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Business● ElevatedJul 2 · Jul 2, 2026, 12:30 PM

When and how will China ease capital controls?

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post

The China Securities Regulatory Commission recently fined three Hong Kong brokerages – Tiger Brokers, Futu Securities International and Longbridge Securities – over US$330 million for offering mainland investors access to overseas stocks without authorisation. This should not be misconstrued as a move to discourage overseas investment. It is merely an attempt to discourage mainland investors from illegal channels that violate China’s capital controls. This is evidenced by the fact that the...

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