Tag: Securities and Futures Commission
Firms chart lidar maker Hesai’s HKD4.16bn Hong Kong IPO
Cleary, Fangda, Maples, Freshfields and Jingtian advised Hesai’s HK debut, raising HKD4.16b, a four-year record
Kennedys deepens HK disputes bench with specialist hire
Kennedys boosts HK disputes team with partner Wilson Fung from JSM as part of wider Asia expansion
AI sandboxes
As AI expands globally, countries are exploring regulatory sandboxes to test its use across different sectors
Quartet drives Alibaba’s HKD13bn Sun Art Retail sale to DCP
Slaughter and May, Fangda Partners, Sullivan & Cromwell, and JunHe advised on Alibaba’s USD1.7 billion stake sale in Sun Art Retail to DCP Capital
CSOP Saudi-linked ETFs shine light on regional investment
Dechert’s finance, disputes talent jumps to Hogan Lovells?
Hogan Lovells has hired Dechert partners Michael Wong and Maria Sit from its closing Hong Kong office
Technology neutrality
This column explores tech neutrality's role in financial regulation, addresses tech innovation in regulation, and questions its ongoing relevance
Cooley revamps leadership, refocuses practices
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
SFC appoints first executive director for legal services division
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 restructures Asian leaderships, focuses on life sciences
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
Financial product governance
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’s new Hong Kong managing partner expects increase in disputes
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
Former SFC executive director in HK joins Kirkland & Ellis as partner
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
Hong Kong SFC chief to leave earlier to start new role at UK watchdog
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 re-elected as HKEX chair
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
Litigator moves to Eric Chow & Co
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
DLA Piper forms China securities cross-border litigation team
DLA Piper has set up a China securities litigation team to advise firms facing rising lawsuits and investigations






































