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HSF launches Academy to help businesses understand emerging tech
As organisations continue to grapple with the legal and regulatory risks associated with emerging technologies, Herbert Smith Freehills is launching a …
Hong Kong gives green light to retail access to crypto platforms as guardrails are finalised
The new regime looks to provide protection after a year of turmoil in the sectorWith only days left before the commencement of the new virtual asset …
Retail access for virtual assets – risky business or radical open-mindedness?
Hong Kong’s Fintech Week 2022 began with a crypto-infused bang with keynote speeches from the Government and financial regulators embracing the financial …
FSR Outlook 2022: Anticipating change, being prepared
Our Financial Services Regulatory (FSR) team surveys the regulatory landscape for 2022 and identifies themes that we expect to be at the core of …
Operational resilience: respond, enhance, thrive
Operational resilience is the next phase in the evolution of financial services regulatory policy.Operational resilience is the ability to “prevent, …
Fintech in India: beyond the horizon
In 2016, India launched an unprecedented demonetisation programme, which revolutionised its digital economy. Four years on, we look at the present state …
Inside tech Asia Pacific webinar series
From digital infrastructure to healthtech, fintech to digital banking, our new webinar series explores the key themes in Asia's tech landscapeOur Inside …
Taking Indonesian finance digital – Recent moves and trends to watch
We round up the latest trends as data and digitisation steps up in Indonesia's finance sectorIn October 2019 Herbert Smith Freehills launched its 2019 …
Casting the regulatory net over virtual assets – SFC finalises new regulatory framework for virtual asset trading platforms
On 6 November 2019, the Security and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a position paper setting out a new regulatory framework for the licensing of …
Hong Kong SFC’s new electronic data requirements place MICs and cloud services in the spotlight
Yesterday, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a circular (Circular) on the use of electronic data storage providers (EDSPs) …
Hong Kong SFC publishes licensing conditions for virtual asset fund managers
On 4 October 2019, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published proforma terms and conditions which will apply to virtual asset fund managers …
FATF and APG publish long-awaited mutual evaluation report on Hong Kong
Following the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering’s inspection of Hong Kong in October and November 2018, …
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