ASIC said the firm was ‘negligent’ in its failure to identify suspicious trading by a client and ‘reckless’ in continuing to allow further suspicious trading after ASIC raised concerns.
September 22, 2023A roundtable will take place on 28 April at the HKMA to facilitate dialogue and experience sharing regarding opening and maintaining bank accounts.
March 30, 2023Mainland Chinese banks have reportedly started offering banking services to crypto firms in Hong Kong, which is seeking to become a major digital assets hub.
March 28, 2023ASIC says Interactive Brokers inappropriately included investors in the target market that didn't align with the features and risks of the product.
March 10, 2023John Soh Chee Wen and Quah Su-Ling were sentenced to 36 and 20 years in jail, respectively, for manipulating three penny stocks ten years ago.
January 3, 2023Prosecutors are reportedly asking the court to impose a 40-year jail sentence on John Soh Chee Wen, the mastermind of the 2013 penny stock crash.
November 7, 2022Two individuals were convicted on 349 charges for controlling and using 187 trading accounts to manipulate three penny stocks before they collapsed in October 2013.
May 6, 2022Interactive Brokers was penalised for not adequately preparing for and configuring its electronic trading system to recognise negative prices on 20 April 2020.
October 3, 2021Domestic brokerages Phillip Securities and iFAST prepare to draw up applications digital banking licence to fend off competition from foreign entrants and domestic banks expanding into brokerage business.
December 4, 2019The HKMA has granted a fourth virtual bank licence to WeLab Digital, the first stand-alone company to receive the licence.
April 11, 2019