Securities and Futures Ordinance
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The Securities and Futures Ordinance is Hong Kong’s principal securities and derivatives law that regulates financial markets, intermediaries, and investment products to protect investors and maintain market integrity.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Securities and Futures Ordinance canonical | 1 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hong Kong statute
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derivatives law ⓘ |
| administeredBy |
Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau
NERFINISHED
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Securities and Futures Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
align Hong Kong regulation with international standards
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consolidate regulation of securities and futures markets ⓘ |
| contains |
provisions on client asset protection
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provisions on disclosure of inside information ⓘ provisions on disclosure of interests in listed corporations ⓘ provisions on financial resources requirements for intermediaries ⓘ provisions on prospectus and offering documentation for certain products ⓘ |
| covers |
collective investment schemes
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derivatives ⓘ futures contracts ⓘ regulated investment products ⓘ securities ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Legislative Council of Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishes |
authorization regime for investment products
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civil market misconduct tribunal procedures ⓘ licensing regime for intermediaries ⓘ market misconduct regime ⓘ offences for disclosure of false or misleading information inducing transactions ⓘ offences for false trading ⓘ offences for insider dealing ⓘ offences for market manipulation ⓘ offences for price rigging ⓘ |
| grantsPower |
disciplinary powers
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investigatory powers ⓘ power to impose licensing conditions ⓘ power to make subsidiary legislation ⓘ power to seek court orders and injunctions ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | Securities and Futures Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Hong Kong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| ordinanceNumber | Cap. 571 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
maintain market integrity
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protect investors ⓘ reduce systemic risk in financial markets ⓘ regulate securities and futures markets in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| region | Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
asset managers
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automated trading services providers ⓘ clearing houses ⓘ corporate finance advisers ⓘ futures dealers ⓘ futures exchanges ⓘ investment advisers ⓘ leveraged foreign exchange traders ⓘ securities dealers ⓘ securities margin financiers ⓘ stock exchanges ⓘ |
| replaced |
Futures Trading Ordinance (Cap. 38)
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Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading Ordinance (Cap. 451) NERFINISHED ⓘ Securities Ordinance (Cap. 333) NERFINISHED ⓘ other pre‑existing securities and futures legislation in Hong Kong ⓘ |
| shortName | SFO ⓘ |
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