Hong Kong

The SEHK and HKFE were confirmed as Recognised Overseas Investment Exchanges by the UK's FCA this week.

Disciplinary action may follow if an announcement is misleading as a result of omission of material information, HKEX said.

Listing rule amendments designed to attract specialist tech firms to list in Hong Kong are expected to be finalised this month.

Former HKMA chief Joseph Yam and ex-SFC chairman Carlson Tong have been appointed as board directors for HKEX.

IDX is seeking a mechanism to allow Indonesian start-ups, state-owned enterprises, and index ETFs to list in Hong Kong.

The approval allows HashKey to act as an intermediary to facilitate trades between parties including for unlisted tokens.

External user testing will occur between 1 March and 19 May. The new web-based platform will officially roll out later this year.

The former relationship manager convinced an elderly customer to redeem an investment and then used the proceeds to repay his own debts.

The HKMA said "misunderstandings" on the regulatory standards that may have may have lengthened investment product selling processes.

Listing applicants from the Mainland will have to submit to HKEX a notification issued by the CSRC confirming their completion of Mainland's filing procedures.