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Canadian Regulator Moves East For Top Job In Hong Kong

Tom Burroughes Group Editor 29 March 2016

Canadian Regulator Moves East For Top Job In Hong Kong

This publication brings latest news of moves and appointments in Asian wealth management.

One of the main regulatory authorities in Hong Kong has appointed Thomas Atkinson, the head of enforcement at Ontario Securities Commission in Canada, to take on an equivalent role in the Asian jurisdiction.

Atkinson takes over from Mark Steward who left in September to join the United Kingdom's Financial Conduct Authority. His term of office runs for three years, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission said in a statement last week.

Atkinson joined the Canadias regulator in 2009.

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