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The jurisdiction's proposed regulations are consistent with the Basel Committee's global standards [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lewis Lu and John Timpany of KPMG China discuss the potential implementation of the GloBE rules and a minimum top-up tax in Hong Kong from 2025 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hong Kong is catching up to Singapore in regulating virtual assets but a lack of clarity remains as it transitions to a new framework [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese cosmetics group refiles listing papers [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The club deal got interest mainly from Mainland Chinese and Hong Kong banks [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lewis Lu and John Timpany of KPMG China discuss the latest developments on the proposed tax certainty scheme for onshore gains from disposal of equity interests and the expanded foreign-sourced income exemption (FSIE) regime in Hong Kong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The cooperation mechanism bolsters asset recovery for foreign creditors with exposures to distressed companies with mainland assets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lewis Lu and John Timpany of KPMG China discuss the bright-line test to be introduced for treating certain onshore equity disposal gains as capital in nature and non-taxable. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A category of sustainability linked derivatives could qualify for classification as hedges under Hong Kong's regulatory regime, a derivatives trade body has said. "It does not appear that a sustainability-linked KPI would fall within any of these categories of underlier, as the pay out on a Category 2 sustainability linked derivative does not directly relate to securities, indices or commodities.". [Extracted from the article]

The government plans to introduce a licensing and regulatory regime for issuers of stablecoins that reference fiat currencies [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published a report concluding that the introduction of a retail CBDC can meaningfully contribute to the existing payment ecosystem [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Lewis Lu and John Timpany of KPMG China discuss Hong Kong SAR's proposed family office tax concession regime. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

"HKEX received strong market support for the launch of futures and options trading and clearing services on Hong Kong public holidays for non-Hong Kong Dollar (HKD) denominated products, and conducted a successful market readiness test with market participants in late February", the exchange said. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has set a May start date for the introduction of derivatives trading on Hong Kong holidays. HKEX said in January it intended to launch public holiday trading in April covering the Easter period, subject to a market readiness test in February. [Extracted from the article]

Rumours of another lockdown in Hong Kong trigger fresh panic buying spree [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

◆ Cross-border yen funding remains open despite volatility elsewhere ◆ HSBC firms up terms on senior Samurai from its Hong Kong bank ◆ BMO marketing senior deal in Australian dollars [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has confirmed plans to introduce derivatives trading on Hong Kong holidays after the end of a consultation on the subject. HKEX said on Thursday it will launch holiday trading in April covering the Easter period, and that all of its MSCI futures and options will be included in the first run of holiday trading products. Non-HKD denominated futures and options at the exchange group are predominantly its MSCI in equity index contracts, but future batches of holiday trading products will include its foreign exchange and commodity products, HKEX said. [Extracted from the article]

From the Chapter 18C regime to the FINI settlement platform, HKEX hopes to set Hong Kong up for success [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Gilbert Ng, founder of Mura Capital, reflects on the policies and regulations that are shaping Hong Kong to be an attractive crypto hub [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With Chinese producers converting nickel sulfate into the refined metal, market participants are optimistic that this will balance nickel's supply in the medium term, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday May 18 at the LME Asia Metals Seminar 2023 being held this week in Hong Kong. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Loosening rules will help drive advanced technology firms to go public in the city as tensions between China and the US continue to escalate [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The head of legal, investment banking at CLSA discusses her role, how US-China tensions are affecting IPOs and SPAC development in Hong Kong SAR [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three-currency deal proves a hit and boosts the sovereign's ESG credentials [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

SAR's rare debt issuance is increasing under green banner [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The proposed scope of regulated activities entails international stablecoin issuers to be licensed and have a detailed strategy to operate in Hong Kong SAR [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

John Timpany of KPMG China provides an overview of the foreign-sourced income exemption regime scheduled to become effective from January 1 2023 and discusses what actions businesses should take to prepare for it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Hong Kong government-owned issuer opted for HKD and offshore renminbi deals [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Companies refile listing documents in Hong Kong [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese automobile online platform makes second go at an IPO [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chinese company is third SaaS firm to submit HKEX application this month [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]