Tiger Brokers fined by China Securities Regulatory Commission for illegal activities

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Tiger Brokers was established in New Zealand more than 10 years ago.

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New Zealand's largest online brokerage firm, Tiger Brokers, has been fined more than $100 million (US$60m) by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), as part of a broader crackdown on illegal cross-border securities activities.

Tiger's recent first-quarter report for the 2026 year indicated it had made provision to pay the fine, which was the largest-ever levied against a New Zealand business, resulting in an underlying first quarter loss of US$26.9m.

Hong Kong-based brokerage firms Longbridge Financial and Futu Securities International, trading as Moomoo in New Zealand, were also fined, along with Tiger Brokers, which was established in New Zealand more than 10 years ago.

Tiger, which was part of group of companies owned by Nasdaq-listed Up Fintech, had worked to comply with China's legislation introduced 27 May, and had already suspended investors in China from opening accounts or adding new positions from 12 June.

Tiger, and other online brokers Longbridge and Futu were told by the regulators to wind down such accounts to stop the outflow of capital from China, which was restricted to US$50,000 a year since 2016.

It was unclear what long-term impact this would have on Tiger's New Zealand businesses, which generated about $30 billion a year in transactions.

Tiger Brokers generated more than half of those transactions, mostly on behalf of clients in China, while related business Tiger Fintech focused on clients based in New Zealand.

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