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Monetary Authority takes disciplinary action against 33 Financial Services Limited for contravention of Payment Systems and Stored Value Facilities Ordinance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (22 July) that it had completed an investigation and disciplinary proceedings for...
Jul 27, 2025


Monetary Authority takes disciplinary actions against three banks for contraventions of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Ordinance
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today (22 July) that it had completed investigations and disciplinary proceedings under...
Jul 27, 2025


SFC and ICAC joint operation against suspected market manipulation and corrupt practices leads to arrest of two former senior executives of listed company
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) on Wednesday (23 July 2025)...
Jul 27, 2025


Court-appointed administrators successfully distributed $19 million of assets to clients of Hong Kong Wan Kiu Investment Company Limited
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today noted that court-appointed administrators had distributed approximately $19 million...
Jul 27, 2025


SFC obtains seven-year disqualification order against former executive director of First Credit Finance Group Limited
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has obtained a disqualification order in the Court of First Instance against Ms Ho Siu Man, a...
Jul 27, 2025


Hong Kong’s AUM grew 13% with 81% increase in fund inflows: SFC’s 2024 survey on asset and wealth management business
Hong Kong rode a new wave of growth as a pre-eminent international asset and wealth management hub, notching a robust year-on-year gain...
Jul 20, 2025


SFC bans Tong Ho Yin for nine years and fines him $350,000
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Mr Tong Ho Yin, a former responsible officer (RO) of HF Asset Management...
Jul 20, 2025


Market Misconduct Tribunal finds Dan Form’s former company secretary and her Mainland associate culpable of insider dealing
The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has found Ms Cynthia Chen Si Ying, the former company secretary of Asiasec Properties Limited...
Jul 20, 2025


FCA fines Barclays £42 million for poor handling of financial crime risks
The FCA has fined Barclays Bank UK PLC and Barclays Bank PLC a total of £42 million for separate instances of failings in its financial...
Jul 20, 2025
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