The Hong Kong District Court has granted a default judgment against the operators of unlicensed crypto exchange, JPEX, in the first civil action against the JPEX platform brought by two plaintiffs
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Hong Kong SFC’s Guidelines for Market Soundings to take effect on 2 May 2025
The Hong Kong Market Sounding Guidelines will take effect on 2 May 2025 which means that SFC-licensed and registered intermediaries that engage in market sounding need to comply with them by that date
HKEX Consults on Further Expansion of its Paperless Listing Regime
In August 2024, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) issued a Consultation Paper on further expanding its paperless listing regime to improve operational efficiencies and reduce the use of paper
Growing Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Market: HK Fintech Week 2024
In his speech “Charting a Regulatory Roadmap for Hong Kong’s Virtual Asset Market”, the SFC’s Dr. Eric Yip outlined key initiatives to grow and regulate Hong Kong’s Fintech ecosystem and virtual asset market
Hong Kong’s Proposed Regulation of Fiat-referenced Stablecoin Issuers
The FSTB and HKMA are proposing to introduce a stand-alone new piece of Hong Kong legislation to establish the Hong Kong regulatory regime for fiat-referenced stablecoin issuers in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Proposed Company Re-domiciliation Regime
In July 2024, Hong Kong’s FSTB published its consultation conclusions on its proposed introduction of an inward re-domiciliation regime to allow companies incorporated overseas to re-domicile to Hong Kong
The Hong Kong Chief Executive’s 2024 Hong Kong Policy Address – Key Business Points
Hong Kong’s Chief Executive delivered his third Policy Address on 16 October 2024, “Reform for Enhancing Development and Building Our Future Together”.
HKEx and SFC announce temporary modifications to Requirements for Specialist Technology Companies and De-Spac transactions
On 23 August 2024, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced temporary modifications to the requirements for Specialist Technology Companies and Hong Kong De-SPAC Transactions.
HKEX Consults on Reducing Minimum Spreads for Hong Kong Securities
HKEX has published a Consultation Paper seeking feedback on proposals to reduce the minimum spreads – or tick sizes – of Hong Kong securities, including equities, REITs and equity warrants, in two phases.
HKEx Consults on Corporate Governance Changes for January 2025
HKEX is consulting on changes to its Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules to limit the number of INEDs’ concurrent directorships and tenure and increase disclosure of board dividend decisions