HONG KONG

SFC Reprimands and Fines China Securities Holdings

By Editors | 15/08/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has issued a reprimand to China Securities Holdings Limited (China Securities); fined it $1.3 […]

SFC issues guidelines on CPSS-IOSCO Principles for financial market infrastructures

By Editors | 09/08/2013

(Hong Kong) The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a set of guidelines for recognized clearing houses concerning the […]

Many Hong Kong institutions not ready for FATCA

By Editors | 09/08/2013

Hong Kong’s banks should put to good use the recent decision by the U.S. Treasury to delay the implementation of the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), said a local industry official.

Hong Kong companies urged to ensure Islamic bond compliance

By Editors | 09/08/2013

With Islamic finance finally taking root in Hong Kong, compliance and legal staff at the territory’s financial institutions offering sukuk, or Islamic bonds, must ensure that their structures conform to the law, said a local lawyer. Doing so was essential, he said, to obtaining preferential tax treatment.

Capital / Liquidity

Hong Kong Rejects Easing of Mortgage Insurance Rental Rules

By Editors

Officials say allowing homeowners who rent out properties to buy new homes would add too much credit risk to the government-backed scheme.