Hong Kong – SFC Issues Consultation Conclusions on Offline Requirements Applicable to Complex Products

5 October 2018 Overview On 4 October 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) issued the conclusions to its consultation (“Consultation Conclusions”) from March 2018 which proposed that the additional measures applicable to the online sale of complex products should also apply to the offline sale of such products. This includes performing a suitability assessment on all complex products sold in an offline environment, regardless of whether there has been any solicitation / recommen