Regulatory Perspectives On Hong Kong As The Largest Asian Hedge Fund Hub - Keynote Speech At AIMA APAC Annual Forum 2022: Ms Julia Leung, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission. Deputy Chief Executive Officer And Executive Director, Intermediaries, 6 September 2022

Good morning. Thanks for the invitation to deliver the keynote address for the AIMA APAC Annual Forum 2022.

This event was originally planned for March this year, but was overtaken by a severe wave of COVID-19. Yet despite a series of local and global challenges on multiple fronts over the past few years, Hong Kong’s position as a leading international financial centre connecting to the Mainland markets has grown in importance. We have seen robust growth in Hong Kong’s asset management sector. Today I want to survey the hedge fund landscape as observed from data collected by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), and speak about some recent policy developments as they relate to market resilience, virtual assets and sustainable finance.

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