The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced that it has banned Mr Chan Wai Nun, a former investment counsellor of DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited (DBSHK), from re-entering the industry for six months from 19 January 2018 to 18 July 2018 for transferring client data out of DBSHK prior to his departure from DBSHK to…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) informed that it has today launched a three-month consultation on proposed amendments to the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (Codes). Key proposals enhance investor protection by increasing the voting approval threshold for whitewash waivers to 75% of independent shareholders and empowering the Takeovers Panel to require…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) informed that it has reprimanded Mr Wu Hon Cheung, a former account executive of Sun Hung Kai Investment Services Limited (Sun Hung Kai), and fined him $50,000 for failing to keep proper records of a client’s order instructions, in breach of the Code of Conduct. The SFC…
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The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) jointly announced today that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding on Supervisory and Enforcement Cooperation on Matters concerning Futures (MoU). The MoU facilitates regulatory and enforcement cooperation in the Mainland and Hong Kong futures markets, and enhances supervisory…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Ng Chau, a former account executive of Get Nice Securities Limited (Get Nice), from re-entering the industry for six months from 15 December 2017 to 14 June 2018 for breach of the SFC’s Code of Conduct. The SFC found that Ng effected transactions in a client’s…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a two-month consultation on proposals to refine the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives regime and to require licensed corporations to properly manage financial exposures to connected persons. In response to market comments, the SFC proposes to refine the scope of regulated activities (RAs) to provide more clarity…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has publicly censured Zhang Qiang for acquiring shares within six months after the close of an offer at above the offer price in breach of Rule 31.3 of the Takeovers Code (the Rule prohibits an offerer and its concert parties from buying shares at prices higher than…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) informed that it has today launched a three-month consultation on proposed amendments to the Code on Unit Trusts and Mutual Funds (UT Code) to update the regulatory regime for SFC-authorized funds and address risks posed by financial innovation and fast-moving market developments. Key proposals include strengthening requirements…
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The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) informed that it has reprimanded and fined FXCM Asia Limited (HK FXCM) (now known as Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited) HK$2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to under-segregation of client money. The SFC’s investigation found that from January 2013 to January 2015, HK FXCM under-segregated…
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The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a circular which cautions investors of the risks associated with Bitcoin futures contracts and other cryptocurrency-related investment products and reminds financial service providers of the legal and regulatory requirements when they target customers in Hong Kong. The circular notes that futures and commodities exchanges in…
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