Ma Hon Yeung Ma, former vice-president of BNP Paribas Capital Asia-Pacific, has been admitted to jail to serve a 26-month sentence for insider trading. Ma was found guilty of insider dealing three weeks ago and has also been sentenced to a fine of HK$230,000 $29,677.
This is the first time any person has been sentenced to jail for insider trading in Hong Kong, according to the Securities and Futures Commission, and the first criminal prosecution under the...