eSeminar - CPT Bearing

Cheat Codes: Deciphering Regulatory Developments Across Tokenisation and AI in Hong Kong's Financial Sector

Overview

This eSeminar is a recorded session of the “Cheat Codes: Deciphering Regulatory Developments Across Tokenisation and AI in Hong Kong's Financial Sector" webinar held on 29 April 2025.

During this session, Ms. Grace Fung and Mr. Dominic Edmondson from Baker McKenzie introduce asset tokenisation, covering the regulatory requirements for issuance, distribution, and sale, as well as demonstrating an artificial intelligence (AI) governance framework. Key topics include potential use cases and the financial and legal issues arising from AI.

Objective

After completing this course, you will be able to
- Describe what asset tokenisation is and outline its main types and processes.
- Summarise global adoption trends of asset tokenisation and key regulatory considerations.
- Identify common use cases of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial services.
- Explain the main regulatory and data privacy issues related to AI and the importance of an AI governance framework.

Content Highlight

- What is asset tokenisation and what are the different types and processes involved
- How is asset tokenisation being adopted globally and what trends are emerging
- What are the key regulatory considerations for implementing asset tokenisation
- What are the main use cases of AI in financial services
- What financial regulatory issues arise from the use of AI
- What other legal challenges, including data privacy concerns, should institutions consider when deploying AI
- How can financial institutions develop a robust AI governance framework

Who Should Attend

This eSeminar targets executives, MICs of licensed corporations, compliance officers, VA-related practitioners carrying out VA-related activities, asset managers, brokers and traders and sophisticated professional investors who may consider investing in virtual assets, as well as practitioners interested in the development, deployment and use of AI in the financial services space.

Instructor / Speaker

Grace Fung is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Hong Kong office and a member of the Firm's Financial Services Practice Group. Grace's practice focuses on advising banks, asset managers, brokers, sponsors, corporate finance advisors, payment services providers and Fintech companies on a wide variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate law matters. Grace is ranked as Next Generation Partner (Regulatory) in Hong Kong by Legal 500 Asia Pacific since 2017.
Dominic Edmondson is a special counsel in Baker McKenzie's Hong Kong office and a member of the Firm's Intellectual Property Practice Group. His practice focuses on information technology advisory work, IT sourcing & transactions, cybersecurity, e-commerce, telecommunications, global data privacy and data protection, digital media as well as contentious and non-contentious intellectual property matters. Dominic is listed as a Next Generation Partner in the Legal 500 for China Fintech: Foreign Firms.

Administrative Details

Code
TEEEC26008801
Venue
ePlatform
Relevant Subject
Type 1 - Dealing in securities
Type 4 - Advising on securities
Type 9 - Asset management
Regulatory Compliance
Language
English
Hours
SFC:1.00, PWMA:1.00
Fees
All Member: HK$230
Chinese Securities Association of Hong Kong (HKCSA): HK$320
Non-Member: HK$460
Staff of Corporate Member: HK$230