Hong Kong & UAE Regulators Sign MOU to Strengthen Cross-Border Regulatory Collaboration on Digital Asset with Both Sharing Vision to Develop Digital Assets Markets Sustainably via Balanced Regulation, Hosted High-Level Roundtable with Asset Managers to Build on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) in 2025 Which Allows Cross-Border Offering of Public Funds in Both Markets (Hong Kong & UAE)
28th January | Hong Kong
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) & UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border regulatory collaboration on digital asset with both sharing vision to develop digital assets markets sustainably via balanced regulation, and hosted high-level roundtable with asset managers to build on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) in 2025 which allows cross-border offering of public funds in both markets (Hong Kong & UAE). Announcement (27/1/26): “The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cross-border regulatory collaboration on digital asset-related matters (Note 1). The landmark MoU represents the SFC’s first agreement with an overseas regulator dedicated to supervisory collaboration on regulated digital asset entities. Underscoring the SFC’s commitment to promoting international cooperation under its ASPIRe Roadmap (Note 2), the MoU establishes a framework to enhance regulatory cooperation, including mutual consultation and information exchange for supervising cross-border regulated digital asset entities. The MoU was signed by H.E. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the CMA, and Ms Julia Leung, CEO of the SFC, in the presence of Dr Kelvin Wong, Chairman of the SFC. The signing ceremony followed an industry roundtable on digital asset innovation, where the SFC and the CMA convened senior executives from the digital asset industry to discuss the digital asset ecosystem. At the roundtable, both regulators reaffirmed their shared vision to develop their digital asset markets sustainably through balanced regulation, and position both jurisdictions as forward-looking digital asset hubs. Industry leaders also shared valuable market insights and operational experiences during the session. Separately, the SFC and the CMA today co-hosted a high-level roundtable with senior executives of the city’s leading asset managers, to further the asset management-related ties between Hong Kong and the UAE, and build on the Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) MoU signed in September 2025, which enables cross‑border offering of public funds between the two markets (Note 3). Co-chaired by Ms Leung and H.E. Waleed Saeed Al Awadhi, attendees explored diverse opportunities to expand their business footprints in the UAE. Relatedly, the SFC and CMA jointly hosted an industry seminar earlier today to enhance Hong Kong asset managers’ understanding of the regulatory requirements to distribute funds in the UAE.”
“ Hong Kong & UAE Regulators Sign MOU to Strengthen Cross-Border Regulatory Collaboration on Digital Asset with Both Sharing Vision to Develop Digital Assets Markets Sustainably via Balanced Regulation, Hosted High-Level Roundtable with Asset Managers to Build on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) in 2025 Which Allows Cross-Border Offering of Public Funds in Both Markets (Hong Kong & UAE) “
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Notes:
- The UAE’s CMA is formerly known as the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).
- Please refer to the SFC’s “ASPIRe” Roadmap published in February 2025.
- Please see the SFC’s press release on 18 September 2025 on the signing of the MoU between the SFC and CMA in relation to the MRF arrangement between Hong Kong and the UAE.
Hong Kong & UAE Regulators Sign MOU to Strengthen Cross-Border Regulatory Collaboration on Digital Asset with Both Sharing Vision to Develop Digital Assets Markets Sustainably via Balanced Regulation, Hosted High-Level Roundtable with Asset Managers to Build on Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) in 2025 Which Allows Cross-Border Offering of Public Funds in Both Markets (Hong Kong & UAE)
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