The case involves suspicions of corporate fraud, corruption, and a conspiracy between a ramp-and-dump syndicate and two listed companies.
October 20, 2023Julia Leung said the SFC will issue the new virtual assets rules in May, and that it developing a free carbon emissions calculator tool to help SMEs in climate-related reporting.
April 29, 2023Four of the individuals are alleged to have conspired with some of the individuals who were charged last September to use nominee accounts to corner the shares of two target stocks.
April 6, 2023The arrestees include qualified accountants and senior executives of a number of Hong Kong-listed companies, the SFC and ICAC said.
March 17, 2023Combating social media ramp-and-dump schemes remains one of the top enforcement priorities of the SFC, says executive director of enforcement, Christopher Wilson.
November 11, 2022The suspects allegedly used different social media platforms to manipulate the trading in the shares of two Hong Kong-listed companies.
October 4, 2022The SFC's latest annual report highlights work to enhance book building and placing practices, regulate fund trustees and custodians, and enhance climate disclosure for fund investors.
June 23, 2022Six senior executives of Hong Kong listed companies were among those arrested, for operating a cross-border pump-and-dump manipulation scheme.
December 17, 2021Restriction notices have been sent to two brokerage firms prohibiting them from dealing in assets worth HK$312mn held across 17 trading accounts.
November 30, 2021Ramp-and-dump scams now account for about half of the market manipulation cases being investigated by the SFC. Overseas investors also being targeted.
July 27, 2021