Shaping the Virtual Asset Ecosystem: Compliance, Competence and the Road Ahead

Overview

This eSeminar is a recorded session of the ‘Shaping the Virtual Asset Ecosystem: Compliance, Competence and the Road Ahead’ webinar held on 13 June 2024.

This eSeminar provides a comprehensive overview of the regulatory regime governing Virtual Asset (VA) related activities in Hong Kong. Ms. Elizabeth Wong, Director of Licensing and Head of the Fintech Unit at the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), shared insights on regulatory expectations and recent updates. Additionally, the session covered the expected competencies for VA practitioners, addressing the key elements crucial to shaping the rapidly evolving virtual asset ecosystem.

Objective

By the end of this eSeminar, you will be able to:
- Identify Key Regulatory and Compliance Challenges
- Recognise the Harmonisation Efforts of the SFC
- Explore Benefits and Infrastructure of Tokenisation
- Evaluate SFC's Direction Towards Virtual Assets Ecosystem
- Examine Regulatory Foundations and Future Directions

Content

1. Key Regulatory and Compliance Challenges
2. SFC’s Regulatory Direction
3. Shaping the Future of Virtual Asset in Hong Kong

Who should attend

All licensed individuals, senior executives and MICs of licensed corporations, virtual asset service providers, professional services firms.

Speaker/Course Instructor

Elizabeth WONG

Ms Elizabeth Wong is a Director of Licensing and Head of Fintech Unit, Intermediaries at Securities and Futures Commission. Her work involves the formulation of the Commission's policy on fintech matters and leading and supervising the licensing application approval process for virtual asset trading platforms, robo-advisers, virtual asset fund managers and traditional securities and asset management firms. Prior to taking up this role, Ms Wong worked in the Investment Products Division and the Intermediaries Supervision Department and played a key role in Commission-wide policy initiatives including developing and enhancing Hong Kong as an international asset management centre and introducing guidelines for regulating the sale of investment products through online distribution and advisory platforms.

Details

Code

TEEEC24006001

Venue

ePlatform

Relevant Subject

Type 1 - Dealing in securities

Type 2 - Dealing in futures contracts

Type 3 - Leveraged foreign exchange trading

Type 4 - Advising on securities

Type 5 - Advising on futures contracts

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Language

English

Level

Hours

SFC:1.00, PWMA:1.00

Fees

All Member: HK$230

Non-Member: HK$460

Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong (HKCSA): HK$320

Staff of Corporate Member: HK$230

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