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Charltons attended the International Economic Forum (SPIEF) in St. Petersburg
The webinar will cover fund entities, marketing and managing funds in Hong Kong, cryptocurrency regulations in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands including VASPA in the Cayman Islands and the regulation of virtual asset service providers in Hong Kong and the future of digital assets in Hong Kong and the Cayman Islands.
read morePlease join us for a webinar on the HKEX Consultation Paper on the Review of Corporate Governance Code and Related Listing Rules at 5pm HKT 4 June 2021
The HKEX proposes to revise Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules to promote good corporate governance amongst listed issuers. Background of the HKEX Consultation Paper and the current position of the Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules. Analysis of the impacts of the proposed changes to the Corporate Governance Code and related Listing Rules and practical implications to listing applicants, listed issuers and their directors.
read moreJoin Anastasia Gordeeva at the Eastern Business Express online forum for startups on 26 May 2021 at 3:50 pm HKT
Topic: Service providers insights – legal system, tax regime, immigration opportunities for uprising talents and entrepreneurs.
read morePlease join Julia Charlton at the Eastern Business Express online forum for startupers on 26 May 2021 at 6 pm HKT
Please join Julia Charlton on the Eastern Business Express online forum for startupers on 26 May 2021 at 6 pm HKT. This forum about building bridges between Eastern Europe/CIS and Hong Kong startup/business ecosystems.
read morePlease join us for a webinar on the HKEX Consultation Paper on the Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers at 5pm HKT 25 May 2021
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.
read moreWebinar on SFC Consultation on Proposed Code of Conduct on Bookbuilding and Placing Activities and Proposal on Sponsor Coupling
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.
read moreJoin us for Fundamentals of Funds in Cayman and Hong Kong webinar at 11am HKT 31 March 2021
The webinar will cover fund entities, registration requirements, ongoing maintenance/costs, tax on funds, marketing funds in Hong Kong and general market sentiment.
read moreJoin us for Webinar 3 – Financial distress and restructuring (issues for consideration for Hong Kong listed issuers) of 2021 – Insolvency, Restructuring & Recovery Webinar Series at 5pm HKT 31 March 2021
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.
read moreJoin us for Webinar 2 – Restructuring options of 2021 – Insolvency, Restructuring & Recovery Webinar Series at 5pm HKT 24 March 2021
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.
read moreJoin us for Webinar 1 – Financial distress: identification, liabilities and relief at 5pm 17 March
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.
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