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Hong Kong SFC and AFRC Expand Financial Reporting Oversight Cooperation to Virtual Asset Service Providers

Original sourceCointelegraph

Summary

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission and the Accounting and Financial Reporting Council signed a new memorandum of understanding expanding cooperation on financial reporting, auditing and compliance to licensed virtual asset service providers, licensed corporations, registered open-ended f…

Key points

  • For crypto firms licensed in Hong Kong, financial reporting and auditing will fall within tighter cross-agency cooperation.
  • Bringing financial reporting and auditing into virtual asset supervision means Hong Kong's compliance requirements for licensees extend from business conduct to financial disclosure.
  • Licensed VASPs and funds should expect more frequent coordinated inspections and information sharing, and must adjust internal audit and disclosure processes in advance.

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