South Korea fines Credit Suisse for illegal stock short selling


SEOUL: South Korea's financial regulator imposed record high fines on two subsidiaries of the former Credit Suisse group for stock short-selling violations, the regulator said on Wednesday.

The Financial Services Commission (FSC) decided to impose fines of 16.9 billion won ($12.17 million) and 10.2 billion won on Credit Suisse AG, currently UBS AG, and Credit Suisse Singapore Ltd, respectively, it said in a statement.

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