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HKEx Publishes Guide on pre-Vetting Requirements for Announcements
Aug 21, 2006
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has recently published its Guide on pre-vetting requirements for announcements (Guide) to assist listed issuers in meeting certain continuing obligations under the Listing Rules.
Stock Exchange Publishes Conclusions on Abolition of the Requirement for Main Board Issuers to Publish Paid Announcements in Newspapers
Aug 16, 2006
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) has published its conclusions on its proposed abolition of the requirement for Main Board issuers to publish paid announcements in the newspapers and other…
New Requirements for Securities Firms and New Paid-Up Share Capital Requirement for Sponsors
Jun 14, 2006
The Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) has gazetted amendments to the relevant rules under the Securities and Futures Ordinance and to the Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the…
New Sponsor Requirements
May 12, 2006
New eligibility criteria and on-going obligations for sponsors will be implemented by the SFC with effect from January 1, 2007. Under the new regime, only corporate advisory firms meeting the new eligibility criteria…
SFC to Implement Securities Collateral Re-Pledging Limit in 2 Phases and HKFE Announces Revised Margins for H-Shares Index and Petrochina Futures Contracts
Feb 7, 2006
The SFC published a press release on February 6, 2006 confirming its intention to proceed immediately with its proposal to set a securities collateral re-pledging limit in light of the general support by members of…
SFC HKEx Publishes Discussion Paper on Gem
Jan 25, 2006
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (‘HKEx’) published its discussion paper on the Growth Enterprise Market (the ‘Discussion Paper’) on 20 January, 2006. The Discussion Paper does not contain a solution for GEM…
Stock Exchange Proposes Abolition of Requirement for Main Board Issuers to Publish Paid Announcements in Newspapers
Jan 18, 2006
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the “Exchange”) has published an exposure paper with regard to its proposal to abolish the requirement for Main Board issuers to publish paid announcements in the newspapers…
SFC Launches a Six-Point Plan for the Derivative Warrants Market
Dec 10, 2005
The Securities and Futures Commission has released its ‘Report on the Derivative Warrants Market in Hong Kong’ which includes its Six-Point Plan for improving the market
HKEx Invites Comments on the Derivative Warrants Market
Oct 20, 2005
The Hong Kong Stock Exchange has published an article on derivative warrants that includes a discussion of the listing rule requirements and a discussion on the recent debate on derivative warrants
Amendments to the Hedge Fund Guidelines
Oct 3, 2005
Amendments to the Hedge Fund Guidelines in Chapter 8.7 of the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds came into effect on 30 September 2005. This note summarises the principal revisions to the Guidelines.
SFC Publishes Consultation Paper on Possible Reforms to the Companies Ordinance Prospectus Regime
Sep 29, 2005
The Securities and Futures Commission has published a consultation paper setting out its proposals for the final phase of its modernisation of the regime governing the public offering of shares and debentures
Amendments to the Definitions of Regulated Activities in Schedule 5 of the Securities and Futures Ordinance
Sep 22, 2005
The Securities and Futures Commission has published its Consultation Conclusions on the amendments to Schedule 5 to the Securities and Futures Ordinance proposed in its February Consultation Paper.