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Monetary Authority takes disciplinary actions against three banks for contraventions of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance
July 24, 2025

On July 22, 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced disciplinary actions against three [...]

Monetary Authority takes disciplinary action against 33 Financial Services Limited for contravention of Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance
July 24, 2025

On July 22, 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced disciplinary action against 33 [...]

Court-appointed administrators successfully distributed $19 million of assets to clients of Hong Kong Wan Kiu Investment Company Limited
July 24, 2025

On July 23, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the successful distribution of [...]

Circular on enhanced facilitative measure for visiting professionals
July 24, 2025

On July 15, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular announcing enhanced [...]

Navigating the 2025 Financial Regulatory Landscape: Global vs. APAC Focus
July 21, 2025

The financial services industry faces an increasingly fragmented and dynamic regulatory environment in 2025. Globally, [...]

Market Misconduct Tribunal finds Dan Form’s former company secretary and her Mainland associate culpable of insider dealing
July 18, 2025

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has ruled that Ms. Cynthia Chen Si Ying, former company [...]

SFC bans Tong Ho Yin for nine years and fines him $350,000
July 18, 2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr. Tong Ho Yin, a former responsible [...]

HKEX Publishes Discussion Paper on Accelerated Settlement for the Hong Kong Cash Market
July 18, 2025

On July 16, 2025, Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) published a discussion paper [...]

Companies Registry releases statistics for first half of 2025
July 18, 2025

The Companies Registry reported that 84,293 local companies were newly registered in the first half [...]

SFC consults on financial resources rule enhancements to foster market developments for OTC derivatives and other products
July 15, 2025

On July 14, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) launched a public consultation on [...]

Market manipulators sentenced to community service for up to 240 hours
July 11, 2025

The Eastern Magistrates’ Courts has sentenced Mr. Lin Tai Fung to 240 hours and his [...]

First active ETF cross-listing in Hong Kong underscores the city’s status as premier asset and wealth management centre
July 11, 2025

On July 9, 2025, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced the first cross-listing in [...]