Effective 3 June, 2010
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEx) has released its consultation conclusions on its proposed amendments to the requirements for circulars and listing documents as set out in its September 2009 consultation paper…
SFC to Implement Proposals to Enhance Regulation of Retail Structured Products
SFC will transfer regulation of public offers of structured products from the CO prospectus regime to the SFO Part IV offers of investments regime.
Changes To Connected Transaction Rules Effective 3 June, 2010
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“HKEx”) has published its consultation conclusions (“Consultation Conclusions”) on its proposals to amend the connected transaction rules contained in its consultation…
