Butterworths Hong Kong Securities Law Handbook, 6th Edition

A detailed work of reference on the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571)

LexisNexis is proud to present the Butterworths Hong Kong Securities Law Handbook – 6th Edition.

This new edition reproduces the text of the the Securities and Futures Ordinance (Cap 571) as well as subsidiary legislations, as currently in force. It provides details on amendments and repeals, via key cases and section-by-section annotations to the Ordinance. All annotations are fully cross referenced with comprehensive tables of cases and legislations.

The annotations cover:

• Enactment history
• UK references
• Interpretation of key terms
• Relevant case law

This series has been cited with authority in over one hundred court cases in the Hong Kong Court of First Instance, Court of Appeal and Court of Final Appeal.

This Handbook is published to include new cases and materials which, amongst others, relate to:

• The framework for regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative products and transactions; exchange-traded futures contract and stock options contract transactions; and the disclosure regime on price sensitive information.
• The rules for the Court of First Instance on imposition of penalties; the role of the Market Misconduct Tribunal; Securities and Futures Commission’s assistive, investigatory and disciplinary powers; and a company’s reporting and record keeping obligation.
• The Securities and Futures Ordinance’s new schedules on fee payment to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, clearing, keeping obligations and designation of central counterparties.