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12 stories tagged Enforcement, newest first.

Friday, October 30, 2026

Hong Kong freezes a record 4.6 billion dollars in an IPO rigging crackdown: how syndicates allegedly faked demand for ChaPanda
Hong Kong's SFC froze more than HK$4.6 billion across 35 brokerages, its largest ever freeze, and halted bubble tea chain ChaPanda's shares, alleging syndicates recycled IPO proceeds to fake demand in Hong Kong listings.
Market Authority7 min read

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Hong Kong's SFC says Taste Gourmet's bosses pumped their own stock to reach the main board: the HK$500 million case
The SFC has taken Taste Gourmet's chairman, chief executive and former finance chief, plus five associates, to the Market Misconduct Tribunal over alleged manipulation to reach the HK$500 million main board threshold.
Strategic Communication7 min read

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Hong Kong freezes billions and halts ChaPanda shares in a crackdown on rigged IPOs
Hong Kong's SFC suspended trading in tea chain Sichuan Baicha Baidao and froze client assets worth billions of dollars across dozens of brokers, saying IPOs may have been rigged to fake demand.
Market Authority7 min read

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

This week's enforcement calendar showed the perimeter is being redrawn one action at a time
The FCA, the SFC, the FTC, Turkish authorities and the Danish FSA all published notable enforcement or supervisory action this week. Read together, the pattern describes a perimeter being redrawn in public.
Market Authority7 min read

Monday, September 28, 2026

The HK SFC extended a worldwide freeze against Lo Kai Bong and the cross-border enforcement muscle showed
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission secured a court extension of worldwide freezing orders against Lo Kai Bong and Major Success Group. The extension is procedural. The signal is not.
Market Authority7 min read

Friday, September 25, 2026

The FCA raided three London crypto peer-to-peer operations and the perimeter is being walked
The FCA moved with HMRC and police against three London peer-to-peer crypto operations. The pattern is now recognisable: enforcement rather than legislation walking the perimeter.
Market Authority7 min read

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Turkey arrested 175 in a 266 million dollar forex and crypto fraud network
Turkish authorities detained 175 people over an alleged international forex and crypto fraud scheme worth 266 million dollars. The operation reads like a template for what regulators in the region will do next.
Market Authority8 min read

Monday, August 17, 2026

CFTC charges Goliath Ventures and CEO Chris Delgado with a $400M crypto fraud
The US CFTC charged Goliath Ventures and its CEO Chris Delgado with a $400 million crypto fraud on 12 August 2026, a reminder that enforcement against bad actors runs in parallel with the SEC's push to ease rules for lawful platforms.
Market Authority6 min read

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Thailand Is Quietly Becoming One of Asia's Toughest Markets for Financial Trust
From blocking crypto exchanges to prosecuting brokers, warning expo organizers, and pursuing promoters, Thailand's SEC has built a layered enforcement regime. The result is a market where trust is no longer optional. For financial brands, that is both a barrier and an opportunity.
Market Authority4 min read