Tag: Securities and Futures Commission

Following the collapse of crypto exchange FTX in 2022, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission implemented a new licensing scheme for virtual asset trading

Cooley has revamped its Asian leadership, appointing its first partners in charge of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and resolving the succession of Christina Zhang, head of the Shanghai branch for more than a decade

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has created an executive director post in the legal services division, a first for the regulator, with the three-year appointment of Lisa Chen by Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan

Cooley has revamped its Asian leadership appointing its first partners in charge of the Hong Kong and Beijing offices, and resolved the succession of Christina Zhang, head of the Shanghai branch for more than a decade

This article explains the concept of product governance, outlines operational and regulatory fundamentals, and considers developments in jurisdictions such as the UK, Australia, Hong Kong and mainland China

Dechert appoints litigation and regulatory enforcement lawyer, Maria Sit, as the Hong Kong office’s managing partner, filling a position that was vacant since former head David Cho left

Brian Ho, the former executive director of corporate finance at Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has joined Kirkland & Ellis’ transactional group as a partner

Ashley Alder, chief executive of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), will step down at the end of September to chair Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority

Laura Cha Shih May-lung will continue her role as HKEX chair for two more years after being re-elected to the post she has held since 2018

Hong Kong law firm Eric Chow & Co in Association with Commerce & Finance Law Offices, has bolstered its litigation practice by adding Christy Leung as a partner