{"id":7879,"date":"2024-05-06T15:40:47","date_gmt":"2024-05-06T07:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpl.hk\/?p=7879"},"modified":"2024-08-20T15:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:41:40","slug":"highlights-of-disciplinary-cases-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpl.hk\/highlights-of-disciplinary-cases-46\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights Of Disciplinary Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"
LFDI SECRETARIES LIMITED (TC000104)<\/p>\n
The Licensee has contravened:<\/p>\n
1. Condition 1 of the licence imposed by the Registrar pursuant to section 53J of the AMLO, namely, the Licensee has failed to ensure that a new Compliance Officer or Money Laundering Reporting Officer (as the case may be) is appointed within 7 days where a vacancy occurs in the two posts.<\/p>\n
2. Section 53W(1) of Part 5A of the AMLO, namely, the Licensee has failed to notify the Registrar of changes in its particulars within 1 month beginning on the date on which the changes take place.<\/p>\n
3. Section 19(1) of Schedule 2 to the AMLO, namely, the Licensee has failed to establish and maintain effective procedures for determining whether a customer or a beneficial owner of a customer is a politically exposed person.<\/p>\n
4. Section 23 of Schedule 2 to the AMLO, namely, the Licensee has failed to take all reasonable measures to ensure that proper safeguards exist to prevent a contravention of any requirement under Part 2 or 3 of Schedule 2; and to mitigate money laundering and terrorist financing risks.<\/p>\n
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Public reprimand and imposition of a pecuniary penalty of HK$25,000 (Decision\u00a0Date:\u00a06 May 2024)<\/p>\n