SFC Signs MoU With CFTC To Enhance Supervision Of Cross-Border Regulated Entities

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in Hong Kong and in the United States.

Through the MoU, which covers regulated markets and organised trading platforms, central counterparties, intermediaries, dealers and other market participants, the SFC and the CFTC express their willingness to cooperate with each other in the interest of fulfilling their respective regulatory mandates.

Note:

1. The MoU, which came into effect on 21 December 2015, is posted on the SFC website.