The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) has announced that short selling of certain Shanghai-listed A shares through the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect programme (Stock Connect) is allowed from Monday…
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US SEC Settles Dispute with Big Four Accountants over Chinese Accounting Records Access
United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sanctions against the Big Four accounting firms have been imposed as part of the settlement of a dispute between the SEC and the Chinese affiliates of…
Russia to sign IOSCO MMoU clearing the way for Russian companies to list on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
The Bank of Russia will sign the IOSCO Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding (IOSCO MMoU) in what represents a major step forward for the listing of Russian companies on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong…
The 10 Most Important Things to Know about China New Foreign Investment Law
A draft of China’s Foreign Investment Law (the Draft FIL) published by the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) on 19 January 2015 proposes major changes to the regulation of foreign investment in China. The…
Stamp Duty Exemption for Hong Kong-Listed ETFs Effective Friday, 13 February 2015
An extension of the current stamp duty exemption to transfers of shares or units of all Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (the Exchange) will take effect on 13 February 2015…
Exchange Updates Guidance on IPO Listing Document Disclosure relating to Material Changes after Trading Record Period
The updates to both Guidance Letters relate to disclosure in IPO prospectuses of material changes in financial, operational and/or trading position after the trading record period. GL41 also includes a new…
Hong Kong Corporate Finance Regulation – 2014 Highlights and the Year Ahead
A year of firsts in many ways, 2014 saw Hong Kong markets continue to reap the benefits of their first-mover advantage created by Mainland China experimenting with policy changes in Hong Kong first before…
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Listing Decision on Controlling Shareholders’ Post-IPO Lock-up Restrictions
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s Listing Decision HKEx-LD85-20151 (the Listing Decision) required a shareholder to comply with the Listing Rules’ restrictions on controlling shareholders disposing of their…
Moody’s Appeals SFC’s Disciplinary Action: Latest Developments
Moody’s Investors Service Hong Kong Limited (Moody’s) has appealed the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC’s) November decision that the agency’s July 2011 publication of a report, “Red Flags For Emerging-Market…
SFC Consults on Greater Information Gathering Powers on Licensed Corporations to Assist Overseas Regulators
Hong Kong’s Securities and Future Commission (SFC) has begun a month-long consultation1 on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) to allow the provision of greater supervisory assistance…