644Trusts, funds and similar financial entities
信託、基金及相關金融工具
This group includes entities that manage trusts, funds, and similar financial arrangements. These entities are primarily engaged in pooling funds from investors to invest in various assets, providing financial services related to the management of these funds, and ensuring compliance with relevant regulations.
Classes in this group
Licences and approvals
What this activity needs to operate
Activities under this code trigger the following licensing regimes. Emerhub prepares and files each application on your behalf.
SFC Licence for Type 9 Regulated Activity (Asset Management)
Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)
Required for corporations providing discretionary management of securities or futures portfolios or real estate investment schemes, including fund managers, hedge funds and private equity managers with discretionary mandates. Managers that do not hold client assets can operate under a licensing condition with reduced financial requirements.
Fund vehicles themselves are typically managed by a licensed Type 9 manager
- Capital requirement
- No paid-up capital requirement + HKD 100K liquid capital if subject to the licensing condition not to hold client assets; otherwise HKD 5M paid-up + HKD 3M liquid capital
- Processing time
- Approximately 15 weeks for a licensed corporation application (SFC published estimate)
Official sourceVerified 2026-07-14
Standard compliance
Compliance every Hong Kong company shares
Beyond anything specific to this activity, every Hong Kong company handles two-tiered profits tax, the annual return (Form NAR1) within 42 days of its incorporation anniversary, audited accounts, MPF enrolment for staff, and a company secretary. Emerhub runs all of it on your behalf.
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Starting a trusts, funds and similar financial entities business in Hong Kong?
Emerhub incorporates your company, registers the business nature above with the IRD, files every licence application, and runs your company secretary and compliance calendar. You provide the documents; Emerhub handles every government interaction.
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