Author: Shirley Au Yeung

SFC consults on enhancement to its enforcement tools

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission issued a consultation on 10 June 2022 proposing amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) to enhance the regulatory tools available for effective enforcement. The proposed amendments relate to the SFO provisions on remedial orders, advertisement of investment products and insider dealing. The consultation is open for comment until 12 August 2022.