How many SFC-licensed firms cease business each year in Hong Kong?
Corporations that wound down their last regulated activity each year (no active RA remaining). The flip side of licensing growth — a read on attrition and consolidation in the industry.
2,578
Corporations ceased (dated)
The numbers
Source: SFC public register, compiled by SFC Radar. Figures update as the register is re-scraped.
How to use this data
- Attrition — see in which years firms exited fastest.
- Risk context — pair with the disciplinary trend to read industry stress.
- M&A signal — waves of closures often precede consolidation.
More insights
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