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On 31 October 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a circular (SFC Circular) on virtual asset (VA) futures exchange traded funds.

On January 20, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand and the Securities & Futures Commission of Hong Kong entered into a memorandum of understanding on mutual recognition of funds.

The interest in ESG is now a truly global one. According to a 2019 survey by UBS of over 600 asset owners in 46 countries, 78% are already integrating ESG principles into their investment processes.

In a fascinating case before the Family Court, a former mistress of a very wealthy and successful Hong Kong businessman is doing battle against his estate for maintenance.

Under the current legal and regulatory regime relating to the establishment of investment funds in Hong Kong, an open-ended investment fund in Hong Kong can only take the form of a unit trust.

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) has issued amendments to the Listing Rules and new guidance letters relating to backdoor listing and continuing listing criteria (together the "New Rules").

Jointly authored by Women Chief Executives Hong Kong (WCE), KPMG China, and the Women's Foundation (TWF), this report provides a fact driven, current state snapshot of gender diversity in Hong Kong's financial services industry.

Marital homes are often purchased in the joint names of husbands and wives. It is also common that the husband would get a bank loan and mortgage the marital home as security.

In a transformative step for the financial technology (fintech) industry, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) recently announced a new Fintech Promotion Roadmap (Roadmap)...

This is expected to solve the long-standing problems for these operators to open bank accounts for general banking transactions in Hong Kong.

Maples Group had the pleasure of acting for Xiaomi Corporation 小米集团 ("Xiaomi") in connection with Xiaomi's offering of US$800,000,000 2.875% Senior Bonds Due 2031...

The Companies (Amendment) (No.2) Ordinance 2024, which introduces an inward company re-domiciliation regime in Hong Kong, was approved by the Legislative Council...

In a previous blog post, we noted that the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will shortly publish its proposed general sustainability-related and climate disclosure requirements.

The topic of corporate governance is not new.

Offshore companies are frequently used to facilitate debt finance transactions for large PRC based corporate groups. In the context of a bond issue, the corporate group will often incorporate an offshore...

On 29 March 2010, the Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau ("FSTB") published the "Consultation Paper on The Proposed Statutory Codification of Certain Requirements to Disclose Price Sensitive Information by Listed Corporations", which proposes to include in the Securities and Futures Ordinance a statutory requirement for a listed corporation to disclose to the public as soon as practicable "price-sensitive information" that has come to its knowledge.

In October 2005, Chenming entered into a joint venture agreement with Arjowiggins HKK 2 Ltd