France - Hong Kong cooperation on Undertakings for Collective
Investment (UCI)
Publication in the French Official Journal of 16 April 2019 of
the Memorandum of Agreement between the Hong Kong Securities and
Futures Commission (SFC) and the Autorité des Marchés
Financiers (AMF) on the mutual recognition of covered funds,
management companies and associated cooperation dated 10 July
2017
This agreement between the AMF and the SFC, entered into on 10
July 2017 (AMF - SFC MoA, NOR : AMFP1910156X, JO 16 apr.), the
first of its kind between a member of the European Union and Hong
Kong, provides for:
- a fast-track authorisation procedure
for the marketing of eligible French or Hong Kong UCITS to retail
investors on each of the French and Hong Kong markets; and