Hong Kong

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    ESG / Sustainability

    AFRC Assesses Readiness for Sustainability Reporting and Assurance

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

    An increasing number of HK-listed entities are obtaining sustainability assurance, and more auditors are offering these services.

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    Enforcement

    Hang Seng Bank Fined for Mis-selling Investment Products

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

    SFC Executive Director of Enforcement Christopher Wilson described Hang Seng Bank’s misconduct as “serious and systemic”.

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    Fintech / Regtech

    WeChat Pay HK Expands Cross-Border Payments to Mainland Merchants

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

    Transactions made in CNY will be automatically converted to HKD with no handling fees, the company said.

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    Enforcement

    Hong Kong: Former OCBC Banker Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes  

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2025

    The former bank employee accepted a bribe to refer mortgage clients to an agent so he could earn referral fees from a different lender

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    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong Moves Closer to Fully Paperless Securities Market

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2025

    Only online channels will be allowed for subscriptions to public offers of equity securities, and issuers will have more flexibility to adopt digital communication and payment technologies

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    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Finalises Policy Manual on How Pillar 2 Capital is Determined

    By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2025

    The HKMA will consider whether banks have taken into account material climate-related financial risks when determining Pillar 2 capital requirements.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    SFC Expands Listed Structured Fund Offerings in Hong Kong

    By Manesh Samtani | 24/01/2025

    The SFC will allow product issuers to offer single-stock leveraged and inverse products and defined outcome-listed structured funds

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    AML / KYC

    HKMA Publishes Banking Sector Priorities for 2025

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 24/01/2025

    The HKMA’s 2025 workplan includes measures to safeguard the banking sector from financial crime, credit risk and cyber risk.

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    Securities / Derivatives

    HKMA Launches Direct Bond Market Linkage With Macau

    By Manesh Samtani | 22/01/2025

    The linkage will enable investors from both sides to participate in each other’s bond market with greater ease and efficiency

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    Market Infrastructure

    LME Approves Hong Kong as a Metals Warehouse Location

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/01/2025

    The approval of Hong Kong as a warehouse location aligns with the city’s efforts to bolster its role in global commodities trading

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