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SFC’s Proposed Changes for Privatisation of Hong Kong’s Real Estate Investment Trusts

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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation paper on 28 March 2024 proposing a statutory scheme of arrangement and compulsory acquisition mechanism for real estate investment trusts (REITs)....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - November 2023

查看中文 This update provides an overview of key regulatory developments in the third quarter relevant to companies listed, or planning to list, on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEx) and their advisers. It covers...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - April 2023

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

Foley & Lardner LLP

What’s Next in Washington? - April 2022

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While Congress has a two-week recess in April, there are many priority items on the agenda this month. Less than two weeks after signing the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 spending package, President Biden released his budget for FY...more

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Global Payments Newsletter, November 2020

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Key developments of interest over the last month include: Europe: The CJEU has found that (i) PSD2 does not restrict the type of terms that can be changed by tacit consent, but where the payment service user is a consumer the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - July 2020

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. In particular,...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

The Service Grants Relief to US Shareholders of “Foreign-Controlled” CFCs

On Oct. 1, the Internal Revenue Service (the Service) issued Revenue Procedure 2019-40 (the Revenue Procedure), which offers guidance relating to ownership by certain U.S. persons of stock in “controlled foreign corporations”...more

Bennett Jones LLP

US $2.6-Billion Fraud Judgment Awarded Against Former Sino-Forest CEO

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On March 14, 2018, the Honourable Justice Penny of the Ontario Superior Court (Commercial List Division) released a decision granting a US$2.6-billion judgment to the SFC Litigation Trust for fraud and breach of fiduciary...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Transition tax - enough about how it works; here is what doesn’t work

The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2018-16 (the Notice) providing additional guidance regarding the transition tax in section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

SFC (the “Commission”) Expresses Concern over Irregularities in Asset Management Activities

•The Commission has identified a number of regulatory concerns with respect to private funds and discretionary accounts, in particular, funds with concentrated, illiquid and interconnected investments. •The Commission has...more

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What's next for robo-advice? The SFC consults on the proposed guidelines on online distribution and advisory platforms

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With the rapid development of technology, there is an increasing trend of intermediaries providing investment services and distributing investment products over the internet. Whilst the Securities and Futures Commission...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder that the List of Securities Subject to Hong Kong Short Position Reporting will be Expanded with Effect from 15 March 2017

Market participants are currently only required to report short positions in 138 SEHK-listed securities (in accordance with the list of specified shares published by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on 10 February...more

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Virtual Currencies: International Actions and Regulations

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This chart is provided by Perkins Coie LLP’s Decentralized Virtual Currency industry practice group for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. This information is not intended to create, and receipt of it does...more

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SFC Guidance on Corporate Professional Investors Assessment and Description of Services in Client Agreements

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On 22 January 2015, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) issued a set of frequently asked questions to provide practical guidance on the criteria and application of the new principles based assessment for...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

ESMA and Hong Kong SFC Agree MoU for Covered CCP Supervision

On January 16, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding regulatory cooperation and arrangements...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hong Kong Regulatory Update - December 2014

This Hong Kong regulatory update is intended to provide a brief overview of the principal Hong Kong regulatory developments in the preceding three months relevant to companies listed or proposed to be listed on The Stock...more

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Launch Date Announced for the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect

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The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect (Stock Connect Scheme) is a pilot programme for establishing mutual stock market access between Mainland China and Hong Kong. According to an announcement made jointly by the Hong Kong and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Conclusion of Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to Hong Kong Professional Investor Regime

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a consultation paper titled “Consultation Paper on the Proposed Amendments to the Professional Investor Regime and the Client Agreement Requirements on 15 May 2013”...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission Consults Public on Proposed REIT Code Amendments

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Recognizing the recurrent income generating product nature, the SFC may lift some restrictions on investment scope for Hong Kong listed REITs. On 27 January 2014, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) commenced...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

A new era for overseas listings in Hong Kong - Part Two

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This eUpdate is the second in a two part series examining the effect of the changes under the “Joint policy statement regarding the listing of overseas companies” on the Exchange (the New JPS) released in late September by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hong Kong Capital Markets Quarterly News -- October 2013

In This Issue: New Sponsor Regime – Guidance Letters; Policy on Listing Overseas Companies; New Listing Decisions; New Guidance Letters; and Enforcement News Excerpt from New Sponsor Regime – Guidance Letters: ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Hong Kong Stock Exchange and SFC Release New Joint Policy Statement on Listing of Overseas Companies in Hong Kong"

Introduction - In March 2007, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the HKEx) and the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the SFC) issued a joint policy statement on the listing of overseas companies in...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Revises Listing Rules to Implement New Regime for Hong Kong IPOs

Overview In December 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), the securities regulatory watchdog in Hong Kong, initiated a new sponsor regime by imposing enhanced conduct requirements on...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hong Kong Stock Exchange Publishes Rule Changes to Complement SFC’s New Sponsor Regime

On July 23, 2013, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange published changes to its Listing Rules which complement the SFC’s new regime regarding sponsors. Both sets of changes will come into effect on October 1, 2013, except for two of...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Hong Kong Capital Markets Quarterly News -- July 2013

In This Issue: Consultations; New Listing Decisions; Regulatory Watch; New Guidance Letters; and Enforcement News. Excerpt from Consultations - Exchange’s Consultations on Review of Connected Transaction...more

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