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SFC reprimands and fines BNP Paribas Wealth Management $4 million
August 31st, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined BNP Paribas Wealth Management (BNPPWM) $4 million for overcharging its clients between 1 January 2011 and 31 December 2013 (Note 1). The SFC’s investigation found that at the material ...
SFC reprimands and fines Morgan Stanley
August 25th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has resolved its concerns with Morgan Stanley Hong Kong Securities Limited (MSHK) over its internal control failures. Under the resolution, the SFC reprimanded and fined MSHK $18.5 million for breaches of the Code ...
SFAT affirms SFC decision to reprimand and fine Moody’s over Red Flags Report
April 6th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded Moody’s Investors Service Hong Kong Limited (Moody’s) and fined it $11 million for various failures relating to its preparation and publication of the special comment report entitled “Red Flags for Emerging-Market ...
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 ...
SFC signs MoU with CFTC to enhance supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Entities
December 29th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate ...
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 Hong Kong warns for Binary Options provider Tooptions
October 29th, 2015
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Hong Kong, has issued today a warning to inform investors and public for an unlicensed entity with the name HongKong Tooptions Limited. SFC noted that the address of the enity is Unit 17, ...
SFC warns on unlicensed entity Wells Fargo Global Investments (Hong Kong) Limited
September 10th, 2015
Regulatory Commission of Hong Kong, Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), has issued a warning to inform public for an unlicensed entity with the name Wells Fargo Global Investments (Hong Kong) Company Limited. The address of the above company and ...
SFC regulator of Hong Kong warns on binary options broker OptionRally
September 7th, 2015
Securities and Futures Commission, the Financial Regulator of Hong Kong, keeps on its website an Alert List that includes firms that are not licensed in Hong Kong and are believed to be, or to have been, targeting Hong Kong ...
