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Insider Dealing in Securities Listed Offshore: High Court Interprets Section 300 SFO in Landmark Case
Apr 30, 2016
The Hong Kong High Court has interpreted s300 SFO to over insider dealing in securities listed overseas in landmark case
SFAT Reprimands and Fines Moody’s HK$11 million over Red Flags Report on Chinese Companies
Apr 28, 2016
Hong Kong SFAT Reprimands and Fines Moody’s HK$11 million over Red Flags Report on Chinese Companies
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Guidance Letter for Issuers Subject to Rumours or Market Commentaries
Apr 20, 2016
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has published guidance for listed companies on handling allegations of fraud or material accounting or governance irregularities
SFC Commences Market Misconduct Proceedings for Alleged Breaches of Inside Information Disclosure Requirements
Apr 20, 2016
The SFC has started market misconduct proceedings against two listed companies and their senior executives for alleged breaches of inside information disclosure requirements.
SFC Publishes Consultation Conclusions on Principles of Responsible Ownership
Apr 6, 2016
Hong Kong’s SFC has issued Principles of Responsible Ownership for Asset Managers and Institutional Investors Holding Shares in Hong Kong Listed Companies
New Open-Ended Fund Company Structure for Hong Kong Funds to be Introduced Under the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2016
Mar 29, 2016
A new open-ended fund company structure for Hong Kong funds will be introduced under the Securities and Futures (Amendment) Bill 2016
Amendments to the Hong Kong Professional Investor Regime Take Effect on 25 March 2016
Mar 18, 2016
Amendments to Hong Kong’s Professional Investor Regime Take Effect on 25 March 2016. Changes to the SFC’s Code of Conduct will increase protection for Individual and Corporate Professional Investors
Hong Kong SFC Publishes Circular on Requirements for Authorisation of Leveraged and Inverse Products Structured as ETFs
Mar 9, 2016
The Hong Kong SFC has published a circular setting out the requirements for SFC authorisation of Leveraged and Inverse Products structured as Exchange Traded Funds for public offering.
SFC Concludes on Expanding Scope of Short Position Reporting
Mar 7, 2016
Hong Kong’s SFC has Published Revised Short Position Reporting Rules Extending the Scope of the Short Position Reporting Requirement
HKMA and SFC Publish Draft Rules Introducing Mandatory Clearing and Expanding Mandatory Reporting for OTC Derivatives
Mar 4, 2016
Hong Kong’s regulators have published drafts of the new rules introducing mandatory clearing, and expanding the mandatory reporting obligations, for OTC derivatives
The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance – the Impact on Hong Kong Contracts
Feb 26, 2016
Third parties to a contract now have a right to enforce contractual terms in certain circumstances under the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Ordinance which came into force on 1 January 2016
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Listing Document Simplification Guide
Feb 19, 2016
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has published a Listing Document Simplification Guide to encourage clearer, more succinct listing documents