Competency
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Accounting and Financial Reporting,Taxation,Corporate and Strategic Finance,Corporate Governance
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Sub-Competency
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Analysing financial reports,Compliance with legal & regulatory requirements and CG best practices,Project valuation and financial due diligence,Tax computation & tax compliance,Understanding of capital market and financial instruments/ hedging products
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Description
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In 2023, there marked an 18% cut in the number of IPOs and a 54% decline in proceeds raised in Hong Kong. To recuperate from the downturn, continuous efforts have been made in the Hong Kong IPO market to boost the overall attractiveness of Hong Kong's capital market. The Hong Kong Exchange (HKEX) introduced Chapter 18C of the Main Board Listing Rules in 2023 to open up listing channels for specialized technology companies which will help connect specialist technology companies with international funds, bringing new opportunities to technology companies. The reforms to GEM Listing Rules were effective in January 2024, streamlining the transfer mechanism to further enable qualified GEM issuers to transfer to the Main Board. In addition, the HKEX launched of the Fast Interface for New Issuance (FINI) and Synapse platforms, as well as the cooperation with the Middle East and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), providing greater convenience and transparency for market participants. As a word, this will be a challenge year for the Hong Kong Capital Market. This series aims at providing participants the updates on key aspects for listing. The webinars will cover recent update on the Hong Kong listing requirements and Mainland China regulatory developments on overseas listing, tax considerations for going public, internal control and cybersecurity readiness, corporate fraud and financial accounting scandals, cross border data transfer rules in China and the continuing obligations of a listed entity with the objective of enhancing participants' understanding of rules and regulations for listed or listing entities on HKEX, etc. Entities Listing on HKEX Series – Legal and Regulatory Updates 2023/24 (archived session) (ESEMEF278L01) This e-seminar will focus on legal and regulatory updates in 2023/24. Topics include: - Market Misconduct Tribunal:
- 2nd report on Mayer Holdings – 'materially affect the price' (Jul 2023)
- Report on China Forestry (Aug 2024)
- Report on whether insider dealing in Bloomage BioTechnology shares (Jul 2024)
- Court judgment:
- Isidor Subotic v SFC (CFA)(service out of jurisdiction)(Oct 2023)
- Securities and Futures Commission (SFC):
- "CRAFT" strategies, speech by Mr. Chris Wilson, Executive Director of SFC (Sep 2024)
- Announcement on shareholding high concentration: Sanergy Group (Sep 2024)
- HKEX and Listing Rules:
- Share buy-back, Guidance Letter GL117-23 (Oct 2023)
- Treasury shares, Guidance Letter GL119-24 and PN26 (Apr 2024)
- Placing to existing shareholders in an IPO (Nov 2023)
- Disciplinary case – China Ecotourism Group Limited
- Reverse takeovers case – Champion Technology (Mar 2024)
- Delisting – Chong Kin Group (Feb 2024)
- Takeovers Code:
- Amendments to the Takeovers Code – Some relevant amendments (Sep 2023)
Notice This course operates under a learning management system (LMS) designed to enhance the learning experience. The course will be available to LMS-registered users within 24 hours. (Note: first-time user will receive an activation email shortly from no-reply@lmsmailbox.hkicpa.org.hk containing instructions to activate an LMS account.) The viewing period for the course is 180 days. Offline enrolment form
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