Compliance, Legislative & Regulatory Standards
[Webinar] Regulatory Requirements when Selling Complex and Virtual-Assets ("VA") Related Products
(The webinar will be delivered via Zoom)
Overview
The HKMA and SFC have jointly published guidelines and circulars on what is expect of institutions when selling Complex Products and VA-related products.
This one-hour course covers what these products are, and the relevant requirements as prescribed by the SFC.
Objective
By the end of the course, the participants will be refreshed on the regulatory requirements in selling complex and VA-related products.
Content
- What are Complex Products?
- Client Suitability and Products Due Diligence
- Investor Characteristics requirements
- Risks and Selling Considerations with Complex Products
- SFC Requirements for Selling Complex Products
- SFC Requirements for Selling VA-related Products
Who should attend
The course is targeted to licensed representatives who need to advise clients on securities and futures and the Compliance officers.
Financial Incentive Scheme of the WAM Pilot Programme
This course has already been approved as an eligible course of the Financial Incentive Scheme for Professional Training (“the Scheme”) under the Pilot Programme to Enhance Talent Training for the Asset and Wealth Management Sector (“the Pilot Programme”). The Scheme aims to enhance the competency and professionalism of in-service practitioners within the asset and wealth management sector and to assist other practitioners within the financial services industry in acquiring the knowledge and skills required for entering the sector. Eligible applicants will be subsidised 80% of the course fees by the HKSAR Government upon satisfactory completion of the courses approved by Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute, subject to a ceiling of HK$15,000. Hong Kong Securities and Investment Institute is appointed as the implementation agent of the Pilot Programme. Regarding the details of eligible criteria and application procedures, please refer to the dedicated web-site of the Pilot Programme (https://www.wamtalent.org.hk/).
Speaker/Course Instructor
Following 8 years in the UK, he moved to Asia in 1991, working for a large international investment bank and later became the Head of Investment Advisory Group of their Private Bank in Hong Kong. He was the Head of Investment Services, Advisory and Discretionary for two boutique Swiss private banks and most recently he has worked as a consultant, lecturer and as a Responsible Officer for a Broker and Asset Management Company in Hong Kong.
Mr James obtained an Honors business degree from Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo Canada, and an MBA from the University of Toronto, Toronto Canada.