In this article, Rupert Chamberlain, Partner, Head of Managed Services, and Alva Lee, Partner, Head of Governance, Hong Kong SAR, KPMG China, explore how business leaders can tackle complex vendor risk landscapes efficiently.
Phase 2 of HKMA’s Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme · In July 2025, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced Phase 2 of the Mandatory Reference Checking (MRC) Scheme, which was implemented on 30 September 2025. Alan Au, Executive Director (Banking Conduct), HKMA, explains the policy thinking, overseas touchpoints, lessons from Phase 1 and how governance professionals can strengthen culture and conduct across financial institutions.
Why boards must rethink cybersecurity oversight · Kok Tin Gan, Partner, Cyber Security & Privacy, PwC, talks to CGj about how governance leaders can transform cybersecurity from a compliance exercise into a driver of resilience and trust.
Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, Mayer Brown Hong Kong LLP, and Pokit Lok, Principal of Risk Advisory Services, BDO Hong Kong, shared their thoughts with CGj on how Hong Kong’s upcoming critical infrastructure legislation is challenging governance professionals to strengthen oversight, crisis planning and organisational resilience.
Why boards must rethink cybersecurity oversight · Kok Tin Gan, Partner, Cyber Security & Privacy, PwC, talks to CGj about how governance leaders can transform cybersecurity from a compliance exercise into a driver of resilience and trust.
Gabriela Kennedy, Partner, Mayer Brown Hong Kong LLP, and Pokit Lok, Principal of Risk Advisory Services, BDO Hong Kong, shared their thoughts with CGj on how Hong Kong’s upcoming critical infrastructure legislation is challenging governance professionals to strengthen oversight, crisis planning and organisational resilience.
CGj provides a summary of the Institute’s latest guidance notes published between April and September 2025, covering a wide range of topics from greenwashing and whistleblowing to NGO governance and the new stablecoin regulatory regime.
Government bodies and regulators address questions from participants following the Institute’s latest Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update (ACRU) conference to elaborate on their presentations. In part two, government bodies and regulators answer key questions on legislative changes, digital transformation and integrity management.
Hong Kong’s top regulators respond to questions arising from the Institute’s 26th Annual Corporate and Regulatory Update (ACRU), held in June this year, on topics ranging from regulatory updates and financial reporting to the new USM regime.
In this article, Rupert Chamberlain, Partner, Head of Managed Services, and Alva Lee, Partner, Head of Governance, Hong Kong SAR, KPMG China, explore how business leaders can tackle complex vendor risk landscapes efficiently.
Jenny WY Yu, Partner, and Raymond NH Chan, Partner, Johnson Stokes & Master, analyse four recent Exchange and SFC disciplinary cases, highlighting a tightening regulatory focus on directors’ accountability, due diligence and internal controls.