Hong Kong regulator fines UBS $1.5M for compliance failings
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Jaclyn Jaeger2021-08-04T17:22:00
Hong Kong’s securities regulator fined Swiss bank UBS and a subsidiary a total of HK$11.55 million (U.S. $1.5 million) for various compliance failures.
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