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Should Hong Kong's Law Firms Be Allowed To List On The Stock Exchange?, Bryane Michael Jan 2014

Should Hong Kong's Law Firms Be Allowed To List On The Stock Exchange?, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

Policymakers in numerous jurisdictions are debating whether to allow their law firms to raise capital on the stock market. In this article, we look at the benefits for listing Hong Kong's law firms. We argue that such listing would help redress previous historical disadvantages local firms have faces vis-a-vis foreign rivals doing business in the city.


Assessing Hong Kong As An International Financial Centre, Bryane Michael Jan 2014

Assessing Hong Kong As An International Financial Centre, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

How can Hong Kong hope to catch up to London and New York as an international financial centre? Close ties with the Mainland result in financial fragility which could decrease Hong Kong's prospects as a financial centre in the longer term. In this paper, we review Hong Kong's dependence on the Mainland's economy. We provide 21 recommendations for strengthening Hong Kong's banking and securities markets.


How Should Hong Kong Regulate Open-Ended Investment Companies?, Bryane Michael Dec 2013

How Should Hong Kong Regulate Open-Ended Investment Companies?, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has begun its consultation on the legal framework for setting up open-ended investment companies. Yet, much of the advice it has received as been off the mark. In this small brief, we suggest planting the statutory basis for these companies in the Companies Ordinance.


What Effect Does Financial Law Have On The Wealth Management Industry (And Wealth) In Emerging Markets?, Bryane Michael Jan 2013

What Effect Does Financial Law Have On The Wealth Management Industry (And Wealth) In Emerging Markets?, Bryane Michael

Bryane Michael (bryane.michael@stcatz.ox.ac.uk)

What effect does financial law have on wirehouses' ability to gather customers and their assets in emerging markets? In this presentation, I look at the data showing the primal importance of law in explaining wealth managers' ability to gather assets. I present a synthesis of some of the research on legislative/regulatory change and the growth of the wealth management industry.