On October 31, 2024, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission released its consultation conclusions on the proposed guidelines for market soundings. A final version of the guidelin...
On October 11, 2023, the SFC released a consultation paper proposing guidelines for market soundings (the “Proposed Guidelines”). The Proposed Guidelines apply to both sell-side and b...
In a recent determination, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal reviewed the handling of disciplinary proceedings by the Securities and Futures Commission and revisited procedural ...
The Hong Kong Court recently revisited the legal principles of costs orders against non-parties in Hydrotech Waterproofing Solutions Limited v Shun Yuen Construction Company [2023] HKCFI ...
This client update reviews Hong Kong regulatory requirements applicable to SFC-licensed fund managers and individuals that sponsor or promote SPACs and analyzes the relationship, transact...
On July 6, 2022, the Hong Kong government introduced the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Bill 2022 (the Bill), which includes a new licensing regime for ...
On December 25, 2017, the Government of Shenzhen, China announced that the previous Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (“SCIA”) and Shenzhen Arbitration Commission will be co...
China’s leading arbitration institution for commercial disputes recently issued new rules that mark China’s first attempt to establish a domestic arbitral institution for internationa...
The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) delivered its decision in CITIC Limited (formerly CITIC Pacific) case on April 10, 2017. The MMT found that none of the executive directors at the re...
After two years of preparation, the Hong Kong professional investors regime under the SFC Code of Conduct (“Code”) will be tightened up this month. We hope this briefing will help you...
