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18 Jul 2025

SFC welcomes re-appointment of Executive Directors

17 Jul 2025

Market Misconduct Tribunal finds Dan Form’s former company secretary and her Mainland associate culpable of insider dealing

16 Jul 2025

SFC bans Tong Ho Yin for nine years and fines him $350,000

16 Jul 2025

Hong Kong’s AUM grew 13% with 81% increase in fund inflows: SFC’s 2024 survey on asset and wealth management business

Regulatory calendar

15 Jul 2025

Circular on enhanced facilitative measure for visiting professionals

14 Jul 2025

Circular to licensed corporations - SFC consultation on changes to financial resources rules and related guidelines to foster market developments for OTC derivatives and other products

27 Jun 2025

Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities - Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism (1) FATF Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action (2) FATF Statement on Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring (3) Outcomes from the Joint FATF-MONEYVAL Plenary, 12-13 June 2025

23 Jun 2025

Circular to intermediaries HKEX annual rehearsal for trading system recovery

Please note that anti-money laundering and counter-financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) sanctions related circulars are only available on the complete list of AML/CFT circulars which can be found here.

14 Jul 2025

SFC consults on financial resources rule enhancements to foster market developments for OTC derivatives and other products

27 Jun 2025

FSTB and SFC consult on proposed regimes to regulate virtual asset dealers and custodians

26 Jun 2025

SFC and HKMA conclude annual update to Financial Services Providers list under OTC derivatives regulatory regime

13 Jun 2025

SFC to adopt fee limits for approved securities registrars under uncertificated securities market regime

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