Hong Kong’s regulator has frozen a total of HK$600,000 in the bank accounts of three suspected boiler rooms.
Category: Regulation
Tax changes may boost Korea’s mutual fund industry
The government intends to temporarily waive a 15.4% capital gains tax on overseas equities funds, according to a Cerulli report.
RM fined by Hong Kong’s SFC
A former relationship manager at ABN Amro Bank failed to follow proper account opening procedures, according to the regulator.
MRF approval for two more China funds
Invesco-Great Wall and GF International have had China onshore funds approved by the SFC for sale in Hong Kong.
WhatsApp message leads to penalty for HK trader
A licensed dealer’s message “let’s talk here, email monitored” resulted in a three-month suspension by Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission.
HK milestone: First funds approved for sale through MRF
Here are the four Mainland funds that are the first to be approved by the SFC for public offering in Hong Kong through the Mutual Recognition of Funds initiative.
Hong Kong to hold financial advisers liable
Financial intermediaries in Hong Kong will be liable for client damages claims if it is found that they have sold or recommended a financial product that is not reasonably suitable.
Report: HK must expand distribution channels
The concentration of fund distribution channels in the banking sector could hamper Hong Kong’s ambition of becoming the world’s leading fund distribution centre, according to an official report.
HK joins in lightening of dark pools
Hong Kong’s ban on retail investors in dark pools will limit the anonymous trading platforms to institutional investors and portfolio managers, which is a good thing, according to Liquidnet.
China pledges to support services sector
China’s State Council has promised to strengthen support for consumer services in its first policy targeting the sector.
