In Hong Kong, our most popular thought leadership provided clients with vital information on Cayman Islands investment funds, accompanying questions of corporate governance...

The expanded paperless listing regime promotes electronic dissemination of corporate communications by listed issuers by, firstly, mandating that listed issuers disseminate corporate...

The winter months have seen a range of significant measures in tax legislation, from tax incentives for foreign investment and various measures to promote the technology sector to building on earlier measures to increase tax collections.

The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited ("the Exchange") has just announced that the proposal to upgrade the General Disclosures under the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Guide...

On 30 April 2018, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Exchange) implemented new listing rules to permit individuals to benefit from shares with weighted voting rights (WVR).

On 26 February 2025, the Financial Secretary delivered the Hong Kong SAR Government's ("the Government") 2025-26 Budget ("the Budget"). The Budget was wide ranging in terms of measures to shore up the Government's finances while maintaining investment in public services and longer-term capital projects.

Hong Kong and Australia have signed a wide-ranging free trade agreement in a variety of areas including trade in goods and services, government procurement, construction, communications, and intellectual property.

In the game of which jurisdiction will become the crypto global king, Hong Kong is the latest aspiring fintech hub to announce enhancements to its digital asset regulation framework. No doubt this change...

This quarterly update (October to December 2012) highlights recent developments in Hong Kong capital markets practices.

High-yield bonds are complex debt instruments with tailored covenant packages.

The SFC Enforcement Division will establish a mechanism to ensure the timely closure of investigations.

As providers of capital, private equity (PE) fund managers have long played a critical role in growing businesses and economies across Asia.

For most companies and their owners, an initial public offering (IPO) is a "once-in-a-lifetime" event that represents the culmination of many years of hard work and personal investment...

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) announced on 3 November 2023 that the implementation date of the Listing Rule amendments on mandatory climate disclosure will be postponed to 1 January 2025.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong has fined China On Securities Limited (China On) HK$6 million over its failures as the placing agent for the then majority shareholder...