Category: Fines

March 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC reprimands and fines DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited $2 million

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSVHK) and fined it $2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to under-segregation of client money. The disciplinary action follows an SFC investigation into three self-reports by DBSVHK about possible non-compliance with the Securities and Futures (Client Money) Rules…

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March 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC reprimands and fines BOCOM International (Asia) Limited $15 million for sponsor failures

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BOCOM International (Asia) Limited (BIAL) $15 million, for failing to discharge its duties as a sponsor in relation to the listing application of China Huinong Capital Group Limited. Failure to conduct all reasonable due diligence before submitting an application China Huinong is a company established…

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March 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Credit Suisse fined $170,000 in Australia for order filtering issues

Australia financial regulator ASIC has announced that Credit Suisse Equities (Australia) Limited, an Australian unit of global banking firm Credit Suisse Group AG (ADR) (NYSE:CS) has paid a penalty of AUD $170,000 to comply with an infringement notice from ASIC's Markets Disciplinary Panel (MDP). The MDP had reasonable grounds to believe that Credit Suisse had contravened…

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March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC reprimands and fines Zhongtai International Securities Limited $2.6 million

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Zhongtai International Securities Limited, formerly known as Qilu International Securities Limited (Zhongtai), and fined it $2.6 million for failures in complying with anti-money laundering regulatory requirements when handling third party fund deposits. The SFC found that between January 2013 and December 2014 (Relevant Period), Zhongtai failed to:…

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March 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC fines Guangdong Securities Ltd $3 million for breach of anti-money laundering guidelines

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Guangdong Securities Limited (GSL), now known as Sinolink Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited, and fined it $3 million for failures in complying with anti-money laundering guidelines when handling third party payments. The SFC found that between February 2011 and March 2013, GSL’s internal controls for handling payments…

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February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MMT sanctions Yorkey Optical, its CEO and Financial Controller for late disclosure of inside information

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has found that Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Limited, its CEO Mr Nagai Michio and Financial Controller Mr Ng Chi Ching failed to disclose inside information as soon as reasonably practicable under the corporate disclosure regime following proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The MMT found that there…

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