Securities and Futures Commission

Market Infrastructure

Swap Connect Launch Facing Likely Delay – Report

By Editors | 25/11/2022

Opening China’s USD 5 trillion swap market to foreign investors will enable them to better manage interest rate risks arising from Chinese bond investments.

Market Infrastructure

SFC Proposes Further Changes to Position Limit Regime

By Editors | 23/11/2022

The SFC proposes to expand the list of specified contracts and introduce an excess position limit regime for clearing participants.

Crypto / Digital Assets

Singapore and Hong Kong Regulators Address FTX Queries

By Editors | 15/11/2022

MAS said FTX is neither licensed nor exempt from licensing in Singapore. Hong Kong’s SFC said licensed fund managers’ exposure to FTX is “immaterial”.

Enforcement

SFC, ICAC Arrest Eight Over Ramp-and-Dump Schemes

By Editors | 11/11/2022

Combating social media ramp-and-dump schemes remains one of the top enforcement priorities of the SFC, says executive director of enforcement, Christopher Wilson.

Crypto / Digital Assets

HashKey Obtains New Approvals in Hong Kong, Singapore

By Editors | 10/11/2022

HashKey has full approval to operate a crypto trading platform in Hong Kong and in-principle approval to offer fund management services in Singapore.

Enforcement

SFC Fines Asset Manager Over Discretionary Trading Controls

By Editors | 09/11/2022

Internal control failures were identified after a client complained that discretionary options trades fell outside the scope of the mandate.

Crypto / Digital Assets

SFC Considers Allowing Retail Access to Crypto, Starting with ETFs

By Manesh Samtani | 01/11/2022

ETFs with crypto exposure through CME-listed BTC and ETH futures can be distributed to Hong Kong retail clients. The “professional investor only” requirement is under review.

ESG / Sustainability

SFDR Level 2 – Implications for SFC Authorised UCITS Funds

By Alwyn Li | 31/10/2022

Alwyn Li and Vincci Ip discuss pre-contractual disclosure requirements for SFDR Article 8 and Article 9 funds and the relevant regulatory requirements in Hong Kong.

Fintech / Regtech

Hong Kong FSTB Issues Policy Statement on Approach to Virtual Assets

By Manesh Samtani | 31/10/2022

The SFC will be consulting on how retail investors may be given a “suitable degree of access” to virtual assets under Hong Kong’s new licensing regime.