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SFC Remains Vigilant with Scams, Flags Redsolarcapital.Com

  • According to the warning, www.redsolarcapital.com, is a “suspicious website”.
Wednesday, 20/02/2019 | 08:54 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

SFC Fines Guosen Securities HK$15.2m for Violating AML rules

  • The Hong Kong regulator says the broker took HK$2.3 billion in suspicious deposits
Monday, 18/02/2019 | 10:04 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

SFC Issues Further Notices to Brokers for Client Misconduct

  • The three brokers have been issued the restriction notices as some of their clients are suspected of market misconduct.
Friday, 15/02/2019 | 09:52 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Exchanges

SFC Issues Consultation Paper for Paperless Securities Market

  • The consultation paper was launched in collaboration with HKEX and the FSR.
Monday, 28/01/2019 | 11:12 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Hong Kong SFC Says Yingda Securities Likely Tricking Investors

  • The firm has been lying about having an SFC license to broker futures contracts
Friday, 25/01/2019 | 12:09 GMT by David Kimberley
Brokers

SFC Issues Restriction Notices to Brokers for Client Misconduct

  • Clients from three brokers are suspected by the SFC of market misconduct.
Friday, 04/01/2019 | 10:13 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Ardon Maroon Fined in Hong Kong for Wash Trades

  • In a wash trade, the trader buys and sells the same asset without recording the trade on the exchange.
Thursday, 27/12/2018 | 19:02 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

Hong Kong Court Orders Boiler Room Operators to Compensate Victims

  • $600,000 held by the scammers in various bank accounts have been seized.
Monday, 24/12/2018 | 11:36 GMT by Arnab Shome
Regulation

SFC to Implement Crypto Regulations, Clamps Down on ICOs

  • Tokens will have to have been in existence for 12 months before an ICO can be launchedץ
Monday, 17/12/2018 | 10:17 GMT by David Kimberley
Regulation

Hong Kong’s SFC Warns Against Fake NFA-Regulated FX Broker

  • HKJHFX operates in Hong Kong but falsely claims to be regulated by the US National Futures Association (NFA).
Thursday, 13/12/2018 | 15:34 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

SFC to Implement Further Requirements for OTC Derivatives

  • The new requirements aim to reduce risk, especially in regards to affiliates and connected persons.
Wednesday, 12/12/2018 | 10:59 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

New Zealand’s FMA Blacklists Trading Provider NewSolid

  • According to the warning, the firm does not have the authorisation to operate in the country.
Tuesday, 11/12/2018 | 10:05 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

SFC Survey Reveals Uptick in Investment Products Sold

  • 34 per cent more non-exchange traded investment products were sold during the year ended March 31, 2018.
Friday, 07/12/2018 | 15:02 GMT by Celeste Skinner
News

SFC of Hong Kong Announces Plan to Revamp Cryptocurrency Laws

  • The SFC said it hopes "to encourage the responsible use of new technologies and also provide investors with more choices and better outcomes."
Thursday, 01/11/2018 | 11:09 GMT by Simon Golstein
Regulation

Hong Kong's SFC Announces Changes to Securities and Futures Rules

  • One of the key changes is relaxing the treatment of foreign currencies that are subject to exchange control.
Friday, 19/10/2018 | 10:16 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Hong Kong’s SFC Warns Against Clone of Merrill Lynch

  • Merrill Lynch is not the first banking giant to have clones in Hong Kong.
Thursday, 18/10/2018 | 14:30 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Regulation

SFC is “Anxious” to Implement Cryptocurrency Regulation in Hong Kong

  • However, unlike China, the regulator does not believe banning cryptocurrency is “necessarily the right approach”.
Wednesday, 17/10/2018 | 06:16 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Executive Moves

Tim Lui Tim-leung to Replace Carlson Tong as SFC Chairman

  • Lui will serve a three-year term from October 20, 2018.
Friday, 07/09/2018 | 12:16 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

Hong Kong’s SFC Blacklists Two Unlicensed Forex Brokers

  • The firms in question are KB Capitals and Times Global Capital Group Limited.
Friday, 31/08/2018 | 13:02 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

SFC Imposes One Year Ban Against Finamics Asset Manager

  • Fonia Kwok Lai Kwan was found guilty for operating an unlicensed asset management, Finamics Capital Management.
Monday, 27/08/2018 | 11:54 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Brokers

Brokerage Fined for Transferring Client Money to IB and FXCM

  • The Hong Kong regulator has fined HPI Forex $255,000 for violating client money segregation rules
Wednesday, 22/08/2018 | 10:47 GMT by Victor Golovtchenko
Regulation

Hong Kong’s SFC Sees Record Registrations in Q1 of 2018

  • The regulator also made 24% more requests for trading and account records from intermediaries from the previous quarter.
Tuesday, 14/08/2018 | 13:22 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Regulation

FMA Flags Two Unregulated Firms Operating in New Zealand

  • Oak Harbour Limited & Caledonia Investment Company Limited have both been flagged by regulators in Australia and Hong Kong.
Monday, 06/08/2018 | 08:23 GMT by Celeste Skinner
Institutional FX

Value of Assets Under Management in Hong Kong Surpasses $1 Trillion

  • The Hong Kong regulator also revealed that over 50 percent of investment is going into mainland China and Hong Kong
Friday, 20/07/2018 | 09:31 GMT by David Kimberley
Executive Moves

SFC Makes Four Appointments to Leadership Team

  • The regulator has appointed two Executive Directors and two Non-Executive Directors.
Friday, 13/07/2018 | 13:25 GMT by Celeste Skinner
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