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Hong Kong Unveils Insurance Sector Development Roadmap
By Editors | 11/12/2022
The roadmap includes plans to explore ways to connect Mainland and Hong Kong insurance markets and introduce a new policyholders’ protection scheme.
AML / KYC
Hong Kong Legislative Council Passes AML/CTF Amendment Bill
By Manesh Samtani | 08/12/2022
New licensing regime for VASPs will start on 1 June 2023. New registration regime for precious metals dealers will start on 1 April 2023.
Crypto / Digital Assets
Three Firms Apply to Launch Crypto ETFs in Hong Kong
By Editors | 07/12/2022
Three fund managers have submitted applications to the SFC seeking approval to list ETFs in Hong Kong that invest in bitcoin and ether futures.
Market Infrastructure
Chinese, Hong Kong Firms Increasingly Setting Up in Singapore
By Editors | 06/12/2022
Up to 500 Chinese companies are estimated to have set up in Singapore this year. Meanwhile Hong Kong hedge funds are increasingly setting up operations in the city-state.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HashKey, SEBA Form Partnership to Drive Digital Assets Adoption
By Editors | 06/12/2022
The groups will collaborate to accelerate the institutional adoption of digital assets in Hong Kong and Switzerland.
Market Infrastructure
HKTR Announces Transitional Arrangement to Accommodate UTI Reporting
By Editors | 05/12/2022
Due to different UT adoption timelines across jurisdictions, reporting entities are allowed to report the UTI in any of the data fields of “UTI-USI”, “UTI-TID” or “Global UTI”.
AML / KYC
Police Ad Test Highlights Hong Kong Scam Threat – Report
By Editors | 04/12/2022
A fake raffle webpage run by the police attracted nearly 300,000 visits in just two weeks, highlighting the surge of scam cases in Hong Kong.
Capital / Liquidity
HKFE Invites Firms to Support Development of FX Derivatives Market
By Editors | 04/12/2022
HKFE is seeking liquidity providers and market participants to support the development of liquidity in RMB and INR derivatives contracts.
ESG / Sustainability
The Legal and Regulatory Risks of ESG “Greenwashing” in Hong Kong
By Stephanie Tsui | 02/12/2022
Stephanie Tsui and Mark Lin at Hogan Lovells discuss the legal framework and tools available in Hong Kong to combat greenwashing behaviour.
Market Infrastructure
Hong Kong Launches Platform to Accommodate Multiple CRAs
By Manesh Samtani | 29/11/2022
The Credit Reference Platform is a key step towards introducing multiple CRAs in Hong Kong, a plan set into motion by TransUnion’s 2018 data breach.
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