The proposals included in the HKEX’s Consultation Paper include: 1. simplifying the listing requirements for companies incorporated outside of Hong Kong and the PRC; and 2. the adoption of key shareholder standards so that all HKEX listed companies provide the same level of shareholder protection irrespective of the company’s place of incorporation and the nature of the listing.

Join Charltons on 16 April 2021 (repeated on 30 April 2021) for a webinar on the SFC’s consultation launched on 8 February 2021 on a proposed Code of Conduct for Hong Kong Bookbuilding and Placing Activities in Equity Capital Market and Debt Capital Market transactions and a proposal to introduce HKEX sponsor coupling, which would require at least one overall coordinator (OC) to also act as sponsor.

The webinar will cover fund entities, registration requirements, ongoing maintenance/costs, tax on funds, marketing funds in Hong Kong and general market sentiment.

Webinar 3 will be focused on the increased regulatory requirements to financial distressed listed companies that directors should be aware of, as well as different restructuring mechanisms and their legal and practical considerations for Hong Kong listed companies.

Webinar 2 will be focused on three main areas: (i) informal workouts, including, inter alia, formulating a turnaround plan, doing debt restructuring and/or equity-based restructuring; (ii) court-assisted restructuring, where we will discuss issues relating to Hong Kong schemes of arrangement and also the offshore light-touch provisional liquidator route; and (iii) methods and procedures of different liquidations in Hong Kong.

Webinar 1 will be focused on the identification of early signs of financial distress, practical considerations in dealing with these difficult situations, and potential legal issues that companies should be aware of. We will also briefly look into the SME Financing Guarantee Scheme.

The webinar will cover fund entities, registration requirements, ongoing maintenance / costs, tax on funds, marketing funds in Hong Kong and general market sentiment

Please join us on 26 March 2021 at 5pm HK time (9am UK time) when Julia Charlton will moderate a virtual roundtable discussion on the opportunities for international companies listing on the London Stock Exchange with panel speakers from the London Stock Exchange, FinnCap (the largest adviser on the London Stock Exchange and No.1 broker on AIM) and leading London solicitors, Charles Russell Speechlys.

The three part webinar series will cover the following topics and participants may enroll in those they wish to attend via the registration page.

Webinar VI will turn to a comparative analysis of cryptocurrency regulation in a range of jurisdictions around the world, including Australia, the UK and Malta drawing comparisons with the laws and regulations in Hong Kong and the differences and similarities

Webinar V will continue the comparative analysis of regulatory approaches to cryptocurrencies, canvassing the positions in the US and the UK

On 2 February 2021, as an author of the HKEX’s “Making inroads into good Corporate Governance and ESG management”, Julia Charlton appeared as a panelist on BritCham HK’s webinar. Julia shared practical insights on how diverse professionals can contribute to the CG and ESG journey of an HKEX listed company. The panelists discussed embedding corporate governance and ESG procedures and structures within HKEX listed companies as well as the value of designing and implementing best practices in ESG