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查看中文 This update primarily provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the first quarter of 2024 relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their...more
On 22 May 2024, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (“PCPD”) published its “Investigation Findings” regarding the operation of the Worldcoin Project in Hong Kong, pursuant to section 48(2) of the Personal...more
The SFC exercises its powers to order the suspension of trading in shares in a listed company to protect investors’ interests. On 15 April 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) suspended trading in the...more
The updates include a report from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited on review of issuers’ annual reports, a summary of private reprimands, and disciplinary actions....more
This latest example of strategic coordination between Hong Kong regulators confirms a broader regulatory mission and shared objectives. On 5 March 2024, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) issued a Statement of...more
In a recent disciplinary action, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) censured directors of a listed company for failure to fulfil fiduciary duties and duties of skill, care and diligence to a standard at least commensurate...more
Hong Kong has seen cryptocurrencies grow in popularity, highlighting the need for appropriate licensing regimes (implemented in the form of virtual asset service providers (VASPs)), bolstered by active enforcement actions. ...more
The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal has held that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) can serve overseas defendants as of right, without needing the court’s permission, making it easier for the SFC to go after persons...more
Hong Kong regulators recently brought criminal enforcement actions against virtual asset trading platform JPEX and individuals associated with the platform. This case has become the first opportunity for local authorities to...more
Welcome to the latest edition of Updata – the international update from Eversheds Sutherland’s dedicated Privacy and Cybersecurity team. Updata provides you with a compilation of privacy and cybersecurity regulatory and...more
Swiss Banks Launch Tokenization Pilot, Crypto Custody and Trading Services - A recent press release announced a pilot by “SIX, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and six commercial banks” that seeks “to test, in a live...more
SWIFT Publishes Blockchain Pilot Findings; Firms Announce USDC Integrations - According to a recent press release, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) recently published a report with...more
查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the past three months relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers. It...more
At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more
Amended data privacy legislation enabled Hong Kong courts to convict doxxing offences, though their ability to enforce cessation notices remains unclear. In October 2021, Hong Kong amended its data privacy law, the...more
The Regulation of Virtual Assets in Hong Kong – nature, features and risk determine treatment Regulation of virtual assets (including cryptocurrencies) (“VA”) in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (“Hong Kong”) has...more
Competition Commission v W. Hing Construction & others [2022] HKCA 786 (judgment date: 2 June 2022) concerned an appeal from the first Hong Kong judgments concerning pecuniary penalties for contraventions of competition...more
Showing SFC enforcement actions which resulted in fines of HKD1 million or more as at 25 July 2022. ...more
Recent annual and quarterly reports published by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong highlight the SFC’s regulatory work for the period dated April 2020 to December 2021 (the 2020/2021 Period). The...more
The Securities and Futures Commission recently issued a consultation paper on proposed enforcement-related amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance, the principal legislation that regulates the securities and...more
The tracker below contains details of the SFC’s enforcement actions in Hong Kong showing instances where fines of more than HKD1 million have been imposed as at 16 March 2022. ...more
The SFC's latest annual and quarterly reports highlight the SFC's regulatory work since April 2019 and illustrate some key trends in its enforcement agenda. ...more
The SFC's latest annual and quarterly reports highlight the SFC's regulatory work since April 2019 and illustrate some key trends in its enforcement agenda. These reports show that the SFC continues to focus its enforcement...more