Equity Capital Markets -
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) publishes consultation paper on review of corporate governance code and related Listing Rules -
SEHK published a consultation paper outlining...more
5/28/2021
/ AML/CFT ,
Capital Markets ,
Corporate Governance ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Listing Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) seeks views on reforms to enhance listing regime for overseas issuers SEHK published a consultation paper, Listing Regime for Overseas Issuers, seeking public feedback on...more
What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more
4/14/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Blockchain ,
Connected Cars ,
Data Protection ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovative Technology ,
Motor Vehicles
The unprecedented challenges of the COVID‑19 pandemic are still with us, not only in terms of the grim toll the virus has taken on individuals and families, but also in terms of wider implications for how people and societies...more
4/14/2021
/ Asia Pacific ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda
The tracker covers a range of developments across the region, including steps taken by the Chinese authorities to decentralise regulations in the insurance sector, a new amendment bill passed by the Hong Kong Legislative...more
4/1/2021
/ China ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Indonesia ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Insurance ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Singapore
What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) publishes revised Listing e-Forms and guidelines for new applicants, Main Board (MB) issuers, and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) issuers -
The Listing e-Forms, which include...more
3/24/2021
/ Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Listing Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities Regulation ,
Wealth Management
The General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679 (GDPR) provides means to enforce provisions related to personal data processing by you as a data controller or data processor. It introduces collective actions everywhere in...more
Key developments of interest over the last month include: • United Kingdom: The Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has published two calls for views, one of which focuses on authorised push payment (APP) scams and the other on...more
What is Living Mobility? It is easier to say what it is not. The automotive industry is no longer focused on the traditional vehicle. Not only are the vehicles changing but we are now focused on mobility: different modes of...more
2/11/2021
/ 5G Network ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Blockchain ,
Climate Change ,
Connected Cars ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Integrated Accessibility Standards ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Personal Data ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
On 22 January 2021 the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Digital Ministers' Meeting approved the ASEAN Data Management Framework (the DMF) and the Model Contractual Clauses for Cross Border Data Flows (the MCCs)....more
In response to the growing popularity in the use of external data storage for record-keeping, on 31 October 2019, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular to licensed corporations (LCs) on the...more
In recent years, the Asia-Pacific region has been the central hub of M&A activities. Even in 2020, when investment activities are hit by the new crown epidemic, the Asia-Pacific region is still relatively independent. Despite...more
The growing importance of data to mergers and acquisition (M&A) transactions highlights the need to have effective due diligence, transaction structuring, and execution that addresses the growing demands of data protection...more
CBIRC issued newly revised Health Insurance Measures -
On 31 October 2019, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) promulgated the newlyrevised Administrative Measures for Health Insurance (Health...more
9/18/2020
/ Asset Management ,
China ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Foreign Investment ,
Health Insurance ,
Hong Kong ,
Indonesia ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Property Insurance ,
Reinsurance ,
Singapore
Equity Capital Markets -
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) invites feedback on proposals to introduce a paperless listing & subscription regime, online display of documents, and reduction of the types of...more
On the evening of 30 June 2020, the Hong Kong Government gazetted the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (NSL) with the new law taking...more
On 18 June 2020 the HKEx announced plans to launch the HKEX Sustainable and Green Exchange (STAGE), a new information platform which will act as a central hub for data and information on sustainable and green finance...more
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) signs agreement with MSCI Inc. (MSCI) to license indexes to launch Asia and Emerging Markets futures and options contracts
...more
6/11/2020
/ Capital Markets ,
China ,
Data Protection ,
Emerging Markets ,
Equity Markets ,
ETFs ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Hong Kong ,
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (HKSFC) ,
Hong Kong Stock Exchange ,
Listing Standards
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed unprecedented employment law challenges for both local and multinational corporations. Employers are making efforts to continue business whilst minimizing health risks for their employees. In...more
5/14/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
Federal Aid ,
Health and Safety ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Hong Kong ,
Redundancy Dismissals ,
Telecommuting ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
HKEx published Guidance Materials for Biotech Companies The Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) published and updated Guidance Materials providing prospective issuers and the market with more clarity on the...more
More than one year after the release of a draft amended version of the GB/T 35273-2017 Information Security Technology – Personal Information Security Specification (the 2017 Specification) for public comments in January...more
Equity Capital Markets -
First Listing of Iron Ore Futures ETF -
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited ("SEHK") welcomed its first iron ore futures Exchange Traded Fund ("ETF") – SSIF DCE Iron Ore Futures Index ETF...more
This tracker covers a range of developments across the region, including China's measures to further open up China's insurance sector, the guidelines issued by the Hong Kong Insurance Authority in light of the regulatory...more
In Hong Kong, any person operating a money service is required to obtain a Money Service Operator (MSO) licence.
Money services include the following...more