Hong Kong

    Market Infrastructure

    HKMA, PBOC Collaborate on Cross Border Financial Services – Report

    By Editors | 20/02/2019

    As part of a plan to develop the Greater Bay Area, the HKMA and PBOC are reportedly planning to work together on the introduction of cross-border mobile payments and other financial services.

    AML / KYC

    SFC Fines Guosen Securities $1.94mn for AML Breaches

    By Editors | 19/02/2019

    The Hong Kong unit of Guosen Securities failed to make enquiries into or report thousands of suspicious third party deposits.

    AML / KYC

    HKMA’s Regulatory Expectations of Remote Customer On-boarding

    By Editors | 05/02/2019

    Remote onboarding technology should be able to authenticate customer identities through document image acquisition and “incontrovertibly” link identities through biometrics.

    Securities / Derivatives

    UPDATED – Hong Kong SFC Revamps Licensing Processes

    By Editors | 04/02/2019

    The move is aimed at halting “rolling bad apples” in their tracks by requiring firms to provide the SFC with details about employee departures, says Herbert Smith Freehills.

    Market Infrastructure

    JPM Asset Management Approved to Sell HK Funds in China

    By Editors | 30/01/2019

    Two of JPMorgan’s Hong Kong funds have been approved for distribution in China under the Mutual Recognition of Funds scheme.

    Market Infrastructure

    Hong Kong Seeks Market Views on Paperless Securities Market

    By Editors | 29/01/2019

    Hong Kong is seeking industry feedback on plans to introduce new systems for a paperless securities market to enhance global competitiveness and increase market efficiency.

    Big Picture

    IMF Commends Hong Kong for Robust Financial Regulation and Supervision

    By Editors | 28/01/2019

    The IMF has assessed that robust financial regulation and supervision should help Hong Kong weather domestic and external shocks despite growing risks to the city’s outlook.

    Securities / Derivatives

    HKEX Seeks Faster Time-to-Market for IPOs

    By Editors | 28/01/2019

    The exchange is considering shortening the time it takes to price new shares and to bring pricing closer to the market trading, to address concerns that stocks tend to fall sharply after listing.

    Market Infrastructure

    HKEX Enables Central Clearing for Deliverable FX Forwards, Swaps

    By Manesh Samtani | 25/01/2019

    Enabled by Traiana infrastructure, HKEX OTC Clear is offering the first clearing service for deliverable FX forwards and swaps in the USD/CNH and USD/HKD currency pairs.

    Capital / Liquidity

    HKMA Asks Banks to Start Working on FRTB Implementation

    By Editors | 21/01/2019

    The HKMA circular follows last week’s publication of new minimum capital requirements for market risk by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

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