Capital Markets & Derivatives

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• New private banking regulation in Hong Kong - a case of the Emperor’s new clothes?

  Article

  Submitted: 18 June 2012

  The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issues its vision for Hong Kong as a private banking hub. Is the private banking industry best served by two masters?

• Retail Structured Products Regulation Tracker

  Tracker

  Submitted: 23 December 2011

  The global financial crisis has placed regulators under increased pressure to look into ways to regulate sales of structured products to retail investors. This microsite provides access to the materials on this topic being produced internationally.

• SFC Consultation Conclusions on Proposals to Enhance Protection for the Investing Public: impact on unlisted structured investment products

  Article

  Last Reviewed: 06 June 2010 / Submitted: 06 June 2010

  This article looks at the key proposals, adopted in the Consultation Conclusions on Proposals to Enhance Protection for the Investing Public, relating to unlisted structured investment products and the regulation of intermediaries.

• SFC Consultation Conclusions on Reforms to the CO/SFO Offering Regimes

  Article

  Last Reviewed: 27 April 2010 / Submitted: 27 April 2010

  On 22 April 2010, the Securities and Futures Commission published its Consultation Conclusions on Possible Reforms to the Prospectus Regime in the Companies Ordinance and the Offers of Investments Regime in the Securities and Futures Ordinance. This article provides a snapshot of the key observations from the Consultation Conclusions.

• Asian Bankers` Counsel Poll 2010

  Article

  Last Reviewed: 16 March 2010 / Submitted: 16 March 2010

  For the third year running Simmons & Simmons has sponsored the IFLR`s Asian Bankers` Counsel Poll. A questionnaire was put together with the help of a committee of leading senior in house counsel at some of the world`s largest international banks, senior

• Hong Kong retail structured products (RSP) regulation

  Conference Call

  Submitted: 04 February 2010

  Recording of our telephone conference call providing an update on retail structured products regulation in Hong Kong.

• Oversight November 2009 - Consultation on the regulation of intermediary conduct and selling practices

  Newsletter

  Last Reviewed: 17 November 2009 / Submitted: 11 November 2009

  Following on from Oversight October 2009, we look at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission's (SFC) proposed changes to enhance the conduct of SFC licensed persons in the sale of investment products.

• Episode 10: Retail structured products in Hong Kong

  Video Podcast

  Submitted: 22 April 2009

  Simmons & Simmons' Hong Kong based partner Paul Browne talks to colleague Penny Miller about the fallout in the Hong Kong retail structured products market arising as a result of the Lehman collapse, and the regulatory response.

• Asian Bankers` Counsel Poll 2009

  Article

  Last Reviewed: 31 March 2009 / Submitted: 31 March 2009

  Simmons & Simmons has sponsored the Asian Bankers` Counsel Poll, published by IFLR. Designed with input from a committee of senior inhouse counsel from some of the world`s largest banks, peers at international banks with an Asian presence were surveyed on

• Asian Bankers` Counsel Poll 2007

  Article

  Last Reviewed: 08 November 2007 / Submitted: 08 November 2007

  The report is highly relevant to everyone working in the financial institutions sector in Asia. It highlights counsels` views on recent trends in the Asian markets, ranging from the risks associated with structured products, to disclosure standards of Chi

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