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Julia Charlton moderated a fascinating discussion on the future of crypto and crypto regulation in Asia’s fastest-growing crypto hubs, Hong Kong and Singapore, on 17 August 2023. Angelina A. Kwan, Senior Adviser of IMC and renowned crypto expert, shared her unique...

Julia Charlton participated in a panel discussion on regulatory issues from Global and Gulf Cooperation Council Perspectives on 5 September 2023. Jehanzeb Awan of J. Awan & Partners presented an in-depth analysis of dynamic legal frameworks across the Gulf Cooperation...

Overview of key terminology, Implementation of the FATF revised recommendations, Hong Kong’s domestic regulation of cryptocurrencies, The future of cryptocurrency regulation in Hong Kong, Comparative analysis of regulatory approaches to cryptocurrencies

Julia Charlton on “Crypto Regulation Where Are We Now? in the October 2019 edition of India’s “Legal Era” journal: http://www.legaleraonline.com/le_mag_pdf/Legal_Era_Magazine_October_2019.pdf

Charltons attended ASIFMA’s 2019 Annual Conference in Tokyo on the development of Asian capital markets. With the OECD predicting that Asia will account for 66% of the world’s middle income class by 2030, the conference focussed on the further growth potential of Asian capital markets. Areas of discussion included China’s equity and debt markets, Asian ETFs, security tokens and stable coins, distributed ledger technology, AI, big data and machine learning, sustainable financing and regulation.

On 26 September 2019, Julia Charlton shared insights on “ICO vs IPO: Are we missing out?” focussing on funding for SMEs in Hong Kong at the annual Accounting & Finance Show 2019. The conference focuses on technology and solutions and brings together experts, SMEs, accountancy practices, advisors and consultants. Around 1,500 attendees from SMEs and accountancy practices in Hong Kong were at the conference this year.