Hong Kong is an important offshore and non-offshore center for Asia’s financial markets。Regardless of the maturity of the regulatory structure、Completeness of public trading markets，Or judging from the richness of financial products?，Hong Kong is at the forefront of international financial markets，It is an important platform for international investors to lay out the Asian market.。
With the continued development of Hong Kong’s financial market，its highly open、Convenient flow of funds、Advantages such as a complete regulatory system are becoming more and more prominent。current，depreciation of the renminbi、Against the background of domestic asset shortage and tightening supervision,，Mainland institutions’ demand for overseas investment and the introduction of international capital continues to increase，More and more private equity institutions are choosing to enter the Hong Kong market，and apply forHong Kong financial licenseEstablish a compliance business platform。
The core advantages of Hong Kong financial license
Compared with mainland financial licenses，International recognition of Hong Kong financial license、Obvious advantages in market openness and product scalability。Hong Kong as a major offshore and non-offshore center for Asia’s financial markets，With a mature regulatory structure、Complete public trading market and diversified financial products，Becoming a financial business location that attracts great attention from mainland capital。
Since Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect，More and more mainland management institutions are beginning to enter the Hong Kong market，Introduce overseas investors by setting up a company in Hong Kong。Many private equity fund management institutions are also interested in applying for licenses from Hong Kong，Use Hong Kong as a platform to attract international investors and conduct cross-border asset management business。
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission license classification
in Hong Kong，The China Securities Regulatory Commission manages 10 types of licenses，Each type of license corresponds to a type of regulated activity。If the organization needs to engage in related business，Must obtain corresponding license。The following are common Hong Kong financial license categories and corresponding business scopes：
1number plate：Securities trading
- Provide clients with trading or brokerage services in stocks and stock options。
- Buy and sell bonds for clients。
- Buy or sell mutual funds and unit trust funds for clients。
- Placing and underwriting securities。
2number plate：Futures contract trading
- Provide customers with index or commodity futures trading services。
- Providing clients with index or commodity futures brokerage services。
- Buy or sell futures contracts for clients。
3number plate：Leveraged Forex Trading
- Conduct foreign exchange transactions for clients on margin basis。
4number plate：Advise on securities
- Providing investment advice to clients regarding the sale or purchase of securities。
- Issue research reports or analyzes on securities。
5number plate：Advising on futures contracts
- Provide investment advice to clients regarding selling or buying futures contracts。
- Issue research reports or analyzes regarding futures contracts。
6number plate：Advise on institutional financing
- Acting as sponsor for an initial public offering for a listing applicant。
- Regarding "Company Acquisition"、Providing advice on the Mergers and Share Buy-backs Code。
- Advising listed companies on Listing Rules compliance matters。
7number plate：Provide automated trading services
- An electronic trading platform that operates matching customer orders。
8number plate：Providing securities margin financing
- Provide financing to clients buying stocks，and use the client’s stocks as collateral。
9number plate：Provide asset management
- Manage securities or futures contract investment portfolios for clients on a discretionary basis。
- Manage funds on a discretionary basis。
Hongkonglicensed corporationApplication requirements
If an organization needs to apply to become a corporation licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong，Typically subject to a range of qualifications and regulatory requirements。Core requirements include：
- The applicant must be a company incorporated in Hong Kong，or a non-Hong Kong company registered with the Hong Kong Companies Registry。
- The company must have a suitable business structure、Good internal control system and qualified personnel，Ability to manage risks that may be faced in the business。
- For each type of regulated activity applied for，At least two responsible officers must be appointed to directly oversee the relevant activities。
- For each type of regulated activity applied for，There must be at least one responsible person who can supervise the relevant business at all times。
- Among the responsible officers to be appointed by the organization，At least one must be an executive director at the request of the Securities and Futures Commission。
- All executive directors of an institution must seek approval from the Securities and Futures Commission，to become responsible。
Hong Kong financial license application path
For institutions planning to apply for a Hong Kong financial license，There are usually two types of paths：First, set up a subsidiary in Hong Kong and apply for the corresponding license；The second is to acquire a company that has successfully obtained the corresponding license.。
Generally speaking，Larger mainland private equity institutions are more likely to set up subsidiaries in Hong Kong and apply for licenses。This will help Hong Kong subsidiaries and mainland private equity institutions to maintain consistent or similar names and brand systems.，It also helps with brand continuity and market recognition.。on the other hand，Acquisition of a licensed Hong Kong company，Also required to cooperate with regulatory approval、Submit application and prepare relevant materials，Therefore, the time cost is basically similar to applying for a license for a new subsidiary.。
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