Li, Laurence Lu Jen 李律仁
Hedge fund manager Jonathan Iu ordered to disgorge HK$5.6m profit from false trading, disqualified for 4 years
| MMT report
SFC, 3-Jul-2024
Not in the press release: the profit was in his Mum's account, with no evidence that it flowed back to Mr Iu. The SFC submitted that the MMT could not order disgorgement against Iu as this would be a criminal penalty in a civil case, but MMT Chair Ian McWalters ruled that the law allows it. Iu is now in the UK and claims poverty, so will likely never pay. The MMT is highly critical of the nearly 10-year timeframe for concluding the case, and lays out the internal procedure in detail.
SFC, 3-Jul-2024
Not in the press release: the profit was in his Mum's account, with no evidence that it flowed back to Mr Iu. The SFC submitted that the MMT could not order disgorgement against Iu as this would be a criminal penalty in a civil case, but MMT Chair Ian McWalters ruled that the law allows it. Iu is now in the UK and claims poverty, so will likely never pay. The MMT is highly critical of the nearly 10-year timeframe for concluding the case, and lays out the internal procedure in detail.
AMTD Chairman Calvin Choi Chi Kin loses appeal: banned by SFC for 2 years
| SFAT Report
SFC, 29-Sep-2023
The SFC's investigation followed the Webb-site article "Hiding behind the cornerstones" of 3-Oct-2016, which also featured a number of other dubious transactions.
SFC, 29-Sep-2023
The SFC's investigation followed the Webb-site article "Hiding behind the cornerstones" of 3-Oct-2016, which also featured a number of other dubious transactions.
MMT sanctions Cheng Chak Ngok for insider dealing in China Gas (0384) in 2011
| MMT report
SFC, 11-Jun-2021
Another long-running case comes to a close, following a retrial after the first MMT hearing wrongly used the criminal rather than civil standard of proof and cleared him.
SFC, 11-Jun-2021
Another long-running case comes to a close, following a retrial after the first MMT hearing wrongly used the criminal rather than civil standard of proof and cleared him.
MMT finds insider dealing by Mr Cheng Chak Ngok in China Gas (0384) shares
| MMT report
SFC, 10-Dec-2020
SFC, 10-Dec-2020
MMT dismisses application by Andrew Left of Citron Research
SFC, 2-Nov-2015
This battle will be fought on the public information of Evergrande, and whether no reasonable analyst could reach the opinion that Evergrande was insolvent as Mr Left did, the publication of which the SFC alleges was false and misleading information. The question is, if his opinions were so inconsistent with the facts, then why would anyone take them seriously? Analysts are allowed to be wrong. The fact that their opinions move prices does not mean the opinion is always right.
SFC, 2-Nov-2015
This battle will be fought on the public information of Evergrande, and whether no reasonable analyst could reach the opinion that Evergrande was insolvent as Mr Left did, the publication of which the SFC alleges was false and misleading information. The question is, if his opinions were so inconsistent with the facts, then why would anyone take them seriously? Analysts are allowed to be wrong. The fact that their opinions move prices does not mean the opinion is always right.
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