Search Results for: Securities and Futures Commission
Blackwell Global Acquires Double SFC Licences to Offer Securities and Futures Trading Services
December 28th, 2016
International forex and CFDs brokerage Blackwell Global announces today the acquisition of 2 new licences issued by the Security and Futures Commission (SFC; Securities Licence No. BGX296 and Futures Licence No. BGX460.) in Hong Kong, permitting the brokerage to ...
SFC regulator announced AML and fraud controls priorities
December 8th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today relaunched its Enforcement Reporter as a biannual publication which aims to provide the market with updates on the SFC’s key enforcement priorities (Note 1). The new issue published today focuses on corporate ...
CFTC approved rules for swap dealer and major swap participant minimum capital requirements
December 5th, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today unanimously approved proposed rules establishing swap dealer (SDs) and major swap participant (MSPs) minimum capital requirements. As required by the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, the rules ...
Mandatory online submission of individual licensing applications, notifications and annual returns
November 29th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced today that with effect from 1 February 2017, all individual applicants and licensees will be required to submit their licensing applications, notifications and annual returns via the SFC Online Portal, with the ...
SFC bans individual for one year and fines him $150,000
November 21st, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Benedict Ku Ka Tat, a former employee of The Pride Fund Management Limited, from re-entering the industry for one year from 18 November 2016 to 17 November 2017 and fined ...
Court of Final Appeal dismissed leave application of C.L. Management Services Limited and its sole owner
November 15th, 2016
The Court of Final Appeal (CFA) has dismissed C.L. Management Services Limited (C.L. Management) and its sole owner and director Ms Clarea Au Suet Ming’s application for leave to appeal against their convictions for holding out to provide advisory ...
Standard Chartered faces sanctions over Hong Kong flotation
November 1st, 2016
Standard Chartered has become ensnarled in another regulatory problem after admitting it faced potential sanctions from the Hong Kong authorities over its handling of a stock market flotation. As the London-listed bank reported its third quarter results, it admitted that ...
SFC reprimands and fines two JP Morgan entities HK$5.6 million for regulatory breaches
October 20th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded J.P. Morgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPMSAP) and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association (JPMCB), and fined them $3 million and $2.6 million respectively for regulatory breaches including disclosure failures in research ...
SFC reprimands and fines FXCM Asia Limited HK$4 million
October 19th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined FXCM Asia Limited (HK FXCM) (now known as Rakuten Securities Hong Kong Limited) HK$4 million for regulatory breaches in relation to its order execution practice for foreign exchange (Forex) ...
SFC commences cybersecurity review on brokers’ internet and mobile trading systems
October 13th, 2016
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has launched a review to assess the cybersecurity preparedness, compliance and resilience of brokers’ internet and mobile trading systems (Note 1). The review followed a number of reports from securities brokers that the ...
