Securities and Futures Commission

Market Infrastructure

HK Establishes Task Force on Enhancing Stock Market Liquidity

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/08/2023

The task force will review factors affecting stock market liquidity including the stamp duty and make policy recommendations.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HashKey Announces Launch of Retail Crypto Trading Service

By Editors | 29/08/2023

HashKey launched trading services for retail crypto investors, allowing them to trading in bitcoin and ether.

Fintech / Regtech

HKMA Announces Expanded Scope of Fintech Push

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2023

The HKMA will take “proactive steps” to assist banks, brokers and insurers to “put fintech solutions into action”.

Capital / Liquidity

SFC Finalises Risk Management Guidelines for Futures Brokers

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 28/08/2023

The new guidelines will take effect from 25 February 2024. An additional 12 months will be provided for certain changes.

Enforcement

SFC Issues Fine for Trade Surveillance, Record-keeping Failures

By Editors | 22/08/2023

Alert review records were missing for over 14,000 alerts. Client call records were missing for more than 1,000 orders.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Changjiang Corporate Finance for Sponsor Failures

By Editors | 21/08/2023

The company is prohibited from acting as a sponsor for listing applications in Hong Kong for one year, potentially longer if deficiencies are not addressed.

Market Infrastructure

Wealth Connect Hindered by ‘Narrow Range of Products’

By Editors | 16/08/2023

Market participants are looking for regulators to extend the Wealth Management Connect scheme to more products and well as widen its sales channels.

Enforcement

Hong Kong IA Bans Ex-StanChart Agent for Six Months

By Editors | 16/08/2023

The agent doctored a DDA form because the client’s signature was missing on one page. The SFC previously disciplined the same individual.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SFC Grants ‘Approval In-Principle’ to HKVAX for Virtual Asset Trading

By Editors | 14/08/2023

Hong Kong’s SFC grants “in-principle” approval to HKVAX, the first given since the VATP licences granted to HashKey and OSL earlier this month.