Financial Markets in Hong Kong

by Douglas W Arner, Berry Hsu, Say H Goo, Syren Johnstone, Paul Lejot

Overview

Since the publication of the first edition in 2006, financial regulation around the world has changed dramatically as a result of the 2008 global financial crisis. As one of the world's leading financial centres, international regulatory reforms have had a significant impact on the legal and regulatory system in Hong Kong. This new second edition provides a comprehensive and authoritative single-volume guide to the main areas of financial regulation and financial law in Hong Kong. Given the massive changes in financial regulation globally and in Hong Kong, the second edition has been substantially rewritten and revised to address changes in markets and their legal and regulatory frameworks, as well as the implications of these changes to future market development. The book is in five parts: The first part considers the evolution of Hong Kong's role as a financial centre and the development of its financial regulatory structure, one that is perhaps unusually complex given the size of the jurisdiction. The second part discusses the regulation of the banking, securities, insurance sectors, including the regulatory powers of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC), the Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI), and the forthcoming Independent Insurance Authority (IIA). The third part covers regulation of financial products and services, including securities offerings and listings, investment products and asset management, financial derivatives, and takeovers and mergers. The fourth part addresses market conduct and misconduct, including corporate governance, market abuse and financial crime. Finally, the fifth part examines the international context, focusing on the relationship between Hong Kong's financial markets and regulation and mainland China as well as key issues for Hong Kong's role as a major global financial centre.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191016509
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	03/24/2016
Series:	Oxford Legal Research Library Online
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	648
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Douglas W Arner is Professor of Law at the University of Hong Kong and Co-Director of the Duke-HKU Asia-America Institute in Transnational Law. Berry F.C. Hsu is a retired professor of the University of Hong Kong and an Honorary Fellow of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Hong Kong. Say H Goo is Professor of Law at HKU, Founding and former Director of Asian Institute of International Financial Law (AIIFL) and Deputy Director of Ronald Coase Centre for Property Rights Research (RCCPRR). Syren Johnstone is Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at University of Hong Kong and Fellow of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law. Paul Lejot is a Visiting Fellow in the Asian Institute of International Financial Law at the University of Hong Kong.

Table of Contents

I. Finance in Hong Kong
1. Hong Kong's Financial Markets: Evolution and Overview
2. Financial Regulatory Structure
3. Banking Regulation and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
II. Regulation of Banking, Securities and Insurance
4. Securities Regulation: The Securities and Futures Commission and Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited
5. Insurance Regulation and the Insurance Authority
III. Regulation of Financial Products
6. Securities Offerings
7. Asset Management and Investment Products
8. Financial Derivatives
9. Takeovers and Mergers
IV. Financial Market Conduct and Misconduct
10. Corporate Governance
11. Market Integrity
V. The International Dimension
12. The China Nexus
13. Hong Kong's Future as a Leading International Financial Centre

Editorial Reviews

"By far the most detailed book on Hong Kong financial law and regulation, covering all major areas of financial regulations in one book ... My final impression of the book is that it is well written, concise and yet comprehensive. A difficult combination to master and only highly skilled and experienced writers could do so ... If someone asks me about the territorys financial regulations, my answer would have to be: read this book." - Dr Angus Young, Journal of International Banking Law

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