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The global financial crisis was without doubt a watershed, impacting companies and investors alike and bringing with it sweeping changes to the regulation of banks.

Dual-class shares may now be listed in Hong Kong, with Xiaomi as the first dual-class share structure to have listed

Over reliance on sales/revenue targets in evaluating performance should be avoided.

In less than three months, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has adopted all proposals for GEM listing reform from the consultation paper issued in September 2023, with only minor amendments.

On 29 June 2018, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKSE) published a Guidance Letter (GL96-18) on listed issuer's suitability for continued listing (Guidance Letter)...

Hong Kong has dominated Asia's international bond market for nearly a decade, arranging over US$130 billion in international bonds in 2024 alone. What structural advantages, policy decisions, and legal frameworks have positioned this city to capture 30% of the regional market and establish itself as the world's premier offshore gateway to Chinese capital markets?

Following an extensive public consultation process, the Securities and Futures Commission has published its "Consultation Conclusions on Proposals to Enhance Protection for the Investing Public and the final form of the SFC Handbook for Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (which contains the "UT Code"), Investment-Linked Assurance Schemes (the "ILAS Code") and Unlisted Structured Investment Products (the "SIP Code")".

Ogier Global is launching a new online product, ESG Align, designed to help asset managers get up to speed with environmental, social and governance (ESG) themes, terminology and regulatory requirements

As announced in the 2020/2021 budget speech, the Financial Secretary proposed a tax concession for carried interest in Hong Kong.

On 14 March 2024, China's National Development and Reform and Commission (NDRC) issued a consultation paper soliciting public comments on its proposed rules providing support for the incurrence of the medium...

Last year saw a resurgence in listed companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands, with links to Asia, de-listing from global stock exchanges.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) intends to launch the new RMB Equity Trading Support Facility (TSF) as early as in the second half of 2011.

Hong Kong was ranked first in the Asia-Pacific region and third globally in the Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI) 36 Report, published on 24 September by London-based think-tank Z/Yen and the China...

In his budget speech for the 2021-22 Hong Kong Government budget, the Financial Secretary highlighted 2 important proposals to strengthen Hong Kong's position as an asset management centre.

The Financial Secretary announced an extension of its ILS grant scheme for a further 2 years.

A recent disciplinary proceeding brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong against the investment manager (the Manager) of an SFC authorised exchange traded fund (ETF) highlights the importance of ensuring that interest received on a deposit made by, or on behalf, of an SFC authorised fund with a connected person matches prevailing commercial rates for a deposit of that size and term.

The introduction of new domestic fund regimes in two Asian financial centres, which includes Hong Kong's limited partnership legislation for private funds, has renewed focus on the benefits of a robust corporate governance framework.