Search Results for: Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
SFC reprimands and fines Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited $4 million
February 29th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Yuanta Securities (Hong Kong) Company Limited (Yuanta Securities) $4 million for failing to disclose the actual execution price and properly and adequately disclose the financial gains it made whilst ...
Regulators release conclusions on introducing mandatory clearing and expanding mandatory reporting for OTC derivatives market
February 9th, 2016
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today published conclusions to the proposals made in a joint consultation on introducing mandatory clearing and expanding mandatory reporting for the second stage of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives ...
SFC reprimands and fines three JP Morgan entities a sum of $30 million for regulatory breaches
December 16th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded J.P. Morgan Broking (Hong Kong) Limited (JPMBHK), J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPMSAP) and J.P. Morgan Securities (Far East) Limited (JPMSFE) (collectively “JP Morgan”), and fined them $15 million, $12 ...
SFC on Investors fraud: Maxim Trader site suspended and $23.5 million assets of Maxim Capital Limited freezed
November 12th, 2015
The Court of First Instance has granted various interim orders against Maxim Capital Limited (Maxim Capital), an unlicensed investment firm, including freezing all its monies in Hong Kong totalling approximately $23.5 million following legal proceedings brought by the Securities ...
SFC fines BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited $15 million for dark liquidity pool-related failures
August 4th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited (BNPP Securities Asia) $15 million for failures in relation to its dark liquidity pool trading services (Note 1). The disciplinary action follows an SFC investigation into ...
SFC reprimands and fines Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited HK$4.5 million for regulatory breach
July 30th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Nomura International (Hong Kong) Limited (Nomura Hong Kong) HK$4.5 million for failing to report significant misconduct by a former trader in a timely manner (Note 1). On 11 June ...
SFC reprimands and fines BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited $11 million
June 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BNP Paribas Securities (Asia) Limited (BNP) a total of $11 million for its failures to report its direct business transactions (cross trades) to The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong ...
Joint Announcement of China Securities Regulatory Commission and Securities and Futures Commission
May 25th, 2015
To deepen Mainland-Hong Kong financial cooperation and promote the joint development of the Mainland and Hong Kong capital markets, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have decided to embark on the Mainland-Hong ...
Intermediaries reminded full compliance with Know Your Client and account opening procedures
May 13th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today issued a Circular reminding intermediaries on the importance of appropriate account opening procedures for investors in and outside Hong Kong in order to fully comply with the Know Your Client (KYC) and ...
SFC reprimands and fines Merrill Lynch Far East Limited $2 million for regulatory breaches
April 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Merrill Lynch Far East Limited (Merrill Lynch Far East) $2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to position limit failures (Note 1). The decision follows an SFC ...