Asian Institute of International Financial Law

Professor Philip St. John Smart Memorial Lecture
"The Cross-Border Insolvency Cooperation between Mainland China and Hong Kong SAR: Is the Arrangement Enough and Why?"
will be held on 3 May 2023 by Professor Jingxia Shi, Renmin University of China
Details: https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/cross-border-insolvency-cooperation/.

Tax Webinar "The Public Revenue Regime in Hong Kong: Land & Housing" will be held on 13 April 2023
Speaker: Professor Richard Cullen
Details: https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/the-public-revenue-regime-in-hong-kong-land-housing/.

AIIFL Public Lecture "Virtual Banking and Beyond" will be held on 26 April 2023
Speakers: Sally Chen, Derryl D’Silva and Frank Packer
Details: https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/virtual-banking-and-beyond/.

The 18th AIIFL Distinguished Public Lecture "The Government Shareholder as a Fiduciary: Implications for ESG Management" will be held on 21 April 2023. Professor Ernest Lim, Vice Dean and Professor at the Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Dr Anthony Neoh will be the speaker and commentator respectively for the Lecture. More information is available at https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/government-shareholder-as-a-fiduciary/.

AI in Insurance: A New Regulatory Focus will be held on 28 April 2023
Speaker: Jan Buschmann, Debevoise & Plimpton
Details: https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/ai-in-insurance/.

Book Talk: The Administrative Foundations of the Chinese Fiscal State will be held on 14 April 2023
Speaker: Professor Wei CUI, University of British Columbia
Details: https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/the-administrative-foundations-of-the-chinese-fiscal-state/.

The Asian Institute of International Financial Law is pleased to announce the appointment of our new Director, Dr. Emily Lee, who will take over from 1 July 2021.

The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 | HKU Faculty of Law

https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/

Join Kerry Holdings Professor in Law Douglas Arner of The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 in the The University of Melbourne Law School lecture as he explores how the COVID-19 experience is driving a movement to build better infrastructure for addressing future crises, in particular interoperable electronic payments systems (including CBDCs and other digital currency initiatives), sovereign digital identification and the use of technology for regulatory, supervisory and compliance purposes.👉 https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/event-building-better-financial-systems/

The recently launched paper: Digital currencies and CBDC impacts on least developed countries, highlights the macroeconomic implications and regulatory challenges of digital currency initiatives such as mobile money, stablecoins, and CBDCs on developing countries. This paper by Katherine A Foster, Sofie Blakstad 🐝, Sangita Gazi (AIIFL fellow), and Martijn Bos is part of the United Nations Dialogue on Global Digital Finance Governance, initiated by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and United Nations Capital Development Fund and supported by the Asian Institute of International Financial Law.



https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/cbdc-impacts-on-ldcs/

Digital Currencies and CBDC Impacts on Least Developed Countries – AIIFL Digital Currencies and CBDC Impacts on Least Developed Countries by Katherine Foster, Sofie Blakstad, Sangita Gazi and Marijn Bos :: UNDP-UNCDF Technical Paper 1.2

Watch the highlights of the Hong Kong Academy of Finance (AoF) webinar on and ” featuring Mr Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of the 香港金融管理局 Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Kerry Holdings Professor Douglas Arner, The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 and Ms Irene Lee, Regtech Committee Co-Chair, FinTech Association of Hong Kong .

# RegTech

https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/regtech-and-algo-trading/

RegTech and Algo-Trading – AIIFL The webinar was kick started by Mr Arthur Yuen, Deputy Chief Executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).  Mr Yuen shared what the HKMA is pursuing in the next few years to develop a more thriving Regtech ecosystem in Hong Kong. Prof Douglas Arner, Kerry Holdings Professor in Law of the Unive...

"Policymakers, BigFintechs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals” is the most recent paper by AIIFL’s Artem Sergeev, Douglas Arner and Kuzi Charamba that looks into the spillover effects of BigFinTechs on sustainable development around the world. This series is part of the UN Dialogue on Global Digital Finance Governance, initiated by United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF).



https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/bigfintechs-and-un-sustainable-development-goals/

Policymakers, BigFintechs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals – AIIFL Policymakers, BigFintechs and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Artem Sergeev, Douglas Arner, Kuzi Charamba :: AIIFL-UNDP-UNCDF Technical Paper 3.1

Join one of the largest conferences in Georgia / Eastern Europe: Open and Inclusive Finance Conference; on 24th June 2pm HKT (7am London | 2am US Canada EST) organised by the GIFT-Global Impact FinTech Forum. Global fintech policy will be discussed by Vice Governor Papuna Lezhava of the საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი • National Bank of Georgia , Deputy Governor Mert Tangonan of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas , Lotte Schou Zibell from Asian Development Bank, Levan Shalamberidze from the IFC - International Finance Corporation , Wijitleka Marome of the Fintech division, ธนาคารแห่งประเทศไทย - Bank of Thailand, "Crypto Congressman" Jason Hsu and the Kerry Holdings Professor of Law Douglas Arner from The University of Hong Kong.



