The HKMA will explore the potential conversion of regulations into machine-executable codes and the introduction of a system that automatically creates regulatory reports.
June 21, 2021The SFC is on the lookout for funds with outsized and concentrated bets to prevent an Archegos-type event in Hong Kong.
June 8, 2021Activist short selling can have a positive impact on market integrity, however it can also unduly distort the price of a target entity's securities, ASIC says.
June 2, 2021The six-month operation led to 585 arrests, more than 1,600 bank account freezes, and the interception of USD 83 million in illicit funds.
June 2, 2021Three of the four are senior executives of a listed company. They are said to have embezzled over HKD 19 million of the listed company's funds.
April 23, 2021An arrest warrant was issued for Zeng Lingxi, an alleged member of a syndicate suspected of operating ramp-and-dump scams on social media.
April 7, 2021The social media app restricts voice recording without the consent of every speaker in a chat room, which may create a loophole for stock manipulators.
March 23, 2021The government reportedly blocked social media mentions of the stock market while local media outlets downplayed recent market turbulence.
March 11, 2021The SFC has frozen securities accounts holding an estimated HK$860mn in ramp-and-dump proceeds, while the Police have seized an additional HK$89mn.
March 8, 2021The SFC has issued restriction notices against 54 more trading accounts. Singapore regulators are guarding against “pump and dump” and “short and distort” scenarios.
February 19, 2021