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Hong Kong's licensing and regulatory framework for fiat-referenced stablecoins came into effect on 1 August 2025, regulating the issuance, offering and marketing of fiat-referenced stablecoins in Hong Kong.

On 15 November 2024 the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published Primary Market Bulletin 52 (PMB 52) discussing a number of potential issues, and practical steps for issuers to consider...

Issues arising from the marketing of financial products using social media are not specifically addressed by the SFC.

Important implications for the Hong Kong insurance industry as well as non-insurance entities collaborating with insurers arise from the latest explanatory note (Explanatory Note)...

Real-World Asset ("RWA") tokenization may be rapidly transforming modern finance. In simple terms, tokenization is the process of converting an asset with monetary value into a digital token...

Welcome to Herbert Smith Freehills' monthly private wealth industry updates in Asia.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) recently published new guidance to licensed virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) to enable them to tap global liquidity and broaden...

The Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau of the Hong Kong Government has issued a consultation paper outlining the amendments to expand the profits tax exemption for funds managed in Hong Kong.

In the last issue of the Corporate & Commercial Newsletter published in August 2020, an introduction to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") architecture was given.

On 6 November 2019, the Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework ...

The Accounting and Financial Reporting Council (AFRC) serves as the regulatory body overseeing the accountancy profession in Hong Kong.

Over recent years, in keeping with the global focus on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investing, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has enhanced...

Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) published its "Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Statutory Codification of Certain Requirements to Disclose Price Sensitive Information by Listed Corporations" (PSI Consultation Conclusions).

Impact investments are financial investments made with the deliberate intention to generate positive, measurable social or environmental outcomes alongside a financial return.

This article considers the pro-arbitration approach of courts in Hong Kong in the context of two recent cases. It also considers other significant initiatives and developments in the arbitration

The Quincecare duty has become a popular tool for companies (or their liquidators) to claim against banks for funds misappropriated on wrongful payment instructions.

The Financing and Money Services Act, 2009 (FSMA) provides a framework for the licensing, registration and supervision of persons carrying on financing