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Invited Speaker at the University of Hong Kong: Practical Insights on AML Compliance
💼🌍 HKU SPACE | AML in Family Office | Wealth Management It was an honor to be invited by the University of Hong Kong (HKU SPACE) as a guest lecturer for the “AML in Family Office / Wealth Management” course, sharing practical insights and discussing in depth with professionals from the family office, private banking, and asset management sectors. The session focused on: 🔹 International regulatory principles and policy design of AML / CTF 🔹 Compliance risks within family
Jul 18, 2025


First active ETF cross-listing in Hong Kong underscores the city’s status as premier asset and wealth management centre
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) welcomes the first cross-listing in Hong Kong of an actively managed exchange-traded fund...
Jul 13, 2025


SFC convenes second Digital Asset Consultative Panel meeting
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today convened the second meeting of the Digital Asset Consultative Panel (DACP) (Note 1)....
Jul 13, 2025


FCA fines Monzo £21m for failings in financial crime controls
The FCA has fined Monzo Bank Ltd £21,091,300 for its inadequate anti-financial crime systems and controls between October 2018 and August...
Jul 13, 2025


Insurance Authority disciplines two licensed broker companies for failure to keep client monies separately and procure adequate professional indemnity insurance respectively
The Insurance Authority (IA) issued a public reprimand on the Century Investment Planning Limited for failing to keep client monies...
Jul 13, 2025


MAS Imposes Composition Penalties against Five Major Payment Institutions
Singapore, 27 June 2025… The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has imposed composition penalties amounting to S$960,000 in total on...
Jul 13, 2025


Market manipulators sentenced to community service for up to 240 hours
The Eastern Magistrates’ Courts has sentenced Mr Lin Tai Fung and his brother-in-law, Mr Or Chun Nin, to 240 hours and 160 hours of...
Jul 13, 2025


FSTB and SFC consult on proposed regimes to regulate virtual asset dealers and custodians
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a joint consultation...
Jul 6, 2025


SFC reprimands and fines Freeman Commodities Limited $3.4 million and suspends its former responsible officer for regulatory breaches
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Freeman Commodities Limited (Freeman), now known as Arta Global...
Jul 6, 2025
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