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Market Infrastructure
ASIFMA Calls for More Enhancements to Wealth Connect Scheme
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 05/03/2024
ASIFMA calls for a further increase in the individual investment quota and a more extensive expansion to the list of eligible products.
Capital / Liquidity
HKMA Issues Revised SPM Module on CCyB Settings
By Editors | 05/03/2024
The revised SPM module introduces a Positive Neutral CCyB of 1% for Hong Kong to ensure an additional buffer is available in the event of a shock.
Crypto / Digital Assets
HK Budget Promises Financial Sector Development, Boost for Property Market
By Manesh Samtani | 28/02/2024
Restrictions on property transactions removed. Property lending requirements eased. HK$100mn pledged to promote financial services.
ESG / Sustainability
HKMA to Roll Out Physical Risk Assessment Platform “Soon”
By Manesh Samtani | 28/02/2024
The cloud-based platform will enable banks to assess physical risk for specific property exposures over different time horizons and climate scenarios.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong to Develop Transition Finance Framework: HKMA
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 27/02/2024
HKMA’s Darryl Chan said the Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group will start work on a transition taxonomy this year.
Big Picture
Wealth Connect Enhancements to Drive Investment: HSBC
By Nithya Subramanian | 27/02/2024
Around a quarter of WMC investors intend to invest CNY 1 million or more via the Scheme in the next 12 months.
HKMA Issues Updated Guidance on Suitability Assessments
By Manesh Samtani | 26/02/2024
The guidance focuses on the portfolio-based approach to suitability assessment, which HKMA says improves efficiency in the selling process.
Fintech / Regtech
HK Banks to Introduce Anti Malware Security Measures This Month
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 25/02/2024
The new security measures on banking apps will trigger immediate actions when malware or suspicious apps are detected on customers’ devices.
Crypto / Digital Assets
The Future of Securities Tokenisation and Crypto Regulation
By Hannah Cassidy | 22/02/2024
With crypto currencies and assets firmly lodged in the public mind, regulators need to lay guardrails to facilitate innovation and combat misbehaviour.
ESG / Sustainability
Hong Kong Launches New Tools to Improve GHG Reporting
By Manesh Samtani | 22/02/2024
The calculation tool will help SMEs calculate GHG emissions; the estimation tool will help FIs estimate emissions of investees and borrowers.
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