New legislation is expected in the coming year to better protect equality and eliminate discrimination in Hong Kong. Peter Reading, Legal Counsel, Equal Opportunities Commission, highlights this changing compliance environment and looks at the work that still needs to...

How successfully companies address the challenges and seize the opportunities of emerging technologies will be a key factor of business success in the years ahead, argues the winning paper in the Institute’s latest Corporate Governance Paper Competition. Companies...

Mohan Datwani FCIS FCS(PE), the Institute’s Senior Director and Head of Technical & Research, looks at two recent decisions of the Listing Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd that reiterate the importance of full compliance with the law in the fulfilment...

A new report by the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data highlights the need for advanced data processing activities to follow ethical principles and be fair to all stakeholders. Advanced data processing activities, such as data analytics and artificial...

Two additions to the Institute’s Interest Group guidance note series give advice on responding to investigations by regulators and public bodies, and on the complex considerations relevant to buyers and sellers in merger and acquisition transactions. In the three...

William Hallatt, Hannah Cassidy and Michael KS Tan, Herbert Smith Freehills, explore the Securities and Futures Commission’s new regulatory framework for virtual assets. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has published a statement (Statement), together with a...

Opportunity lost? Whistleblower protection in Hong Kong Click the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...