Hong Kong regulator restricts asset manager
It had concerns about the firm’s fitness and propriety
It had concerns about the firm’s fitness and propriety
It has been expanding investment advisory capabilities in Asia
It now places responsibility with intermediaries to put in place sound risk governance structures
SFC slaps asset managers with penalties for breaching regulations
Some 5,000 client accounts in its Hong Kong wealth arm were affected
Private banking arm failed to record over 5,800 client order instruction calls
Advice joint venture poaches from Hargreaves Lansdown while wealth manager names CEO for Asia
He was previously convicted of accepting illegal commission payments
Some intermediaries and authorised institutions were not complying with the code of conduct
In connection ‘with his crimes’ relating to Malaysia’s beleaguered sovereign wealth fund 1MDB
The MoU expands the Hong Kong regulator’s mutual recognition of funds network to five
Some 14 investors fell victim to scams by three unlicensed financial services firms