The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) held its “Powering Growth with Resilience” broker forum, bringing together about 700 senior representatives of the securities sector for dialogue on supervisory observations and regulatory updates as part of its industry engagement programme. Discussions covered recent developments in the initial public offering market and initiatives to advance innovation in exchange-traded products and tokenised products. The SFC also introduced enhanced account-opening approaches aimed at improving brokers’ operational efficiency and resilience, and highlighted the need for ongoing improvements in cybersecurity defences and internal control measures to mitigate the risk of unauthorised trading.
Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission 2025-06-09
Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission convenes broker forum and introduces enhanced account-opening approaches with renewed focus on cyber and trading controls
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission hosted the "Powering Growth with Resilience" broker forum, engaging 700 senior securities representatives on supervisory observations and regulatory updates. Key topics included IPO market developments, innovation in exchange-traded and tokenised products, and enhanced account-opening approaches. The SFC emphasized improving cybersecurity and internal controls to prevent unauthorised trading.