Securities and Futures Commission

Securities / Derivatives

Hong Kong Preparing to Enhance Incentives for Funds, Private Capital

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/01/2026

New bill will enhance tax breaks for funds, family offices and carried interest, expanding qualifying assets to include private credit.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HK SFC, UAE CMA Sign Pact on Cross-Border Digital Asset Supervision

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/01/2026

The agreement establishes a framework for information sharing and supervisory cooperation for digital asset firms operating in both jurisdictions.

Fintech / Regtech

SFC Sets Feb 2026 Deadline for Migration to New STR Platform

By Manesh Samtani | 27/01/2026

The regulator has mandated a transition to the new STREAMS 2 platform, detailing submission methods and a blackout period.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong's Mox Bank Rolls Out Regulated Crypto Trading

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2026

Standard Chartered-backed virtual bank becomes second digital lender to offer BTC and ETH, but within a closed system that prohibits external transfers.

Enforcement

SFC Suspends Two for Misconduct Involving HKD 3.4bn in Hidden Trades

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/01/2026

Regulator bans former account executives for concealing personal dealing in nominee accounts and circumventing internal controls over a nearly 10-year period.

Trending

Asia Needs More, Not Less, Regulation for Digital Finance, Policymakers Say

By Manesh Samtani | 26/01/2026

International policymakers at the Asian Financial Forum in Hong Kong debate the meaning of 'regulatory modernisation' for finance.

Enforcement

SFC Secures Compensation from 'Shadow Director', Two Former Execs

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 23/01/2026

The trio were banned from being directors and ordered to pay compensation worth HKD 595 million for defrauding a now-delisted company.

Securities / Derivatives

Liquidity Risk in the Spotlight as SFC Private Credit Consultation Ends

By Blake Evans-Pritchard | 22/01/2026

The SFC allows individual funds to decide how to best manage liquidity, but this may have to change for retail investment in private credit.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong to Issue First Stablecoin Licences in Q1 2026

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/01/2026

The new regime will impose strict rules on reserves and risk management as the city builds out its digital asset ecosystem.