Tag: SFC

August 16, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC and CSRC announce Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) have announced the approval, in principle, of the structure of Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect, which will provide mutual stock market access between Hong Kong and Shenzhen via a northbound trading link and a southbound trading link. There will be no aggregate quota under…

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August 08, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Hong Kong SFC adds Rhino Asia to its alert list

Hong Kong’s financial regulator the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Added to the SFC Alert List…

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June 17, 2016 BY LeapRate Staff

SFC and HKEX set joint committee to improve Hong Kong IPO listing process

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) today jointly issued a consultation on proposed enhancements to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited’s decision-making and governance structure for listing regulation. Under the proposals two new Exchange Committees on which the SFC and the Exchange are equally…

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May 20, 2016 BY Mike Fox

Hong Kong SFC signs MoU with FINRA dealing with cross-border entities

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong today has announced the regulator has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority of the United States (FINRA) concerning mutual assistance in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in Hong Kong and in the…

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May 06, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong's SFC warns against FX Protrade

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has updated its Alert List, which features the names of businesses that are unlicensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong investors or claim to have an association with Hong Kong. Amid the latest additions to the Alert List is…

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March 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong's SFC warns against two new clones of BlackRock

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has earlier today updated its Alert List, adding two new clones of investment giant BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE:BLK). The websites www.blackrockltccn.com and www.vipblackrockltccn.com belong to companies that misuse the details (such as the name) of the licensed company. In fact, they have nothing to do with the…

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