Hong Kong SFC Fines Brokerage XHK $319,000 (HKD 2.5 Million) for Regulatory Failures Including Accounting Errors on Financial Returns Submitted, Overstating & Understating Liquid Capital from 2020 to 2021, Required Liquid Capital Deficit of $4.1 Million (HKD 32.3 Million), Transferred $26 Million (HKD 206 Million) Client Money from Segregated Accounts to Overseas Brokers Accounts for Client Trading Activities Without Client Written Authorization in 2021 & Failing to Promptly Transfer $4.9 Million of Non-Client Money (Commissions & Interest Earned on Client Money) Out of Segregated Accounts Within 1 Business Day after Being Aware of Non-Client Money, XHK Self-Reported to Hong Kong SFC & Took Remedial Actions
2nd June 2026 | Hong Kong
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has fined brokerage XHK $319,000 (HKD 2.5 million) for regulatory failures including accounting errors on financial returns submitted, overstating & understating liquid capital from 2020 to 2021, required liquid capital deficit of $4.1 million (HKD 32.3 million), transferred $26 million (HKD 206 million) client money from segregated accounts to overseas brokers accounts for client trading activities without client written authorization in 2021 & failing to promptly transfer $4.9 million of non-client money (commissions & interest earned on client money) out of segregated accounts within 1 business day after being aware of non-client money. XHK self-reported to Hong Kong SFC & took remedial actions. Hong Kong SFC (1/6/26): “The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined XHK Limited (XHK) $2.5 million for regulatory failures in relation to the firm’s preparation of financial returns, maintenance of required liquid capital, and handling of client money and non-client money (Note 1). The disciplinary action follows an SFC investigation triggered by self-reports made by XHK. The SFC’s investigation found that XHK made various accounting errors in its financial returns submitted to the SFC under the Securities and Futures (Financial Resources) Rules (FRR), resulting in both overstatements and understatements of its liquid capital from January 2020 to June 2021. After correcting the errors, it was revealed that XHK’s required liquid capital was in deficit – ranging from $3.6 million to $32.3 million – for four months during this period, in contravention of the FRR. XHK’s failure to ensure the accuracy of the financial returns was mainly attributable to its failure to ensure that the external service providers appointed to prepare and compile the financial returns were competent and possessed the relevant knowledge and experience. In addition, XHK’s staff were not familiar with the FRR requirements and consequently failed to identify the errors in the financial returns before submission to the SFC. The SFC also found that between March and April 2021, XHK transferred up to $206 million of client money from its segregated accounts to its overseas brokers’ accounts to facilitate the client’s trading activities without obtaining a written direction or standing authority from the client, as required by the Securities and Futures (Client Money) Rules (CMR). The SFC further found that between February 2019 and October 2021, XHK failed to promptly transfer non-client money – including approximately $38 million in commissions and interest earned on client money – out of segregated accounts within one business day after becoming aware that such funds were not client money, contrary to the CMR. Furthermore, these failures of XHK constituted breaches of the Code of Conduct (Notes 2 and 3). In deciding the disciplinary sanctions, the SFC has taken into account all relevant circumstances, including: 1) the duration and extent of XHK’s failures; 2) XHK has taken remedial measures to enhance its procedures and processes for compiling financial returns and segregating client money; 3) no client has suffered loss as a result of XHK’s failures; 4) XHK’s otherwise clean disciplinary record; and 5) XHK’s co-operation with the SFC and acceptance of the SFC’s findings and disciplinary action facilitated an early resolution of the matter.”
“ Hong Kong SFC Fines Brokerage XHK $319,000 (HKD 2.5 Million) for Regulatory Failures Including Accounting Errors on Financial Returns Submitted, Overstating & Understating Liquid Capital from 2020 to 2021, Required Liquid Capital Deficit of $4.1 Million (HKD 32.3 Million), Transferred $26 Million (HKD 206 Million) Client Money from Segregated Accounts to Overseas Brokers Accounts for Client Trading Activities Without Client Written Authorization in 2021 & Failing to Promptly Transfer $4.9 Million of Non-Client Money (Commissions & Interest Earned on Client Money) Out of Segregated Accounts Within 1 Business Day after Being Aware of Non-Client Money, XHK Self-Reported to Hong Kong SFC & Took Remedial Actions “
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Notes:
- XHK is licensed under the Securities and Futures Ordinance to carry on Type 1 (dealing in securities) and Type 2 (dealing in futures contracts) regulated activities.
- Code of Conduct for Persons Licensed by or Registered with the Securities and Futures Commission.
- Please refer to the Statement of Disciplinary Action for the relevant regulatory requirements.
A copy of the Statement of Disciplinary Action is available on the SFC website
Hong Kong SFC Fines Brokerage XHK $319,000 (HKD 2.5 Million) for Regulatory Failures Including Accounting Errors on Financial Returns Submitted, Overstating & Understating Liquid Capital from 2020 to 2021, Required Liquid Capital Deficit of $4.1 Million (HKD 32.3 Million), Transferred $26 Million (HKD 206 Million) Client Money from Segregated Accounts to Overseas Brokers Accounts for Client Trading Activities Without Client Written Authorization in 2021 & Failing to Promptly Transfer $4.9 Million of Non-Client Money (Commissions & Interest Earned on Client Money) Out of Segregated Accounts Within 1 Business Day after Being Aware of Non-Client Money, XHK Self-Reported to Hong Kong SFC & Took Remedial Actions
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