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In an investigation ("SFC investigation") by the Securities and Futures Commission ("SFC") Enforcement Division, the SFC has the power to obtain a search warrant.

The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands has decided that a minority shareholder may not pursue a winding-up petition in order to delay or prevent a Board approved privatisation of the company.

You work hard to have a successful career or build your own business, you create wealth, you provide opportunities and a secure future for your family – and all with the intention that one day, you'll be able to relax, pursue your interests and just focus on enjoying life.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has proposed a number of sweeping enforcement-related reforms which would significantly enhance the SFC's ability to obtain investor...

In response to the Foreign-sourced Income Exemption ("FSIE") guidance promulgated by the European Union ("EU") in December 2022, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR")...

In their recent Joint Circular to intermediaries on 20 October 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) set out their updated policy...

On 1 June 2023, the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) published an investigation report on a data breach involving the unauthorised access of a credit reference database platform operated by Softmedia Technology Company Limited.

The new Ordinance includes measures designed to enhance corporate governance, ensure better regulation, facilitate business and modernize the law.

For a long time, the growth of the private equity industry in Hong Kong has been hampered by its outdated Limited Partnership Ordinance (Cap. 37) (LPO), which is ill-suited to accommodate the...

The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau proposed a limited partnership regime for investment funds in Hong Kong to enhance the attractiveness of the Hong Kong asset and wealth management industry

During economic downturns, even businesses with strong long term prospects may face real short term working capital challenges and the ensuing prospect of corporate bankruptcy.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has proposed a number of sweeping enforcement-related reforms which would significantly enhance the SFC's ability...

In this article, we provide an overview of the corporate bankruptcy and insolvency regime in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong has launched a new re-domiciliation regime on 23 May 2025 under the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Ordinance 2025 (the "Regime"), enabling overseas companies to transfer their legal domicile to Hong Kong while maintaining corporate continuity

Following the enactment last year of the Limited Partnership Fund Ordinance, which has seen strong take up in its first eight months of operation, the new tax concession on carried interest...

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) held its third annual Compliance Forum (Forum) on 17 June 2019 – a series of six panel discussions with industry participants: