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Client Alert August 12, 2026
Hong Kong SFC Takes Enforcement Action Against Firm for Cybersecurity Deficiencies
This is, in our view, intended as a pointed reminder to the market that the SFC expects licensed corporations to …
Client Alert June 12, 2026
Hong Kong Updates Guidance on Provision of Custodial Services for Digital Assets by Authorized Institutions
The Updated Guidance applies to AIs providing custodial services for digital assets, defined broadly to include virtual assets, tokenized securities and other tokenized assets. It does not apply to the custody of proprietary assets held by AIs or their group companies which are not held on behalf of clients.
Client Alert June 10, 2026
Hong Kong Regulators Call for Strengthened Cyber Resilience Against AI-Enabled Cyber Threats
The SFC and HKMA Circulars are especially relevant to licensed firms and banks engaging in electronic trading (particularly large retail brokers and depositaries of SFC-authorized collective investment schemes licensed for Type 13 regulated activity) as well as VATPs.
Client Alert June 4, 2026
Hong Kong SFC Issues Guidance on Account Opening and Maintaining Client Relationships
The Circular follows the SFC’s review of account opening practices at 12 licensed securities brokers, highlighting key deficiencies identified in …
Client Alert June 3, 2026
Hong Kong Concludes Consultation on Regulation of Virtual Assets Advisory and Management Services
The release of the Consultation Conclusions signal that the FSTB and SFC are moving ever closer to introducing their proposed …
Client Alert March 13, 2026
Global Stablecoin Rules in Focus: A Cross-Border Guide to the New Era of Stablecoin Regulation
Stablecoins have moved from experimental rails to core market infrastructure, prompting regulators around the world to define who may issue …
Client Alert January 5, 2026
Hong Kong Concludes Consultations on Regulation of Virtual Asset Dealing and Custodian Services – With Yet More to Come
This update provides a detailed overview of the key takeaways for the industry from the Consultation Conclusions and the Further Consultation.
Client Alert November 11, 2025
Hong Kong’s VA Roadmap Develops Further Through Relaxation of Liquidity Requirements and Increased Product Diversity
This update examines in depth the Securities and Futures Commission’s two new circulars for SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform operators.