Securities Regulation

SFC Bans Mr. Poon Chun Hing From Re-entering Industry for Life
SFC Bans Mr. Poon Chun Hing From Re-entering Industry for Life 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
Readers are reminded to be alert if approached with securities & futures investments or dealing with anyone claiming they are licensed / registered in Hong Kong

Joint Operation by Hong Kong & Singapore Regulators & Police on Cross Border Ramp-and-dump Syndicate
Joint Operation by Hong Kong & Singapore Regulators & Police on Cross Border Ramp-and-dump Syndicate 1400 787 Hauzen LLP
10 individuals, believed to be key members of the syndicate, including some senior executives of Hong Kong listed companies were arrested.
Financial Services Regulation

Exchange Published Conclusions on Review of Corporate Governance Code
Exchange Published Conclusions on Review of Corporate Governance Code 1920 1080 Hauzen LLP
Amended Listing Rules and CG Code came into effect on 1 Jan 2022, and will apply to CG reports for financial year commencing on or after 1 Jan 2021.

Insurance Authority Reprimands & Fines Insurer for Contraventions of AML & CTF Ordinances
Insurance Authority Reprimands & Fines Insurer for Contraventions of AML & CTF Ordinances 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
MetLife (now FWD Life) & Metropolitan Life Insurance (now FWD Life Assurance) fined HK$7 million. It is clear that the IA takes these failures very seriously.

SFC Reprimands & Fines Fulbright Securities $3.3M, Suspends License of RO
SFC Reprimands & Fines Fulbright Securities $3.3M, Suspends License of RO 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
Key takeaway is that SFC won’t hesitate to sanction both licensed corporation and licensed person and attribute the misconduct to licensed person.

Court Finds Trio Insider Dealing in TeleEye Shares & Order Disgorgement of Profits
Court Finds Trio Insider Dealing in TeleEye Shares & Order Disgorgement of Profits 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
We remind the reader that there are serious consequences to insider dealing and for failing to respond to SFC’s enquiries and investigation. 

SFC publishes Consultation Conclusion to Code on Pooled Retirement Funds
SFC publishes Consultation Conclusion to Code on Pooled Retirement Funds 1400 788 Hauzen LLP
Amended PRF Code expected to come into force in November 2021. SFC will allow 12-month transitional period key operators to implement.

SFC’s Revised Guidelines on Competence effective on 1 January 2022 – Part II
SFC’s Revised Guidelines on Competence effective on 1 January 2022 – Part II 1401 788 Hauzen LLP

We return with the second part to our two-part series on the Consultation Conclusions on Proposed Enhancements to the Competency Framework for Intermediaries and Individual Practitioners published on 18 June…

SFC’s Revised Guidelines on Competence effective 1 Jan 2022
SFC’s Revised Guidelines on Competence effective 1 Jan 2022 1401 788 Hauzen LLP
In this two-part series, we will focus on the key changes under the Competence Guidelines for Responsible Officers and Licensed Representatives.

SFC’s Consultation Conclusions on Proposals to (1) Implement an Investor Identification Regime and (2) Introduce an Over-The-Counter Securities Transactions Reporting Regime
SFC’s Consultation Conclusions on Proposals to (1) Implement an Investor Identification Regime and (2) Introduce an Over-The-Counter Securities Transactions Reporting Regime 1401 789 Hauzen LLP

Further to our article on the Securities and Futures Commission’s (the “SFC”) consultation on the investor identification regime and an over-the-counter securities transactions reporting regime, on 10 August 2021, the…

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