6 Jun
2025 | Circular to licensed corporations
Review of internal controls on client asset protection | Intermediaries supervision |
6 Jun
2025 | Circular to licensed corporations – Prevention and handling of unauthorised trading incidents | Intermediaries supervision |
30 May
2025 | List of eligible jurisdictions for remote onboarding of overseas individual clients | |
30 May
2025 | Circular to intermediaries
Updates to acceptable account opening approaches | Intermediaries supervision |
| 21 May 2025 | Circular to licensed corporations
Phishing detection and prevention | Intermediaries supervision |
| 21 May 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations – Updates on the implementation of ISO 20022 Standard related to Hong Kong’s Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives reporting requirements | Market infrastructure & trading |
| 16 May 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations
Broker Seminar | Intermediaries supervision |
| 14 May 2025 | Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) between Ireland and Hong Kong | Product authorization |
| 2 May 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations
Revised financial return form | Intermediaries supervision |
| 28 Apr 2025 | Circular to applicants seeking SFC authorisation of unit trusts and mutual funds – Formal adoption of Fund Authorisation Simple Track (FASTrack) | Product authorization |
| 25 Apr 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations – Updates to the technical specifications and gazette notice for Hong Kong’s Over-the-Counter (OTC) derivatives reporting requirements | Market infrastructure & trading |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Circular on SFC-authorised funds with exposure to virtual assets | Product authorization |
| 7 Apr 2025 | Circular on staking services provided by virtual asset trading platforms | Licensing |
| 1 Apr 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations which are Participants of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited or Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited
– Licence Holders Insurance Scheme for Exchange Participants | Licensing |
| 20 Mar 2025 | Circular to licensed corporations
on IPO subscription and financing services | Intermediaries supervision |
| 14 Mar 2025 | Circular to intermediaries and licensed individuals on arrangements for the collection of annual licensing fees | Licensing |
| 7 Mar 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities – Anti-Money Laundering / Counter-Financing of Terrorism
(1) FATF Statement on High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action
(2) FATF Statement on Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring
(3) Outcomes from the FATF Plenary, 19-21 February 2025 | Intermediaries supervision |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations in relation to list of prescribed persons who have reached the clearing threshold under the clearing and record keeping rules for the OTC derivatives regime | Market infrastructure & trading |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Circular to licensed corporations, SFC-licensed virtual asset service providers and associated entities
Cybersecurity webinar materialsAppendix | Intermediaries supervision |
| 20 Feb 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations Engaged in Asset and Wealth Management Activities – Asset and Wealth Management Activities Survey 2024 | Product authorization |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Circular to licensed corporations and their affiliated corporations carrying on activities concerning over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products or transactionsOTC Derivatives Activities Survey 2025 | Intermediaries supervision |
| 17 Feb 2025 | Circular on listed closed-ended alternative asset funds | Product authorization |
| 6 Feb 2025 | Circular to licensed corporations – Cybersecurity review of licensed corporationsAppendix | Intermediaries supervision |
| 24 Jan 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities – Cybersecurity WebinarAppendix | Intermediaries supervision |
| 23 Jan 2025 | Circular on listed structured funds | Product authorization |
| 16 Jan 2025 | Circular to new virtual asset trading platforms seeking to be licensed –
Enhanced licensing process and revamped external assessments
Appendix | Licensing |
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| 16 Jan 2025 | Circular to Licensed Corporations, SFC-licensed Virtual Asset Service Providers and Associated Entities
Findings from inspections on deemed-to-be-licensed virtual asset trading platform applicants and expected standards of conduct for virtual asset trading platform operatorsAppendix 1Appendix 2 | Intermediaries supervision |
