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Circular to licensed corporations Circularisation exercise and internal control review
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will commence in February 2024 a circularisation exercise on clients’ accounts of selected...
Jan 29, 20242 min read


Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities - Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism United Nations Sanctions
Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities Anti-Money Laundering /...
Jan 29, 20242 min read


Amendments to Implementation Arrangements for the Crossboundary Wealth Management Connect Pilot Scheme in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area
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Jan 29, 20241 min read


Expansion of Eligible Collateral for the Renminbi (RMB) Liquidity Facility
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Jan 29, 20241 min read


Casinos and cryptocurrency: major drivers of money laundering, underground banking, and cyberfraud in East and Southeast Asia
Bangkok (Thailand), 15 January 2024 – A new report issued today has found that casinos, junkets, and cryptocurrency have emerged as a...
Jan 22, 20243 min read


Anti-money laundering: Council and Parliament strike deal on stricter rules
The European Union moved closer to finalizing rules that would expand current anti-money laundering (AML) and customer due diligence...
Jan 22, 20242 min read


US Fed fines Industrial and Commercial Bank of China for lapses in bank secrecy, sharing of data
The US Federal Reserve fined Industrial and Commercial Bank of China US$2.43 million for improper use of financial-supervision...
Jan 22, 20242 min read


Circular to licensed corporationsDeferral of margin requirements for non-centrally cleared equity options
This circular informs licensed corporations that the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) will defer the effective date of its margin...
Jan 22, 20242 min read


Self-Assessment of Compliance with the Code of Banking Practice 2023
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Jan 15, 20241 min read
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