HONG KONG

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    Market Infrastructure

    HK Asset Manager Calls for Change to Boost City’s ETF Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2025

    Hang Seng Investment Management outlines strategies and recommendations to help enhance Hong Kong’s ETF market, focusing on three key areas.

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    Big Picture

    Report Urges Swift Action to Cement Hong Kong’s Status as Web3 Hub

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2025

    New report by Web3 Harbour and PwC outlines several key enablers for Hong Kong to become a global financial centre for Web3 and digital assets.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Mainland China and Hong Kong Launch Fast Payments Link

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/06/2025

    HKMA and PBOC launched “Payment Connect”, streamlining cross-boundary payments and remittances between Hong Kong and Mainland China.

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    Sanctions

    New US Sanctions Target Iran Defence Procurement, Houthi Oil Smuggling

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/06/2025

    The sanctions target entities in Iran, China, Singapore, Hong Kong and Turkiye for supporting the procurement of sensitive machinery for Iran’s defence industry.

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    Enforcement

    SFC Suspends Former CEO of Freeman Commodities for Supervisory Failures

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

    The SFC said the former RO and MiC failed to ensure his firm maintained appropriate standards of conduct and adhered to proper procedures.

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    Enforcement

    SFC Imposes 3-Year Ban on Former Licensee Over Wash Trades

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

    The former licensed representative of Cinda International Securities executed a total of 109 matched or wash trades in nine stocks, the SFC said.

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    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong ‘Actively Pursuing’ Closer Integration With Mainland

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/06/2025

    Hong Kong will continue to explore further enhancements to the WMC scheme and ways to broaden Hong Kong professionals’ entry into the Mainland market.

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    Big Picture

    Reforms Urged to Boost Hong Kong as Alternative Investments Hub

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/06/2025

    FSDC report urges Hong Kong to adopt regulatory reforms to boost alternative investment funds and the startup ecosystem.

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    AML / KYC

    Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong Arrest 11 Suspects in Joint Scam Crackdown

    By Thisanka Siripala | 19/06/2025

    The authorities in Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong have arrested eleven individuals suspected of operating a transnational scam syndicate that […]

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    Fintech / Regtech

    Shanghai, Hong Kong Agree 38-Point Action Plan to Deepen Ties

    By Editors | 19/06/2025

    The action plan includes specific measures such as jointly developing financial products and connecting Hong Kong’s FPS with China’s IBPS.

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