Hong Kong regulators freeze US$15.9 million linked to suspected IPO fraud
Hong Kong’s securities regulator has frozen more than HK$125 million (US$15.9 million) in assets linked to a suspected market manipulation scheme, as authorities tighten oversight of the city’s booming IPO market. The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) said on Thursday that it had issued a restriction notice to Futu, prohibiting the brokerage from dealing with or processing up to HK$125.247 million in assets held by an entity suspected of creating artificial demand for shares in an initial...
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