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Licensed Corporations vs Registered Institutions: what’s the split in Hong Kong?

Name: Licensed Corporations vs Registered Institutions: what’s the split in Hong Kong?
Creator: SFC Radar
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SFC-regulated firms come in two forms: Licensed Corporations (LC) regulated directly by the SFC, and Registered Institutions (RI) — banks regulated mainly by the HKMA but registered with the SFC for securities business. Here is the breakdown.

5,608

Licensed Corporations (LC)

186

Registered Institutions (RI)

The numbers

Licensed Corporations

5,608

Registered Institutions

186

Source: SFC public register, compiled by SFC Radar. Figures update as the register is re-scraped.

How to use this data

Know the counterparty — LC vs RI changes who the primary regulator is.
Market structure — gauge how much securities business sits inside banks.
Scope — read the regulated landscape beyond the headline corporation count.

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