U.S. President Issues Executive Order on Digital Asset Regulation

Hong Kong Law March 2022 PDF version Word version U.S. President Issues Executive Order on Digital Asset Regulation On 9 March 2022, U.S. President Joseph R Biden Jr issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets1 (the Digital Asset...

Recent HKEx and SFC Disciplinary Actions

Hong Kong Law March 2022 PDF version Word version Recent HKEx and SFC Disciplinary Actions Three disciplinary actions were announced by The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) between late January and February 2022. The disciplinary actions included the HKEx...

SFC Enforcement Actions in January and February 2022

Hong Kong Law March 2022 PDF version Word version SFC Enforcement Actions in January and February 2022 Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) brought a number of disciplinary actions for regulatory breaches in the first two months of 2022 which resulted...

HKEX and SFC Disciplinary Actions in November to December 2021

Hong Kong Law February 2022 PDF version Word version HKEX and SFC Disciplinary Actions in November to December 2021 Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong (HKEX) brought a number of disciplinary actions against...

HKMA Issues Proposals for Regulating Payment-related Stablecoins

Hong Kong Law February 2022 PDF version Word version HKMA Issues Proposals for Regulating Payment-related Stablecoins On 12 January 2022, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (the HKMA) published a Discussion Paper on Crypto-assets and Stablecoins1 seeking feedback on its...

Overview of HKEX’s New SPAC Listing Regime

Hong Kong Law December 2021   PDF versionWord version Overview of HKEX’s New SPAC Listing Regime The HKEX’s new listing regime allowing SPACs to list on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange will take effect on 1 January 2022 under amendments to the HKEX...