Securities and Futures Commission

Market Infrastructure

Regulators Announce Enhancements to Swap Connect

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 14/05/2024

The enhancements will enrich the tradeable products, improve ancillary services, and reduce investor participation costs.

Securities / Derivatives

China Mulls Tax Exemption for Stock Connect Investors

By Editors | 14/05/2024

The proposal to scrap the dividend tax for mainland Stock Connect investors was submitted in March by the SFC’s Tim Liu.

Securities / Derivatives

HKMA Issues Revised Guideline on SFC-registered AIs

By Editors | 13/05/2024

The revised module aims to serve as a “convenient regulatory handbook” for HKMA-authorised institutions that are also registered with the SFC.

Securities / Derivatives

LegCo Panel Provides Updates on HK Stock Market Reforms

By Manesh Samtani | 09/05/2024

The documents outline progress on paperless corporate communications, the USM regime, and extreme weather trading proposals.

Big Picture

Regulatory Hurdles Limit Adoption of Tokenised Alternative Assets

By Nithya Subramanian | 08/05/2024

Moody’s Investors Service outlines the technical and regulatory hurdles that may limit adoption of tokenised alternative assets.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Forms New Architecture Community for Project Ensemble

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 08/05/2024

The Community will develop standards to support interoperability among wCBDC, tokenised money and tokenised assets.

Enforcement

SFC Starts Insider Dealing Prosecution Against Hedge Fund

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 03/05/2024

The SFC is prosecuting Segantii Capital Management, its founder Simon Sadler, and former trader Daniel La Rocca for insider dealing.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Hong Kong Launches Asia’s First Spot Crypto ETFs

By Manesh Samtani | 30/04/2024

ChinaAMC, Harvest Global Investments, and Bosera Asset Management each listed a spot Bitcoin ETF and a spot Ether ETF.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong Launches Cross-Industry Platform to Boost Fintech Adoption

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2024

‘FiNETech’ will enable financial institutions and tech firms to explore collaboration in the areas of wealthtech, insurtech, greentech, AI and DLT.