by Michael Titus | Apr 30, 2026 | COMMERCIAL LAW, Family Law
Published by TITUS Solicitors | April 2026 The Hong Kong Immigration Department (“ImmD”) has quietly added a new addendum to a long list of its visa application guidelines, materially changing the position for thousands of foreign professionals, talents,...
by Michael Titus | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Investment
Last updated: 3 March 2026 Most “fund formation” pain is not legal theory. It’s execution. The structure looks fine on a diagram, but then: – bank onboarding stalls, – counterparties ask basic questions no one prepared for, – approvals are unclear,...
by Michael Titus | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Investment
Last updated: 13 March 2026 “0% carried interest” is one of the most misunderstood headlines in Hong Kong funds marketing. The reality is more nuanced: – there is a carried interest concession regime, – it has effective dates and conditions, – and...
by Michael Titus | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Investment
Last updated: 13 March 2026 DIPN 61 is the Inland Revenue Department’s “Departmental Interpretation and Practice Note” explaining how it interprets and applies Hong Kong’s profits tax exemption for funds (often called the “unified fund exemption”). If you are advising...
by Michael Titus | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Investment
Last updated: 22 October 2026 The first question for a private OFC manager is often whether the fund can hold its intended assets with the manager and safekeeping arrangements the structure requires. An application prepared before those two choices are settled may...
by Michael Titus | Mar 13, 2026 | Articles, Blog, COMMERCIAL LAW, Investment
Last updated: 22 October 2026 If you’re advising a family, founder, or private capital group with Asia exposure, “just set up an entity” is rarely the hard part. The hard part is building a structure that is: legally coherent, operationally clean, and explainable to...