Banks, brokerages face record W374.6b penalties over Hong Kong ELS

South Korea's financial regulator on Wednesday imposed a record 374.6 billion won ($280 million) in penalties on seven banks and six securities firms for misselling Hong Kong-linked investment products, sharply reducing the fines from earlier proposals after considering investor compensation and legal factors. The F…

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