{"id":89,"date":"2020-04-01T20:06:12","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T12:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/?page_id=89"},"modified":"2021-03-03T12:53:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T04:53:27","slug":"verification","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/sponsors-due-diligence\/verification\/","title":{"rendered":"Sponsor Due Diligence Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Content4Layout&#8221; module_class=&#8221;content-wrapper4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.5&#8243;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumb&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; background_image=&#8221;\/legal\/common\/layout4_banner.jpg&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Breadcrumb&#8221; 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A free download of the 750+ page Hong Kong sponsor due diligence guidelines is available at <a href=\"https:\/\/duediligenceguidelines.com\">www.duediligenceguidelines.com<\/a>. The due diligence guidelines cover general due diligence matters as well as due diligence matters specific to mineral companies.<\/p>\r\n<p>The guidelines were developed in light of paragraph 17 of the Securities and Futures Commission\u2019s (SFC\u2019s) <em>Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the SFC<\/em>, which sets out the standards and certain procedures, taken together with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Listing Rules, expected by the SFC of sponsors in the conduct of a due diligence to support IPOs in Hong Kong. The guidelines were developed as an important reference point to guide sponsors and Hong Kong professionals as sponsors\u2019 work is ultimately to be judged \u201cbased on what a sponsor\u2019s peers would consider objectively appropriate having regard to all relevant facts and circumstances at the time of making a listing application\u201d. The guidelines are also an educational tool for less experienced market practitioners or those coming to Hong Kong from other jurisdictions.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;SubM-Children&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;]<div class=\"page-submenu\"> \r\n<ul><\/ul>\r\n<\/div> [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.0.5&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;SideMenu-Content4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243; global_module=&#8221;228124&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<div class=\"side-menu\">\r\n<div class=\"side-menu-panel\">\r\n<h3>Sponsors<\/h3>\r\n<p><span class=\"hamburger\"><\/span>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<ul class=\"cm-parent\"><li class=\"page_item page-item-72 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/listing-process\/\">Overview of Sponsor&#8217;s Role<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-81\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/listing-process\/listing-steps\/\">Appointments, Fees, Staffing and Controls<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-82\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/listing-process\/application-for-listing\/\">Sponsor Independence<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-83\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/listing-process\/publication-and-circulation-of-the-prospectus\/\">Preparation of Listing Document<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-84\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/listing-process\/marketing-the-offer\/\">Sponsor&#8217;s Declaration<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-73 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/sponsors-due-diligence\/\">Due Diligence<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-89\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/sponsors-due-diligence\/verification\/\">Sponsor Due Diligence Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-74 page_item_has_children\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/pre-submission\/\">SFC Licensing and On-Going Compliance<\/a>\n<ul class='children'>\n\t<li class=\"page_item page-item-91\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/pre-submission\/competent-person\/\">Eligibility Criteria for Principals<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-75\"><a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/sponsors\/coordination\/\">Interaction with Competent Persons and Other Experts and Third Party Advisers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\r\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Side posts thumbs&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.3&#8243;]<div class=\"side-posts-v2\">\r\n<h2>Read our latest News<\/h2>\r\n<div class=\"thumb-v2\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/mosaic-to-sell-brazilian-phosphate-mine-in-125-million-deal\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mosaic-to-sell-brazilian-phosphate-mine-in-125-million-deal.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<h5><span>15 Jan 2025<\/span> | <span>News<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t<h3>Mosaic to sell Brazilian phosphate mine in $125 million deal<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div><div class=\"thumb-v2\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/en\/mali-to-get-1-2bn-from-miners-after-talks\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/charltonsnaturalresources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/mali-to-get-1-2bn-from-miners-after-talks-1.jpg\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t<h5><span>15 Jan 2025<\/span> | <span>News<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t<h3>Mali to get $1.2bn from miners after talks<\/h3>\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NATURAL RESOURCES News January 2025 Mali to get $1.2bn from miners after talks &nbsp; On 13 January 2025, Mali is set to receive 750 billion CFA francs ($1.2 billion) from miners in the first quarter of 2025, following an overhaul of its mining sector. 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