by Ashford Benjamin | Oct 12, 2018 | Uncategorized
The SFC and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued a memorandum of understanding on 8 October 2018 establishing a bilateral framework for mutual recognition of cross-border fund offerings to retail investors in the UK and Hong Kong (UK-HK MRF)....
by Ashford Benjamin | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
At a recent luncheon with the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association, Ashley Alder, Chief Executive Officer of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), gave an update on the SFC’s strategy for the Hong Kong asset management industry. Besides reflecting on where...
by Ashford Benjamin | Oct 3, 2018 | Uncategorized
With the growing importance of intellectual property (IP) as one of the key drivers to profitability, the ownership and use of IP within multinational corporate groups are coming under increasing scrutiny. The Inland Revenue (Amendment) (No.6) Ordinance 2018 came into...
by Ashford Benjamin | Oct 2, 2018 | Uncategorized
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular on 31 August 2018 highlighting both deficiencies and good practices observed in relation to anti-money laundering and counter financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) compliance by...
by Ashford Benjamin | Sep 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
On 6 September 2018, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (Competition Commission) filed its third legal action with the Hong Kong Competition Tribunal (Competition Tribunal) against three decoration contractors – Kam Kwong Engineering Company Limited (Kam...
by Ashford Benjamin | Sep 17, 2018 | Uncategorized
Late last month, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that agreement had been reached with the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to implement the investor identification model for Stock Connect Northbound trading (NB Investor ID...
