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Market reference

Hong Kong asset and wealth management ecosystem

Public statistics across four regulatory areas, each with its own unit and reference date. These figures should not be added together.

Official publication cycles vary: quarterly for SFC and IA, monthly for HKMA and MPFA. Sources are checked hourly for new periods and revisions. Each card retains its actual statistical as-of date. Failed downloads or validation retain the last valid snapshot.

SFC

Securities & asset management

3,517

Licensed corporations (corporations)

As of 2026-06-30

Excludes registered institutions. Individuals and regulated activities are shown separately in the SFC detail.

Reference source · SFC

Breakdown and statistical notes

SFC licensing detail

3,517

Licensed corporations

48,106

Licensed individuals

10,161

Responsible / approved officers RO/AO

37,945

Licensed representatives LR

As of 2026-06-30 · SFC

Updated in line with official publications. One corporation or individual may hold permissions for several regulated activities; category counts must not be summed as unique totals. Corporation counts exclude registered institutions. RO/AO and LR follow the classifications in the official tables. Types 11 and 12 are not in operation. Type 13 covers fund depositary services, not virtual asset licensing. This page does not imply SFC approval or endorsement.

Corporations and individuals by regulated activity
Regulated activity	Licensed corporations	Responsible / approved officers RO/AO	Licensed representatives LR
Type 1Dealing in securities	1,507	5,198	28,317
Type 2Dealing in futures contracts	314	1,140	7,850
Type 3Leveraged foreign exchange trading	29	82	415
Type 4Advising on securities	2,216	6,043	18,128
Type 5Advising on futures contracts	165	459	1,025
Type 6Advising on corporate finance	282	1,193	7,137
Type 7Providing automated trading services	38	150	569
Type 8Securities margin financing	4	16	2
Type 9Asset management	2,454	6,120	10,191
Type 10Credit rating services	11	44	291
Type 11Dealing in or advising on OTC derivative products	Not in operation
Type 12Client clearing services for OTC derivative transactions	Not in operation
Type 13Depositary services for relevant collective investment schemes	18	49	221

Source: Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), Hong Kong; compiled by HKAWM. Figures are as of the date shown and for reference. The latest SFC publications prevail. Data notes

Official sources checked hourly · dated snapshot retained; update check pending

HKMA

Banking & wealth management

174

Authorised institutions (institutions)

As of 2026-08-31

Excludes local representative offices.

Reference source · HKMA

Breakdown and statistical notes

As of 2026-08-31

HKMA authorised institutions by category
Category	Count	Unit
Licensed banks	147	institutions
Restricted licence banks	16	institutions
Deposit-taking companies	11	institutions

Licensed banks, restricted licence banks and deposit-taking companies together form the authorised-institution total. Local representative offices are excluded. These are counts of institutions, not banking employees.

Official source · HKMA Official data file

Official sources checked hourly · dated snapshot retained; update check pending

Insurance & protection

122,481

Sum of individual licence categories

2,280

Sum of institutional licence categories

As of 2026-06-30

Individuals and businesses are shown separately, not as a combined headcount.

Reference source · IA

Breakdown and statistical notes

As of 2026-06-30

IA insurance intermediary licences by category
Category	Count	Unit
Licensed individual insurance agents	84,019	individual licensees
Licensed technical representatives (agent)	23,436	individual licensees
Licensed technical representatives (broker)	15,026	individual licensees
Licensed insurance agencies	1,470	institutions
Licensed insurance broker companies	810	institutions

Licence-type counts include licensees with and without appointing principals. The three individual categories and two entity categories are totalled separately; their combined count is not presented as a count of people.

Official source · IA Official data file

Official sources checked hourly · dated snapshot retained; update check pending

MPFA

MPF & retirement

430

Principal intermediaries (institutions)

As of 2026-08-31

Principal intermediaries are business entities.

Reference source · MPFA

Breakdown and statistical notes

As of 2026-08-31

MPFA intermediary registrations by category
Category	Count	Unit
Principal intermediaries	430	institutions
Subsidiary intermediaries	40,714	registrations

Principal intermediaries are business entities. Subsidiary intermediaries can include individuals and licensed long-term insurance agencies; this registration count is not a count of people. The official monthly statistics do not split subsidiaries into individual and entity categories.

Official source · MPFA Official data file

Official sources checked hourly · dated snapshot retained; update check pending

Coverage and updates

These are separately checked public snapshots, with dates that may differ. They are not real-time statistics. A person or institution may appear in more than one regime. HKAWM’s own institution and learning-hour figures remain separate.

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