Here is the Zoom link: https://lnkd.in/gTjmFMJ

We are delighted to present “BigFintechs and their impacts on sustainable development”, a technical paper written by Katherine A Foster, Sofie Blakstad 🐝, Martijn Bos, Sangita Gazi (AIIFL fellow), Charlotte Melkun and Becky Shapiro. This paper is part of the UN Dialogue on Global Digital Finance by the United Nations Development Programme - UNDP and the United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF), and supported by the Asian Institute of International Financial Law of HKU Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學.



https://aiifl.law.hku.hk/bigfintechs-sustainable-development/

BigFintechs and their impacts on sustainable development – AIIFL BigFinTechs and their impacts on sustainable development by Katherine Foster, Sofie Blakstad, Marijn Bos, Sangita Gazi, Charlotte Melkun and Becky Shapiro :: UNDP-UNCDF Technical Paper 1.1

HKU-SCF Fintech Academy will launch the Research Seminar Series on 13 July featuring research leaders who will share their projects supported by the Academy. AIIFL Board of Management member Professor Chen Lin (HKU Business School) and Dr. Allen M.H. Au (Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, HKU) will present “Financial Volatility and Digital Finance” and the “HKU Coin” in the first talk at 4-6pm HKT via Zoom. Register - http://fintechacademy.cs.hku.hk/research-seminar-series/

The first series of BigFinTech and sustainability papers have been launched by the Asian Institute of International Financial Law and the UN Dialogue on Global Digital Finance. A special mention to: Sangita Gazi (AIIFL HKU), Dr. Kuzi Charamba (AIIFL HKU), Artem Sergeev (AIIFL HKU), Douglas Arner (AIIFL HKU), Ross Buckley (UNSW) and Dirk Zetzsche (University of Luxembourg).



Link to papers:
https://lnkd.in/ghQ-ihC

Towards an Inclusive, SDG-Aligned Governance of Global FinTech Platforms (BigFintechs) | United Nations Development Programme UNDP works in about 170 countries and territories, helping to eradicate poverty, reduce inequalities and exclusion, and build resilience so countries can sustain progress. As the UN’s development agency, UNDP plays a critical role in helping countries achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.

Watch (https://lnkd.in/gWtTT7u) the Rethinking Economics NL interview with Prof Douglas Arner (The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 ), Dan Azzi (L'Orient-Le Jour ), & Navroop K. Sahdev (The Digital Economist) who discuss finance & complexity theory in the 21st Century - what is and how is it transforming finance, especially in the context of Asia? This interview was recorded on the 2nd of December, 2020.

Watch Syren Johnstone, Executive Director of the HKU Faculty of Law HKU Master of Laws in Compliance & Regulation, discuss technology’s transformation in the legal profession while exploring the relationship between regulation and industry development in this year’s Blockchain@FutureLaw 2021 panel discussion: “Ontogenetic Perspectives” (hosted by Stanford Law School / CodeX).

Video - https://lnkd.in/ghPxxtt

Listen to Professor Douglas Arner (AIIFL director and Kerry Holdings Professor at the University of Hong Kong) and Brad Carr (Managing Director, Digital Finance at Institute of International Finance) discuss the experiences with China’s FinTech platforms and the innovative approaches that have been deployed to encourage funding for SMEs in this podcast by the Institute of International Finance.

https://lnkd.in/g5e3E3D

The Platformization of Finance with Prof Douglas Arner – AIIFL Prof Douglas Arner (Kerry Holdings Professor at the University of Hong Kong) discusses with Brad Carr (Managing Director, Digital Finance at Institute of International Finance) the experiences with China’s FinTech platforms, including the rise of Ant Financial and subsequent regulatory responses. ...

Watch this Qatar University Centre for Law and Development seminar on “Open Banking in Qatar” talking about data, protection, regulation across financial systems with Otabek Ismailov, Andrew Dahdal, Douglas Arner and Ross Buckley.



https://youtu.be/7UNphuXI9Qw

Open Banking in Qatar - e-Seminar 24 May 2021 Centre for Law and Development at Qatar University.This seminar was made possible by the NPRP award NPRP 11S-1119-170016 from the Qatar National Research Fun...

Join Dr. Oriol Caudevilla, Honorary Fellow of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, in the webinar presentation 'Digital Assets in Hong Kong' who will contrast between digital assets and , discuss technology and how digital assets are taxed in Hong Kong. The presentation will take place via Zoom on Monday, 31 May 2021, 4-5pm HKT.

