Events listed in Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance
Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and ...
ID 26021
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, SFC, has published a circular to inform financial market participants about the availability of material relating to the webinar on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Financing of Terrorism (CFT) that took place on November 15 and November 16, 2023. The webinar addressed / included the following main topics: (1) recent major AML/CFT regulatory developments (2) supervisory observations relating ...
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) (Version ...
ID 25624
A new version of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance was published on Hong Kong e-Legislation, the official platform of the Hong Kong government for publicizing legal documents. The new version contains amendments the following parts and schedule: – Part 5B – Regulation of Activities Involving Virtual Assets: As our text comparison tool shows, only some editorial changes have been made to the ...
Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and ...
ID 25343
On October 16, 2023, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, published a circular addressed at licensed corporations and associated entities to inform of an upcoming webinar on (anti) money laundering and the combatting of the financing of terrorism. The webinar will be held on November 15, 2023 and November 16, 2023 between 14:30 and 17:30 each and will cover the following ...
Enhanced approaches to combat digital fraud (PDF File, 196.5 KB)
ID 25321
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has issued a circular to provide an update on its ongoing efforts to combat digital fraud. Such efforts are necessary, so the Authority, due to a large increase in fraud cases in 2023 which already nearly doubled the fraud cases of the entire year 2022. The efforts include the following: (1) Information Sharing: The Fraud and Money Laundering ...
HKPF and SFC establish joint working group on VATPs
ID 25212
Following the introduction of a new licensing regime for virtual asset service providers and recent investigations involving JPEX, an unregulated crypto-asset trading platform, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) and the Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) have launched a joint workforce („dedicated working group“) to „enhance collaboration in monitoring and investigating illegal activities related to virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) ...
SFC publishes lists of virtual asset trading platforms
ID 25171
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong, SFC, has issued a press statement to inform that it has now released the previously announced lists (EventID 23115) of virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) in an effort to ensure transparency and clear and timely dissemination of information to (potential) investors. These lists include the names and relevant dates of – licensed VATPs, – VATPs that ...
SFC steps up information dissemination and investor education on VATPs
ID 25055
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) has issued a press statement to inform that it is taking further steps to reinforce information dissemination and investor education regarding unregulated virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs). This move comes as a consequence to recent concerns about the activities of unregulated VATPs, particularly of JPEX, an unregulated crypto-asset trading platform, against which there are ongoing ...
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) (Version ...
ID 23697
A new version of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance was published on Hong Kong e-Legislation, the official platform of the Hong Kong government for publicizing legal documents. The new version contains the remaining amendments resulting from the coming into force of the AML and CFT (Amendment) Bill 2022. To recall, the new bill requires virtual asset service providers to meet fit and ...
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 ...
Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance (Cap. 615) (Version ...
ID 22631
A new version of the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance was published on Hong Kong e-Legislation, the official platform of the Hong Kong government for publicizing legal documents. The new version contains amendments resulting from the coming into force of the AML and CFT (Amendment) Bill 2022. To recall, the new bill requires virtual asset service providers to meet fit and proper criteria ...