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The London Interbank Offered Rate ("LIBOR") has been in use as the key interest rate benchmark for a wide range of financial products worldwide.

Appleby is unique among the so-called "offshore" law firms in that the firm provides advice on the laws of more jurisdictions than any other offshore firm, namely eight –

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia. Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning...

Consistent with other ESG disclosure standards, the Standard is structured to help investors better understand and compare the ESG-related features offered by an investment product.

Last Friday, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular to announce the launch of a key risk indicator (KRI) platform to collect and analyse KRI data from selected licensed

需注意，合资格的单一家办和家控工具必须由同一"家族成员"直接或间接拥有至少75%至95%的实益权益.

Hong Kong's new Banking Industry Integrity Charter (Integrity Charter)1 was launched on 9 October 2024 by the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in collaboration with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and The Hong Kong Association of Banks (HKAB).

On 15 July 2021, Hong Kong's Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group, representing a critical mass of Hong Kong's financial regulatory bodies, announced next steps to advance green and sustainable finance in the Special Administrative Region.

On June 19, 2020, the long-awaited Inland Revenue (Amendment) (Ship Leasing Tax Concessions) Ordinance 2020 (the Ordinance), which introduces concessionary tax regimes for qualifying ship lessors...

The aviation finance industry continues to expand across Asia, driven by booming air travel in China, India and other regional markets, causing a growing number of aircraft lessors to look at setting up operations...

Hong Kong is one of the largest fund management hubs in Asia, with HKD34.9 trillion worth of assets under management by the end of 2020.

On 21 October 2005, SAFE issued a new circular on "Relevant Issues Concerning Foreign Exchange Control on Domestic Residents' Corporate Financing and Roundtrip Investment Through Offshore Special Purpose Vehicles" ("Circular 75"), effective 1 November 2005.

The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is an invasive piece of US legislation. It is designed to identify tax avoidance being undertaken by US entities.

On 28 November 2024, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority ("HKMA") launched the Digital Bond Grant Scheme ("DBGS") and began accepting applications.

Every month we survey ten Asian jurisdictions for legal developments concerning trust and estate planning which are of interest to the private wealth industry, and provide a succinct summary in a...

On 21 October 2024, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (the "SFC") announced a new fast track authorisation scheme for certain investment funds...

We have compiled the following chronology table which serves as a quick reference point to track the circulars and guidance published by HK financial services regulators in relation to COVID-19.

Rewriting the Companies Ordinance (CO), Hong Kong's primary corporate statute, was no doubt a long and arduous process.