Financial Crime Enforcement: ICAC-SFC Alliance Demands Your Attention
Following Operation "Fuse", the ICAC-SFC alliance targets insider dealing & corruption. We analyse the legal risks under the SFO, POBO & OSCO for licensed firms. Read more.
Hong Kong Privacy Law: Navigating Doxxing Offences and Corporate Liability Under the PDPO
Analyzing recent doxxing arrests and employer liability under PDPO.
Directors Alert | The HK$595 Million Warning: Understanding Section 214 SFO and Director Liability
Facing an SFC investigation under Section 214 of the SFO? Our guide covers disqualification brackets, the "Passive Director Trap" for NEDs and INEDs.
SFC Insider Dealing Alert: UK Freezing Order & Cross-Border Enforcement Trends
Analyzes the SFC’s landmark UK freezing order under Section 213 of the SFO.
Hong Kong Virtual Asset Licence Update: Key Changes
Secure your Hong Kong virtual asset licence. Guide to 2025 SFC ASPIRe updates & 2026 AMLO law. VATP, custody, advisory licensing.
SFC Fines Saxo Over Virtual Asset Breaches: Key Compliance Lessons for Licensed Corporations
Hong Kong SFC fined Saxo Capital Markets HKD4,000,000 for virtual asset distribution failures. Learn critical compliance lessons for licensed corporations.
SFC Regulatory Alert: Court reaffirms procedural safeguards and fairness
Analyse SFC v oOo Securities (HK) Group Ltd. Learn how the defense defeated claims using the Duty of Fairness and challenged invalid service under the SFO.
High Court rejects “boilerplate” defenses, affirms strict standards for financial advisers
Legal alert: Court rejects "boilerplate" defense, sets high bar for conflict disclosure, and affirms fiduciary duties for financial advisers
When Financial Advice Becomes a Regulated Activity
That investing tip could cost you your freedom. The SFC is jailing unlicensed advisors. Are you giving advice or committing crimes?