Events listed in Hong Kong
G.N. 3121 / 2023
ID 23420
In view of the effective date of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 on June 1, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has published a new General Notice (G.N. 3121/2023) in which it officially gazettes the new Guidelines for Virtual Asset Trading Platform Operators which are effective same day. The guidelines cover a wide array of topics, ...
G.N. 3132 / 2023
ID 23419
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has officially gazetted a new General Notice, G.N. 3132/2023 pertaining to reporting requirements of licensed corporations. Therein, the regulator stipulates that beginning December 1, 2023, a new electronic form must be used by financial market intermediaries for purposes of reporting on their financial condition for periods ending on or after December 1, 2023. The new ...
United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2023 ...
ID 23414
On May 25, 2023, the Hong Kong government published a press release to announce the gazettal of the United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2019 (Amendment) Regulation 2023 which came into force on same day. The regulation amends the United Nations Sanctions (Yemen) Regulation 2019 „to give effect to certain decisions relating to sanctions in the United Nations Security Council Resolutions 2664 and 2675 in ...
Circular to Licensed Corporations and Associated Entities Revised financial return ...
ID 23411
In view of the gazettal of various new notices regarding filing and reporting requirements of licensed corporations and associated entities, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published a new circular. In the document, the regulator briefly describes the new forms which consist of the following: 1. the financial return form to be submitted by licensed corporations pursuant to section 56 of the Securities ...
G.N. 3131 / 2023
ID 23410
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has officially gazetted a new General Notice, G.N. 3131/2023 pertaining to reporting requirements of licensed corporations. Therein, the regulator stipulates that beginning December 1, 2023, a new electronic form for the analysis of client assets of associated entities must be used for periods ending on or after December 1, 2023. The new form may also ...
G.N. 3130 / 2023
ID 23402
In view of the upcoming effective date of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 on June 1, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has published a new General Notice (G.N. 3130/2023) specifying the forms to be used by virtual asset service providers, VASPs, for the application for a license and the notification of various business matters when ...
G.N. 3120 / 2023
ID 23401
In view of the coming into force of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 on June 1, 2023, *the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has published a new General Notice (G.N. 3120/2023) in which it officially gazettes the revised [Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) (For Licensed Corporations and SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service ...
G.N. 3115 / 2023
ID 23400
In view of the coming into force of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 on June 1, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has published a new General Notice (G.N. 3115/2023) in which it officially gazettes the new „SFC Disciplinary Fining Guidelines“ to be effective June 1, 2023 as well. The guidelines stipulate the factors the SFC ...
Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (For ...
ID 23396
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HKMA, has published a revised version of its Guideline on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter Financing of Terrorism (CFT) (For Authorized Institutions) based upon the coming into force of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Ordinance 2022 on June 1, 2023. The Amendment Ordinance introduces a new licensing regime for virtual asset service providers (VASPs) and a registration ...
G.N. 3129 / 2023
ID 23392
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has officially gazetted a new General Notice, G.N. 3129/2023 pertaining to the forms to be used by licensed corporations in relation to registration and related matters. Therein, the regulator stipulates that **beginning June 1, 2023, new registration and notification forms must be used when applying to be authorized in Hong Kong or when notifying the ...