REGISTER: https://lnkd.in/gDn5Arv

This event is organized by AIIFL's Taxation Law Research Programme, HKU Law.

Ever wonder how policy on cross-border data flows may affect Hong Kong's financial platforms? Join Professor Douglas Arner in DataFlow 2 Go's CCTL Transnational Economic Law and Dispute Settlement Group seminar 20 May 2021 (Thursday) from 5:15-6:45pm (HKT) to tune into the issues surrounding the ever-growing integration of data, finance and the challenges facing multi-financial disciplines operating in Hong Kong. Please register here: https://cloud.itsc.cuhk.edu.hk/webform/view.php?id=12824438

A core aspiration of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, the leading Asian research institute in financial law, is to bring together collaborators in the search for innovative LawTech and RegTech solutions through our programmes, such as LITELab (Law, Innovation, Technology and Entrepreneurship Lab). Read more about this fascinating topic in the recent The University of Hong Kong Bulletin.

https://bulletin.hku.hk/teaching_learning/seeing-the-lite/

Seeing the LITE - The University of Hong Kong Bulletin The Faculty of Law’s new LITE Lab is using digital tools to increase access to justice, help start-ups navigate legal affairs, and train students in legal technology.

Congratulations Brian W Tang, The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 HKU Faculty of Law & the Law, Innovation, Technology & Entrepreneurship Lab (LITELab) for being shortlisted in the Financial Times 2021 Lawyers Innovation Awards - the only law faculty listed in the new category “Collaborative Innovation Award - Heat One”. LITELab is one of the main core programmes of AIIFL that promotes collaboration in search of innovative lawtech and regtech solutions.

FT awards event is on Thursday 13 May | 16:00 - 18:00 HKT | https://lawyersasia.live.ft.com/home

What are the prospects of Hong Kong as an international financial centre? Join AIIFL director & HKU Kerry Holdings professor Douglas Arner, investor & founding chair of PIIE Global Future Council Lorin Gu and PIIE senior fellow Nicolas Veron in this webinar organized by the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) on Wed 12 May at 8pm HKT - “Financial Statements Series: Hong Kong as an International Financial Center”.

Register: https://piie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_bPdoxx3FS4aiol60F0tC3g?timezone_id=Asia%2FHong_Kong

Watch our latest episode of "Looking Back Looking Forward: Building Better Payment Systems" as Douglas Arner, The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 Kerry Holdings Professor in Law and Director of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, discusses the progression of electronic payments, since its acceleration towards social development from the last hundred years, and recently towards the impact COVID-19 on global economies.



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Universität Zürich Faculty of Law and The The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 Asian Institute of International Financial Law are co-hosting the 59th Forum Financial Market Regulation on 11 May 2021. Register and join HKU Faculty of Law Associate Professor and AIIFL Deputy Director Giuliano Castellano as he presents on "The Fragmentation of Commercial Law". The event is chaired by UZH Assistant Professor Marco Dell'Erba.

Registration, event info and paper links in comment.

Join the Lawtech & Regtech Sandbox Student Virtual Showcase featuring projects co-designed with teams from leading companies, including HSBC, FedEx Express, Goodman and Angelhub. See if you can collaborate to find innovative solutions with The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 HKU Faculty of Law’s LITE Lab. LITE Lab is a core programme of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law.

Click the image to register and join the event on May 3 (6pm HKT).​



Supporting organizations: Association of Corporate Counsel-Hong Kong | Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce 香港總商會 | FinTech Association of Hong Kong | Asia-Pacific Legal Innovation & Technology Association (ALITA) | Asian Academy of International Law

https://hku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_ZzwwMl-1TRSKe1FdteebAQ

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: LITE Lab Lawtech & Regtech Sandbox Student Virtual Showcase: Self-Help, Legal Triage and Document Automation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: LITE Lab Lawtech & Regtech Sandbox Student Virtual Showcase: Self-Help, Legal Triage and Document Automation. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.

Watch our latest episode of "Looking Back Looking Forward: Building Better Payment Systems" as Douglas Arner, The University of Hong Kong - HKU - 香港大學 HKU Faculty of Law Kerry Holdings Professor in Law and director of the Asian Institute of International Financial Law, discusses the progression of electronic payments, since its acceleration towards social development from the last hundred years, and recently towards the impact COVID-19 on global economies.



https://youtu.be/rWU1SwCMltw

Looking Back Looking Forward: Building Better Payment Systems In this episode of Looking Back Looking Forward: Building Better Payment Systems, Professor Douglas Arner discusses the progression of electronic payments, s...