Watchdog: Bankers misrepresented risky notes


An elderly man is walking in the street at Jongro in Seoul, South Korea, on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013. - Photographer: Woohae CHO / Bloomberg

SEOUL: South Korea’s financial watchdog said it found a range of instances where some of the country’s largest brokers misrepresented risky China-linked structured products to retail investors, many of whom are retirees.

An investigation into five banks and six brokerages uncovered poor regulatory compliance and systematic failures regarding the sale of complex financial products linked to the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI), the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) said yesterday.

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