Hong Kong
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31HKEX New Listing Regime Adds Dual-Class Shares
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018In biggest rule changes in two decades, innovative and emerging companies with weighted voting rights structures will be able to list in...
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45ACAMS 2018: HKMA Calls on Financial Industry in Fight Against Crime
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018Deputy chief Arthur Yuen highlighted technological innovation, increased information sharing and the application of a risk-based approach as the key issues to...
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8China Allows Domestic Investors to Buy Hong Kong Equity Research
Editors, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018The CSRC has allowed certain types of Hong Kong brokerages to sell locally-focused research to Chinese mainland investors as it looks to...
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30Asia to Miss Key 2018, 2019 Basel III Deadlines – BIS report
Garima Chitkara, Regulation Asia April 26, 2018Most Asian jurisdictions are behind on implementing counterparty credit risk measures, capital for CCP exposures as well as TLAC, IRRBB and LEX...
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China Launches Pilot to Enable Trading of Restricted H-Shares
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 25, 2018Founding and controller shareholders of HK-listed Chinese companies will be able to convert non-tradable stock into ordinary H-shares, starting with Legend Holdings.
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HKEX Launches After Hours Market for Index Options
Editors, Regulation Asia April 20, 2018HSI, HSCEI and Mini HSI will be tradeable between 5:15pm and 1:00am, with a trading halt mechanism in place to avoid extreme...
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51Hong Kong Work Plan Includes Incentives for Fund Industry
Manesh Samtani, Regulation Asia April 20, 2018Government reviewing and enhancing existing tax concession arrangements for fund industry; HKMA to launch real-time payments, issue virtual bank licences this year.
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HKEX Fights Market Abuse with AI, Machine Learning Tech
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 19, 2018NASDAQ technology aims to better safeguard market integrity, detect unusual trading and market abuse, and provide immediate review of group activity involving...
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42HK, Japan to Connect Settlement Systems
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 19, 2018BOJ-NET link with HKD CHATS will effectively eliminate the need for the US dollar as an intermediate currency in cross-border transactions.
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68HK Brokers Rush to Comply with SFC Cybersecurity Rules
JP Reimann, Regulation Asia April 18, 2018Several online brokers had been hoping for a delay, tech advisory firm suggests some are ‘willing to trade a little security for...
