For 20 years China's foreign policies were a model of the subtle but effective pursuit of self-interest, but in the past two years, the middle kingdom has seemingly lost the plot.

The Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority jointly engaged an external service provider, the Hong Kong Productivity Council, to carry out mystery shopping exercises between July and November 2010 to look into the selling practices of intermediaries involving unlisted

In December 2010, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing House Limited sought market views on whether shares should be traded ex-entitlement only after the entitlement has been approved by shareholders.

In May 2011, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited issued a consultation paper on the prospect of introducing after-hours futures trading.

In December 2010, the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited started a consultation on the review of the Code on Corporate Governance and Associated Listing Rules. This report details the amendments to the Corporate Governance Code emanating from feedback to the consultation paper.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has released a consultation paper which details its internal review of its three clearing houses’ risk management measures, with particular focus on the stress testing methodologies and the adequacy of clearing houses’ financial resources when acting as centr

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited has released a consultation paper on a proposed Environmental, Social and Governance Reporting Guide.