SFC Publishes Guidance to Licensed Intermediaries amid COVID-19
The Securities and Futures Commission (the SFC) issued a press release[1] on 21 April 2020 outlining the measures it has implemented in response to the effect of the COVID-19 outbreak on Hong Kong’s capital markets. Its main areas of focus have been ensuring that Hong Kong’s financial markets continue to function efficiently, assuring investor protection, and preserving market integrity, against a background of extreme market volatility and the challenges posed by special work arrangements adopted due to the pandemic. Read More…