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Securities / Derivatives
HKMA Publishes Criteria for PE Funds Seeking Tax Concession
By Editors | 18/07/2021
A fund should have operating expenditure incurred in Hong Kong for the provision of investment management services amounting to at least HK$2mn.
Enforcement
Hong Kong Stock Exchange Issues Revised Enforcement Policy
By Matt Emsley | 16/07/2021
Herbert Smith Freehills partners explain the implications of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange’s updated policy statement on Listing Rule enforcement.
HKMA Announces Final Extension for Trade Loan Deferrals
By Manesh Samtani | 16/07/2021
Corporate customers can further extend their trade facilities for another 90 days until the end of October, when the scheme will expire.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong Launches Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance
By Manesh Samtani | 15/07/2021
The Centre will serve as a cross-sector platform to coordinate the transition efforts and serve as a repository for resources, data and analytics.
Market Infrastructure
HKMA Asks Banks to Bolster Corporate Awareness of LIBOR Cessation
By Editors | 13/07/2021
Banks are asked to distribute a leaflet to all corporate customers by 31 July 2021 and to send confirmation to the HKMA after the exercise is complete.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong Records Drop in Corruption Complaints in 2020: ICAC
By Ranamita Chakraborty | 12/07/2021
Corruption complaints concerning the finance and insurance subsectors registered the highest drop among all subsectors.
Fintech / Regtech
SFC, Canadian Regulators Establish Fintech Cooperation Agreement
By Editors | 12/07/2021
Under the agreement, the SFC and eight Canadian securities regulators will cooperate on information sharing and referrals between their innovation functions.
Securities / Derivatives
HKEX Establishes Mainland China Advisory Group
By Editors | 12/07/2021
The new Advisory Group will advise the HKEX board on the development of China’s financial markets and economy.
AML / KYC
HK, Macau Police Arrest Break Up Romance Scam Syndicate
By Editors | 11/07/2021
The syndicate is said to have conned 10 local victims out of HKD 20 million and another seven out of HKD 1.5 million in Macau.
AML / KYC
HKMA Launches Campaign to Raise Awareness of Phishing
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/07/2021
HKMA statistics show that phishing frauds in the first six months of 2021 were up 145% from the first half of 2020.
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