HKSI Institute AR2025

MESSAGE FROMBOARD CHAIRPERSON AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE 董事局主席及行政總裁的話 4 We continued to strengthen our partnership with target professional bodies and universities, focusing on connecting with the finance professionals and outreaching to students in the Greater Bay Area (GBA) through their network. We co-hosted the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Capital Market Financial Innovation Conference with the Shenzhen Securities Association on 8 November 2024 for the second consecutive year, attracting nearly 500 finance professionals. We also hosted a post conference networking reception in Shenzhen, which gathered over 80 senior professionals from Shenzhen and Hong Kong, creating exclusive networking opportunities for our members, Chinese Mainland market practitioners, and key stakeholders. Advancing Professional Competency To support the competency requirements for the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC)’s new Type 13 regulated activity (RA13) for depositaries of public funds effective from 2 October 2024, we deployed two licensing examination papers on 30 August 2024: LE Paper 18 (Regulation of Providing Depositary Services) and LE Paper 19 (Depositary Services for Collective Investment Schemes) along with study materials and sample practice tests. Furthermore, in partnership with the Hong Kong Trustees’ Association, we launched the RA13 Grandfathering Training Programme for experienced practitioners transitioning to the new regime, with over 200 participants completed the programme during the reporting period. In alignment with Hong Kong’s vision and policy direction for the digital asset sector and sustainability, we introduced the Certification Programme for Vi r tual Asset Profess ional s (CVAP) and the Sustainability Excellence for Talent Certification Programme (SET) in 2024/2025. Developed in collaboration with regulators and industry experts, both professional qualification programmes are designed to establish essential baseline competencies in these emerging fields through a structured yet adaptable e-learning framework. Our professional training service extends beyond SFC-licenced market practitioners. Commissioned by the Insurance Authority (IA) and co- organised with the Professional Insurance Brokers Association (PIBA) and The Hong Kong Confederation of Insurance Brokers (CIB), we delivered targeted grandfathering training for the licenced insurance brokers offering investment advisory and management services related to the Investment-Linked Assurance Scheme Policies (ILAS Policies), enabling them to meet the new regulatory requirements effective from 1 October 2024. 我們持續深化與目標專業團體及大學的合作， 並透過其網絡加強與大灣區的金融專才及學 生的連繫。 2024 年 11 月 8 日，我們與深圳市證 券業協會連續第二年合辦深港資本市場金融 創新大會，吸引近 500 名金融專業人士參與。 會後，我們亦於深圳舉辦交流酒會，匯聚逾 80 位 來自深港兩地的資深專業人士，為會員、中國內 地同業及主要持份者創造專屬的交流機會。 提升專業能力 為配合自 2024 年 10 月 2 日起生效的證券及期貨 事務監察委員會（證監會）為規管公眾基金存 管人而新設的第 13 類受規管活動制度，我們 於 2024 年 8 月 30 日推出兩份相關的資格考試 試卷：資格考試卷十八（存管服務規例）及資格 考試卷十九（集體投資計劃存管服務），並提供 溫習手冊及模擬練習測驗。此外，我們與香港 信託人公會合作，提供為資深從業員過渡至新 制度而設的第 13 類受規管活動培訓課程，報告 期內已有逾 200 名參加者完成課程。 為配合本港在數碼資產領域及可持續發展的願 景及政策，我們於 2024/2025 年度推出虛擬資 產專業人員證書課程 (CVAP) 及可持續發展專才 培訓證書課程 (SET) 。這兩項專業資格課程由 本會與監管機構及業界專家共同制定，採用結 構化且靈活的網上學習框架，為這些新興範疇 建立所需的核心能力。 我們的專業培訓服務也涵蓋持有證監會牌照以 外的市場從業員。應保險業監管局（保監局）委 託，並與香港專業保險經紀協會及香港保險 顧問聯會合作，舉辦針對「過渡」而設的培訓課 程。該課程旨在為投資相連壽險 (ILAS) 計劃提 供投資諮詢及資產管理服務的持牌保險經紀， 協助他們符合自 2024 年 10 月 1 日起實施之新監 管要求。 HKSI Institute Annual Report 2025