Sep 19
Training for SFC Regulated Firms
A timely reminder to look at the state of your Continuous Professional Training records for this year.
Sep 19
Exploring Hong Kong's Digital Asset Regulation and Licensing
Summary of VASP basics, update to the AMLO, and various changes relating to digital assets and licensing in Hong Kong for regulated activity
Nov 20, 2023
Ongoing Climate Training - One year on from SFC implementation deadline
Climate 101 Key Training for Managers and Analysts. Summary of course content and why firms need to training thier analysts and managers
Oct 10, 2023
BRMQ 2024 - Business Risk Questionnaires
Please be reminded that there is an updated BRMQ for year ends starting from 30th November 2023 with a number of new questions. Business...
Oct 4, 2023
Climate 101 for Managers and Analysts - New Course Launch
Launch of a new course that covers climate essentials for managers and analysts – Climate 101 for Managers and Analysts
Mar 24, 2023
AML Updates for regulated firms in Hong Kong
Updates to Anti-Money Laundering and Counterterrorist Financing for SFC regulated firms in Hong Kong in 2023, Summary of SFC circulars, FATF
Jan 17, 2023
GRC 2023 - Annual Check Up
A collection of housekeeping matters for regulated firms in Hong Kong Cognitive GRC Limited (website) is a leading provider of Governance...
Nov 1, 2022
Virtual Asset Regulation - Hong Kong
[Extracted from our Client Update on issues relating to the Money Laundering Reporting Officers (MLRO), Manager in Charge (MIC) for...
Nov 1, 2022
Quarter 3 2022 - HK MLRO Update
Introduction This quarters update was slightly delayed in anticipation of the FATF plenary in October, but we also wanted to cover the...
Jun 21, 2022
Operational Resilience in 2022 Holding it together
Operational Resilience, Exit Plans, Contingency, Continuity, Cybersecurity, Data Loss, Incident Response Plan
Jun 21, 2022
Climate Risk Management for SFC regulated asset manangers
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Feb 23, 2022
BRMQ 2022 - SFC Annual Review
Business Risk Management Questionnaire (“BRMQ”) for SFC regulated firms Note: Cognitive GRC provides services mainly to regulated firms...
Sep 29, 2021
Summer, Summary 2021 -Part 2 Deeper Dive
Some highlights from enforcement and SFC updates for Quarter 2 (originally distributed in July) We typically issue newsletter updates at...
Sep 29, 2021
Summer, Summary 2021 - Part 1 Topics of Interest
These are just some of things we raised in our newsletter update earlier this summer and thought that some of our wider contacts might be...
Sep 29, 2021
SFC CPT Compliance - Preparation for Cognition 2022
The SFC published its Consultation Conclusion on the “Proposed Enhancements to the Competency Framework for Intermediaries and Individual...
Feb 11, 2021
Davos 2021 - Global Risk Report - Annual Risk Self Assessment Time
Risk based compliance programmes require engagement with stakeholders every so often to make sure that they are not completely off...