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Deacons Offices
5TH FLOOR, ALEXANDRA HOUSE
18 CHATER ROAD, CENTRAL
HONG KONG
Hong Kong
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Ming Chiu Li
Work Department
Financial Services pratice group
Position
Partner
Career
Ming Chiu Li has extensive experience in investment funds, specialising in SFC authorised funds and MPF and pension funds. He also advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and compliance issues that arise in relation to investment management activity and fund operations, under both the SFC and MPFA regulatory regime.
Ming Chiu has a particular interest in innovative fund products, especially those related to China. He has been involved in many “firsts” in the SFC-authorised fund space, such as the first RMB-denominated fund (2010), the first “RQFII” fund (2011) and the first Mainland recognised fund (under the Mainland-Hong Kong mutual recognition scheme) (2015).
Highlights
- Assisting clients in establishing and seeking the SFC’s authorisation of collective investment schemes in Hong Kong and preparation of documentation.
- Assisting clients in establishing RMB denominated investment funds, RQFII funds, mutual fund recognition and open-ended fund companies.
- On-going compliance work for SFC licensed corporations and representatives as well as authorised collective investment schemes in Hong Kong.
- Advising clients on legal and regulatory matters in relation to Hong Kong Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes.
Languages
English
Cantonese
Mandarin
Memberships
Member, The Law Society of Hong Kong
Education
LLB, The University of Hong Kong, 2005
PCLL, The University of Hong Kong, 2006
Lawyer Rankings
Hong Kong > Investment funds
(Next Generation Partners)Led by Jeremy Lam, the ‘tech-savvy, responsive and knowledgeable’ team at Deacons remains the market-leading firm for SFC-authorised funds work, where its strong connections with the regulator and pervasive deal flow ensures that it is at the cutting edge of the latest market intel. Taylor Hui has excellent traction with Chinese fund managers including on their establishment in Hong Kong and on bringing RMB investment products to the Hong Kong market. Praised for her ability to handle ‘multi-jurisdictional complexity while advising only on Hong Kong law’ Su Cheen Chuah provides ‘practical advice’ to international and local fund managers on both private and public funds, with a holistic approach that sees her advice on fund structuring, formation and marketing to ongoing compliance issues. Of the more junior partners, Pinky Siu, who is adept at handling the establishment and ongoing compliance requirements of a wide range of listed and unlisted SFC-authorised funds, and the ‘attentive and responsive’ Ming Chiu Li are both recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
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