Welcome to CSj, the monthly journal of The Hong Kong Chartered Governance Institute 香港公司治理公會
Automated governance?
Technology is now more central to the strategy and operation of organisations than ever before. CSj looks at what impact this is having on governance practices and on the roles of Chartered Secretaries and Chartered Governance Professionals (CS/CGPs). If there were...
Implementing a Privacy Management Programme
Ada Chung FCG FCS, Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong (PCPD), advocates for the implementation a Privacy Management Programme as a vital part of a company’s commitment to good corporate governance...
Governance concerns – A minority shareholder perspective
Minority shareholders have consistent concerns relating to governance best practice deviations in Hong Kong. Philip Foo CFA CA, Vice-President, APAC Research and Engagement, Glass Lewis, discusses some of the common triggers for concern and how to reduce the...
Cross-border insolvency – What you should know as a creditor
Wynne Mok, Partner, Ruby Chik, Associate, Jason Cheng, Associate, and Kathleen Poon, Associate, Slaughter and May, consider some of the main issues and implications involved in cross-border insolvency from the point of view of a creditor. With the global economic...
Are cryptocurrencies really a safe haven? Understanding how blockchain’s immutability actually makes it more AML compliant than cash
Dominic Wai, Partner, ONC Lawyers, explains the underlying technology behind blockchain and, with the tighter restrictions on cryptocurrencies being introduced in the Mainland, asks whether crypto trading is really as anonymous and untraceable as is sometimes...
Recent Hong Kong Court decision on a bank’s liability on its employee’s fraudulent conduct
Glenn Haley, Partner, and Carrie Yiu, Associate, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, review a recent court case where a plaintiff sought to hold a bank liable for losses sustained as a result of fraud perpetrated by one of its employees. What happens when a bank’s customer...
CSj August 2021 (pdf version)
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