All posts tagged "featured"
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262Capital RegulationIMF Commends Hong Kong for Strong Buffers, Robust Policy Frameworks
Years of prudent macroeconomic policies and robust financial regulation and supervision will help Hong Kong weather possible domestic and external shocks, the IMF says.
December 12, 2018 -
236Capital RegulationSFC Revised Code for Funds to Take Effect from January 2019
Amended 'Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds' to take effect in January with 12-month transition period. Proposals on classification of derivatives funds have been revised.
December 7, 2018 -
1.8KAsia-PacificRegulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2018 – Results Announcement
Regulation Asia held its first ever Awards ceremony on 13 November to recognise technology companies, legal and consulting firms, and exchanges that have helped shape the regulatory landscape in Asia Pacific over the past year.
November 16, 2018 -
399Market InfrastructureSGX to Launch New T+2 Securities Settlement System from 10 December
Among several other enhancements, moving from a T+3 to a T+2 settlement cycle will harmonise Singapore with stock markets in Australia, the EU, Hong Kong and the US.
November 14, 2018 -
614Featured ArticlesHong Kong Targets Investor Protection in New Approach to Crypto Regulation
The SFC will bring crypto-asset portfolio managers, fund distributors and eventually exchanges under its regulatory net, said Ashley Alder at Hong Kong Fintech Week.
November 2, 2018 -
283Big PictureEuropean Firms Will Have Access to UK Clearing in No-Deal Brexit
European traders will temporarily be able to use UK derivatives clearing services even without a Brexit deal in place, according to the European Commission's Valdis Dombrovskis.
November 1, 2018 -
282ChinaShinzo Abe’s Beijing Visit Paves Way for Financial Sector Cooperation
Forty years since the 1978 peace treaty marked by a series of MoUs between central banks, securities regulators, stock exchanges and industry bodies, among others.
October 29, 2018 -
337Big PictureFintech Must be Governed Under Existing Legal Frameworks – HKEX
Financial services offered in either a test or real environment should be governed by the same legal framework, says HKEX in a new report.
October 24, 2018 -
1.1KAML / KYCRevised HKMA Guidelines on AML/CFT to Take Effect from November
The Guidelines are set to take effect from 1 November for authorised institutions and stored value facilities. The HKMA has also published its policy and supervisory approach.
October 22, 2018 -
434AML / KYC
SFC AML/CFT Guideline Revisions to Take Effect in November
A July consultation proposed amendments to improve the Guideline's usefulness and relevance and ensure its alignment with international AML/CFT standards.
October 15, 2018
