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On May 4, 2021, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) released the details of its Green and Sustainable Finance Grant Scheme (GSF Grant Scheme)

The World Health Organisation has declared a global health emergency over an outbreak of a novel coronavirus ("COVID-19") since December 2019.

On 11 November 2014 the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) issued amendments to its anti-money laundering regulations. Circular No. 31/2014/TT-NHNN ("Circular 31"), which became effective on 26 December 2014, amends Circular 35/2013/TT-NHNN issued by the SBV on 31 December 2013 ("Circular 35").

In April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange's (HKEx) rule amendments permitting the listing of innovative, high-growth companies with dual-class share structures and pre-revenue biotech companies went into effect.

Structured finance is a financial instrument whereby an asset, such as a bond, or a pool of assets, such as residential mortgages, credit card repayments

Ogier has recently advised WWF-Hong Kong on the restructuring and updating of the fund legal documents for The Climate Impact Asia Fund SP.

Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, delivered the 2023-24 budget on 22 February 2023 with the promotion of a green economy, sustainable development and China's "3060 Dual Carbon Targets" at the forefront.

In the near future, Hong Kong will have a new insurance regulator which is financially and operationally independent from the government – the Independent Insurance Authority.

Premium financing (PF) is a financing arrangement whereby a customer takes out a loan to pay the premium for an insurance policy.

Premium financing is a popular way to fund the purchase of long term insurance, particularly in the Hong Kong insurance industry. On 1 April 2022, the Insurance Authority (IA) issued a...

In June 2003, the Supreme People's Court issued a new Judicial Interpretation regarding the law on contractual disputes over the sale and purchase of private housing in the PRC.

The Banking Policy Department of the HKMA published a circular 1 on 18 March 2019 in light of a newsletter by the BCBS on 13 March 2019, stating the BCBS' prudential expectations regarding banks' exposures to...

Hong Kong's new re-domiciliation regime aims to attract overseas companies and deepen the domestic financial services sector.

Hong Kong is pursuing a ground-breaking plan to develop market structure and regulatory models for global investors to access mainland China's carbon markets.

On 10 October 2025, the crypto market experienced one of its biggest crashes in its (short) history. While Bitcoin plummeted from USD122,000 to around USD104,000 (an approximate 16.5% decline) within hours, some...

It is a truth universally acknowledged that banks in Asian emerging markets are in need of capital

Global pandemic has not deterred Chinese enterprises from seeking growth capital to fund expansion domestically and internationally.

The Hong Kong Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2024, which provides for a company re-domiciliation regime that will enable non-Hong Kong-incorporated companies to re-domicile to Hong Kong, was introduced into the Legislative Council for first reading on 8 January.