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    Reporting & Disclosures

    Will Greenwashing Risks Be the Downfall of Hong Kong’s ESG Dream?

    By Shannon Tong | 07/11/2023

    Defending against greenwashing claims will be significantly easier with the support of proper data and documentation, say Shannon Tong and Irene Siu.

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    Tokenisation

    Tokenisation Steers Paradigm Shift in Finance: BIS Innovation Hub

    By Georgina Lee | 03/11/2023

    The next paradigm shift for financial assets is tokenisation, BIS Innovation Hub head Cecilia Skingsley said at Hong Kong Fintech Week.

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    Payments & Settlements

    HKMA Collaborating with BOT, PBOC on Payments Initiatives

    By Georgina Lee | 02/11/2023

    Hong Kong will link FPS with PromptPay and connect the city’s payment infrastructure to e-CNY, officials said a Hong Kong Fintech Week.

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    Tokenisation

    Hong Kong Announces New Fintech Development Initiatives

    By Editors | 02/11/2023

    The initiatives include a new platform to facilitate retail fund distribution and enhancements to the regulatory framework for virtual assets.

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    Data Privacy

    HKMA to Launch Bank Account Data Sharing Pilot by Year-End

    By Editors | 01/11/2023

    The first phase of the IADS initiative will be for corporate customers. The HKMA hopes to progressively extend it to retail bank accounts from June 2024 onwards.

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    CBDCs

    BIS Innovation Hub Releases Update Report for Project mBridge

    By Manesh Samtani | 01/11/2023

    The update reveals a list of 25 observing members, and that the mBridge platform offers APIs based on ISO 20022 and uses LEIs for participant identification.

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    ESG Data

    HK SFC, ICMA Collaborate on Voluntary ESG Code of Conduct

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 01/11/2023

    The code of conduct will improve the reliability of ESG information used by licensed corporations in their investment decisions.

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    Clearing & Post-Trade

    Hong Kong Gazettes IBOR-related Amendments to Clearing Rules

    By Editors | 31/10/2023

    Subject to negative vetting by LegCo, the rule changes will commence on 1 July 2024.

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    CBDCs

    HKMA Unveils Findings from 1st Phase of e-HKD Pilot

    By Manesh Samtani | 30/10/2023

    Another pilot will take place next year, potentially exploring corporate payments, cross-border payments, and blockchain interoperability.

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    CBDCs

    CBDCs Gain Clout as Medium of Exchange as More Banks Give Buy-in 

    By Georgina Lee | 27/10/2023

    Ripple’s Ross Edwards and Fubon’s Rockson Hsu talk about the benefits of CBDCs as they explore use cases for HKMA’s e-HKD.

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