The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent statutory body set up in 1989 to regulate Hong Kong's securities and futures markets. The SFC derives its investigative, remedial and disciplinary powers from the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and subsidiary legislation. Operationally independent of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the SFC is funded mainly by transaction levies and licensing fees. As a financial regulator in an international financial centre, the SFC strives to strengthen and protect the integrity and soundness of Hong Kong's securities and futures markets for the benefit of investors and the industry.

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) is an independent statutory body set up in 1989 to regulate Hong Kong's securities and futures markets. The SFC derives its investigative, remedial and disciplinary powers from the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) and subsidiary legislation. Operationally independent of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the SFC is funded mainly by transaction levies and licensing fees. As a financial regulator in an international financial centre, the SFC strives to strengthen and protect the integrity and soundness of Hong Kong's securities and futures markets for the benefit of investors and the industry.

The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority （CIMA）was established as a body corporate under the Monetary Authority Law on 1 January 1997. CIMA is created from the merger of the Financial Services Supervision Department of the Cayman Islands Government and the Cayman Islands Currency Board and it takes over the former responsibilities, duties and activities of these two bodies which include the issue and redemption of Cayman Islands currency and the management of currency reserves; the regulation and supervision of financial services, the monitoring of compliance with money laundering regulations, the issuance of a regulatory handbook on policies and procedures and the issuance of rules and statements of principle and guidance; the provision of assistance to overseas regulatory authorities, including the execution of memoranda of understanding to assist with consolidated supervision and the provision of advice to the Government on monetary, regulatory and cooperative matters.