The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) just informed the public that it has issued a restriction notice to Interactive Brokers Hong Kong Limited (IBHK), prohibiting it from dealing with or processing certain assets held in a client account (the Client Account) which is related to suspected insider dealing in the shares of Bloomage…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has criticised Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited and Lee Yuen Yee, Annisa for breaches of the Code on Takeovers and Mergers (Takeovers Code) whilst acting as the financial adviser to West China Cement Limited in relation to a possible mandatory offer for the company’s…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has entered into an agreement with the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to establish a framework for cooperation on financial technology (Fintech). Under the agreement, the SFC and FINMA will cooperate to share information on emerging Fintech trends, developments and related regulatory issues as well…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has informed that the Court of First Instance has ordered a former senior executive of an affiliate of Titan Petrochemical Group Limited (Titan), Mr Augustine Cheong Kai Tjieh and his mother, Ms Gan Ser Soon to pay investors after the Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) earlier found the…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a circular setting out guidance on the standards of conduct and internal controls the SFC expects of licensed corporations (LCs) in delivering best execution. This follows a thematic review of selected LCs which assessed the effectiveness and adequacy of arrangements for delivering best execution. The circular reminds…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has reprimanded and fined EFG Bank AG (EFG Bank) $2 million for dealing in futures contracts without the required registration. The SFC found that between 1 April 2003 and 22 November 2016, EFG Bank executed 139 transactions in offshore listed index options for 11 clients without…
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The Court of First Instance informed that it has allowed the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) appeal against the acquittal of Mr Wong Hung of illegal short selling and ordered that the case be remitted back to the Magistrates’ Court for a re-trial. In May 2014, the Eastern Magistrates’ Court acquitted Wong on…
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HSBC Private Bank (Suisse) SA, the Hong Kong branch of the Switzerland-based private banking business of HSBC Group, has been fined a record sum of HK$400 million after the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal (SFAT) upheld the Hong Kong SFC’s disciplinary action against the bank for material systemic failures in relation to the sale of…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has today released consultation conclusions on proposals to enhance asset management regulation and point-of-sale transparency. The SFC also launched a further consultation on disclosure requirements applicable to discretionary accounts. The SFC will implement the enhancements to the Fund Manager Code of Conduct (FMCC) with certain modifications and clarifications. To…
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The Court of Appeal has today upheld the decision of the Court of First Instance (CFI) which had ruled in favour of an insider dealing and fraud case brought by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) against two solicitors – Ms Betty Young Bik Fung and Mr Eric Lee Kwok Wa – and…
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