Things To Know About SFC Archiving
                     THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 
SFC ARCHIVING
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SFC ARCHIVING
• Major financial regulators in countries across the world are putting in place regulations mandating 
companies to record mobile messages and also capture voice calls, and Hong Kong is no exception. Hong 
Kong’s remains to be one of the world’s leading financial centers. The latest Global Financial Centres 
Index (GFCI) report shows that Hong Kong is still the world’s third-best financial center in the whole 
world, just 2 points behind London and 19 points behind the New York which is at the top spot right now. 
• Just like the other leading financial hubs, the financial sector of Hong Kong is governed by a set of 
regulations that are aimed to ensure a fair, orderly as well as efficient financial market. The Securities and 
Futures Commission, or SFC, is the independent statutory body that implements regulations that business 
entities as well as members of the sector must follow. 
• Hong SFC, just like its counterparts, enforces regulations that oblige financial companies to capture voice 
calls, record mobile messages, and other types of mobile communication. If you do not comply with these 
regulations, it can lead to major financial consequences and severely damage public trust as well as the 
reputation of your organization.
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT SFC ARCHIVING
• It is important for company owners to understand Hong Kong’s requirements for 
SFC archiving business communications. Under its Keeping of Records Rules, 
intermediaries, who are the people that are licensed by or registered with the SFC, 
are supposed to maintain records of any authority/direction given by clients, 
including voice calls and mobile SMS. In section 3 of the Rules, an intermediary is 
required to keep sufficient records to explain the operation of its businesses, which 
constitute any regulated activity. An intermediary is also supposed to keep these 
records in a way that enables an audit to be conveniently and properly carried out.
• For more information on SFC archiving, visit our website at 
https://www.telemessage.com/
THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT 
SFC ARCHIVING