Hong Kong

The SFC has issued two circulars clarifying how licensing obligations apply to the activities of PE firms and family offices in Hong Kong.

Charles Li says HKEX will leverage the disruptive power of technology to enhance connectivity between China and the rest of the world in stock, bond and commodity markets.

Full circulation will allow shareholders of mainland companies to convert non-tradeable, domestically-held shares into H-shares for trading in Hong Kong.

RHB Securities failed to effectively implement its policy for avoiding conflicts of interest between its research reports and investment banking relationships, among other compliance issues.

However, robust policy frameworks and ample buffers will help the Hong Kong economy weather the challenges ahead.

CLSA and CITIC Securities carried out pre-arranged trades on the SEHK to allow Beijing Enterprises Holdings to buyback its shares without regulatory or shareholder approval.

FIL Investment Management executed over 6,700 futures trades for overseas affiliates without a Type 2 licence, and delayed reporting the breach to the SFC.

Compared with the December 2018 list, the HLA requirement has increased for Standard Chartered and decreased for Hang Seng Bank.

Access to quality data and a more proactive knowledge sharing approach are critical to moving to intelligence-led methods in financial crime risk management.

HKEX hopes to shorten Hong Kong's five-day IPO settlement process to just one day by end-2020.