1. Typical Business Activities:
Discretionary Asset Management: Making investment decisions with full authority on behalf of clients, managing portfolios of securities, futures, and other assets.
Fund Management: Establishing and managing public or private funds.
Discretionary Account Management: Opening and managing separate investment accounts for clients.
Portfolio Management: Asset allocation and trading decisions based on clients' investment objectives.
Family Office Services: Managing wealth for high-net-worth families.
Note: The Type 9 license is the core license for asset management business, and holders can directly operate client accounts for trading.
2. Typical Licensed Institutions:
Asset management companies
Hedge funds
Private fund managers
Asset management departments of certain integrated securities firms or banks
Family offices
3. Key Requirements and Capabilities:
May receive and hold client assets (typically required to be held by qualified custodians).
Must possess professional investment decision-making and risk management capabilities.
Usually combined with Type 1 License (Dealing in Securities) to trade directly on exchanges.