Convoy Global Holdings Limited

Convoy Global Holdings Limited ("Convoy Global") established in 1993. Its subsidiary, Convoy Financial Services Limited ("Convoy Financial") positioned as a financial advisory firm and launched financial planning service in 1998. Convoy Global was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in 2010, and Launched an online insurance platform – iConvoy in 2012. In 2016, it renamed as "Convoy Global Holdings Limited". In 2018, it underwent corporate renewal, refocus on three core retail business streams: financial advisory, product manufacturing and FinTech.

On 9 July 2015, Convoy Global announced that it had place 3.294 billion shares of new share to Fubon's Richard Tsai and his family-controlled Eagle Legacy Limited and Oceana Glory Limited at a price of $0.53 per share, fundraised a net amount of HKD 1.68 billion. The shares accounted of 29.85% of the issued share capital of the Company as enlarged by the allotment and issue of the Subscription Shares, making Richard Tsai and his family largest single shareholder of Convoy Global.

In November 2017, Kaisa Group Holdings LTD (1638) largest shareholder and chairman Kowk Ying-shing's son Kwok Hiu-kwan currently owns 4,448,180,000 shares, equivalent to 29.91% of equity, becoming the second largest shareholder.

On 7 December 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) made joint investigation and a raid of Convoy Global's office, on the alleged corruption of the company's share trading and lending activities. The deputy chairwoman and executive director of financial advisers, Rosetta Fong Sut-Sam and executive director, Christie Chan Lai-yee were arrested. The company has also applied for suspension of its shares on the morning of that day. On 8 December 2017, chairman Quincy Wong Lee-man was arrested by ICAC.

On 10 December 2017, Convoy Global announced the appointment of Johnny Chen as the new interim Chairman of the Board and Executive Director, and Yap E-hock and Ip Yee-kwan as Executive Directors, which took effect from 9 December 2017.

Convoy launched their rebranding campaign in 2018. On 27 April, they unveiled a new logo.

Convoy also launch a large-scale publicity campaign for their rebranding to promote the new corporate image.

Financial scandal

On 7 December 2017, the Securities and Futures Commission has for first time joined hands with the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Sources told that some employees were suspected of using the Hong Kong-based company to solicit an advantage of about HK$47 million between March and June 2015. The deputy chairwoman and executive director of financial advisers, Rosetta Fong Sut-Sam and executive director Christie Chan Lai-yee were arrested by Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), the ICAC officers also searched Convoy's head office. The shares had fallen 7.2 per cent to 16.7 HK cents. A former Convoy chief executive and current chairman of Lerado Financial Group, Mark Mak Kwong-yiu was also arrested. The SFC and the ICAC also intend to meet with another Convoy executive director Cho Kwai-chee, who is the founder and vice-chairman of clinic operator Town Health International Medical Group. Convoy chairman Quincy Wong Lee-man was arrested by ICAC after coming back from Taiwan on 8 December 2017.