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Enhanced AML/CTF Regime: Corporate Transparency & Designated Non-Financial Businesses & Professionals
*Please note this course will be conducted in Cantonese*
The Proposed AMLO & Companies Ordinance Amendments will be taking AML regime to next level & putting Lawyers, Accountants, Trusts and Company Services providers under tightening compliance.
Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”) and Panama Papers are driving forces for the upcoming AML regulatory changes in HK.
This course will discuss the Driving forces, Vulnerability, Typologies, Compliance requirements & Business opportunities relating to DNFBP.
27 Apr, 2018
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Evolution of the Family Office
Over the years family offices have grown in popularity. Along with this popularity, the traditional views and structures of family offices have changed. These private Offices offer the flexibility of numerous different structures that meet a variety of different needs. This course explains the growth and evolution of the family office concept into Hong Kong and China across jurisdictional, legal and regulatory definitions focuses on the scalability between single family offices and virtual family offices. The speaker will also provide his own experiences and insights regarding family offices. Mr. Geary holds a Master’s degree in finance, is completing a Masters’ degree in business law and was nominated for ‘Best Family Office Offering 2014’ by Private Banker International.
The ’10 minute family office’ case study will be used to bring to surface both strategy and fiduciary issues faced by families’ wanting to build their family capital platform.
13 Dec, 2016
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Evolution of the Family Office
Over the years family offices have grown in popularity. Along with this popularity, the traditional views and structures of family offices have changed. These private Offices offer the flexibility of numerous different structures that meet a variety of different needs. This course explains the growth and evolution of the family office concept into Hong Kong and China across jurisdictional, legal and regulatory definitions focuses on the scalability between single family offices and virtual family offices.
The speaker will also provide his own experiences and insights regarding family offices. Mr. Geary holds a Master’s degree in finance and a Masters’ degree in business law and was nominated for ‘Best Family Office Offering 2014’ by Private Banker International. Major Domus FO recently opened an office in New York and is a shareholder in AirBnB, Spotify, Lyft and Palantir.
The ’10 minute family office’ case study will be used to bring to surface both strategy and fiduciary issues faced by families’ wanting to build their family capital platform.
08 Feb, 2018
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Exchange Traded Funds
As the second largest ETF market in Asia, there is an increasing interest and demand for investors to trade ETFs on the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) as a means to build a diversified portfolio. In recent years, ETFs have also expanded into other assets classes, such as fixed income, commodities and currencies. This course will provide an update of recent developments of ETFs in Hong Kong as well as regulatory and legal issues.
15 Dec, 2016
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