The application follows the Trust and Corporate Service Provider (TCSP) licence from the Company Registry in Hong Kong, the group recently obtained, allowing it to offer virtual assets custody services. These licenses will allow the Group’s Hong Kong entity, Gate HK, to serve clients in the region and comply with the special administrative region's licensing…
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When a trader told a client that CGMAL advertised facilitation flow using "Natural" IOIs, Shaw instructed the trader to deceive clients about the source of liquidity behind such IOIs. Furthermore, he misrepresented the client to maintain the falsehood created by the mislabeled IOI. Since at least 2015, Shaw has provided inaccurate information to clients or…
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Furthermore, futures brokers would be required to insist on collecting outstanding margin calls from clients who failed to meet two margin calls by the settlement deadline in the preceding 30 calendar days. Where applicable, futures brokers will also be required to follow their in-house policies towards forced liquidation and they would also need to set…
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Hong Kong’s Financial Services and Treasury Bureau said in a statement: We recognise VA is here to stay, given how it has attracted attention of global investors and is increasingly viewed as a conduit for financial innovations, not to mention the future opportunities that will be opened up as VA moves into the areas of…
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The SFC noted that Kwong Shing admitted that from 2 August 2013 to 16 December 2013 he used two of his client’s securities accounts and made eight stocks transactions without approval. The regulator pointed out that these transactions resulted in trading profit of $172,890 to one of the accounts and in $48,321 loss to the…
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The SFC alleges that the syndicate members organised and executed the schemes in the shares of two Hong Kong-listed companies through different social media platforms. They manipulated the trading of a large volume of those shares by using a substantial number of nominee accounts. The regulator stated: In implementing the schemes, the syndicate members were…
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Afterwards, Lam transfered these amounts from the payroll accounts back into his mother’s personal bank account without the knowledge or authorisation of the five customers. According to the financial markets regulator, Lam’s mother aimed to improve his performance at SCB. As a result, the bank gave Lam $4,520 as additional quarterly incentive after including in…
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The SFC noted that in practice CESHK failed to manage and invest the funds' assets and investments on a discretionary basis as required by the regulator. Instead, the decision when to invest was up to the fund’s directors. The firm considered that its main investment objective was for making sure that the funds’ assets were…
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SFC stated in the official announcement: The investigation also revealed that Poon failed to take reasonable steps to establish three clients’ financial situations and investment experience during account opening between May 2019 and February 2020. The SFC considers that Poon has also failed to act with due skill, care and diligence, and in the best…
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According to the official announcement, they are prohibited from the following activities: (i) entering into transactions in respect of any securities; (ii) processing any withdrawals or transfers of securities and/or cash on the instructions of any authorized person of the accounts or by any person acting on their behalf; (iii) disposing of or dealing with…
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