Mar 7, 2015
The new Companies Ordinance (Cap 622) requires certain public companies and companies not qualified for simplified reporting to prepare a more comprehensive directors’ report which includes a business review. This article aims to highlight the disclosures required...
Mar 7, 2015
It has been a year since the new Companies Ordinance, Chapter 622 of the laws of Hong Kong, came into operation. In this article, the Companies Registry describes the transition to the new regime and highlights some of the more commonly raised issues arising from the...
Mar 7, 2015
The HKICS Prize is awarded annually to celebrate the achievements of leaders of the Chartered Secretarial profession. This month, the winner of this year’s HKICS Prize, former President of the Institute Neil McNamara FCIS FCS, talks about his role in building...
Mar 7, 2015
What is the relationship between risk management and corporate governance? What are the respective duties of management and the board in this area? The latest HKICS Regional Board Secretaries Panel meeting, held on 14 January 2015, sought answers to these and other...
Mar 7, 2015
Is the regulatory process that started in the aftermath of the last financial crisis sowing the seeds of the next one? Gilles Hilary, Professor of Accounting and Control, INSEAD, warns against the dangers of overregulation. For years, financial innovation and...
Mar 7, 2015
In the preceding article of this month’s Viewpoint column, Gilles Hilary, Professor of Accounting and Control, INSEAD, warns against the dangers of overregulation. CSj invited Michael Duignan, Senior Director, Corporate Finance at the Securities and Futures...
Mar 3, 2015
The new Companies Ordinance: one year on. Click the cover image below to view or download a pdf of the full...
