Investment websites warned on licensing

Hong Kong''s SFC has warned financial website operators that if they offer investment advice, even indirectly, they should check licensing requirements, or risk breaking the law.

Websites offering investment advice need to be aware they may be breaking the law, warns the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in a circular on the provision of financial information on the internet released this week.

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