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Feb 28, 2024 |
lexology.com | Hannah Cassidy |Chee Hian Kwah |Lydia H. Wong |Calvin To
In this bulletin, we set out recent regulatory developments in relation to virtual asset activities in both Hong Kong and Singapore.
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Jan 30, 2024 |
lexology.com | Hannah Cassidy |Kelesi Blundell |Michelle Virgiany |Patricia Horton |Chee Hian Kwah |Calvin To
Tokenisation of existing securitiesTokenisation of securities (securities that are traditionally issued but then represented digitally using distributed ledger technology (DLT), or security tokens that exist only on DLT) is a focus for many in the financial services industry including banks and financial market infrastructure. The EU DLT Pilot regime launched in March 2023 and allows the testing of use of DLT for issuance, trading, and settlement of certain tokenised financial instruments.
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Dec 15, 2023 |
mondaq.com | Hannah Cassidy |Simone Hui |Calvin To |Lydia H. Wong
Since the new licensing regime for virtual asset trading platforms (VATPs) came into effect on 1 June 2023, allowing retail access to VATP services, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has made further strides in expanding retail access in the virtual asset (VA) ecosystem.
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Aug 14, 2023 |
mondaq.com | Hannah Cassidy |Natalie Curtis |Simone Hui |Calvin To
In June 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) proposed a number of sweeping enforcement-related reforms which would have, among others, significantly enhanced the SFC's ability to obtain investor compensation orders against regulated persons who had committed wrongdoing if enacted (please refer to our June 2022 briefing).
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Aug 11, 2023 |
herbertsmithfreehills.com | Simone Hui |Calvin To
The package of reforms related to three parts of the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and raised a number of concerns in the financial services industry. The SFC received 27 written submissions in response to the June 2022 public consultation, including submissions from industry associations. Our firm led the working group of the Alternative Investment Management Association in preparing its submission to the SFC. The SFC published its consultation conclusions on 8 August 2023.
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