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FSA licence Retail Forex License

Holder
Fidelity
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

This is Wikilix's record of a licence issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority. It sets out what the register says, what we checked, and what the authority's own rules protect.

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RecordModified Sep 7, 2026

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The Seychelles Financial Services Authority Retail Forex License

Recorded from the firm's own disclosure. Not yet checked against the register.

Issuing authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Holder
FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Jurisdiction
Japan
Licence type
Retail Forex License

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Our check

What we checked

Nobody has adjudicated this licence yet. It is recorded here as claimed, not as confirmed.

Wikilix check
Not checked
Authority strength
Tier 3
Jurisdiction
Japan
Last checked
Never

Nobody at Wikilix has looked this licence up on the official register yet. Everything above comes from the record as supplied; treat it as a claim until you have checked it yourself.

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The register

What the authority publishes

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Licence number
Retail Forex License
Licence type (Wikilix classification)
Retail Forex License
The authority

About FSA

The Seychelles Financial Services Authority is the authority that issued this licence, and the jurisdiction it applies in is Japan.

Full name
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority
Jurisdiction
Japan
Strength
Tier 3Lighter-touch supervision; protections vary and are often limited.
Established
2013
Oversight
A government or statutory body
Firms we track under it
143 firms
Regulates
Stocks, Fund
Licences it issues
Securities Dealer – Principal & Agency
Typical cost of a licence
USD 10000-20000
Public register
Searchable by the public
Transparency
Low

FSA is classed as an offshore regime. An offshore registration can be entirely legitimate, but it typically means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.

Protection

What this licence protects

FSA's own rules for the firms it authorises.

  • No compensation scheme
  • Complaints routeFSA Enquiries
  • Maximum leverage1:1000
This describes the authority's regime, not how Fidelity applies it.
The holder

Who holds this licence

The licence above is recorded against Fidelity. A licence is issued to a legal company, so the companies below are what you would search a corporate register for.

Broker
FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited
Based in
Hong Kong
Wikilix score
40.2the firm’s overall score, not a rating of this licence

Recorded companies

None of these matches the name the register printed, so we do not say which one holds this licence.

  • FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) LimitedHong Kong · Reg. 0097708 · May 12, 1981
Provenance

Where this record came from

Every date below has already happened. We do not publish a promised next-update date, because we do not schedule per-licence re-checks.

Last checked by Wikilix
Never — nobody has looked this entry up yet
Record last edited
When this entry was last changed in our database, which may be a correction rather than a change at the register.
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Also on record

Other licences Fidelity holds

One other licence is on record for Fidelity.

Frequently Asked Questions

Questions about this licence

Answered from this register entry and the authority’s own record.

Most Popular Questions
Fidelity's regulatory coverage includes Hong Kong and most countries worldwide, but it excludes clients from sanctioned countries such as North Korea, the USA, Iran, and other UN-sanctioned nations. These restrictions are in place due to regulatory and compliance requirements.
Clients can reach Fidelity's customer support via phone at +852 2629 2629 and through live chat during business hours. Support is provided in English, and additional contact details include email at hkenquiry@fil.com and social media channels such as Facebook and LinkedIn.
According to WIKILIX data, FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited offers a maximum leverage of 1. This indicates very low or no leverage available for trading through this broker.
The minimum deposit amount for FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited is generally around 1,000 HKD, though this can vary depending on the specific fund or account type.
Fidelity primarily supports bank transfers (wire transfers) for deposits and withdrawals, with no explicit minimum deposit but typically around USD 1,000 depending on the account type. They also support MPF-related withdrawals for retirement accounts in Hong Kong. Credit/debit cards, e-wallets, and cryptocurrency payment methods are not supported.
FIL Investment Management (Hong Kong) Limited, also known as Fidelity, is regulated by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong and the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA). The SFC is a tier 1 regulator with high transparency and strict fund segregation, while the FSA is an offshore regulator with lower transparency. These licenses indicate regulatory oversight but client fund insurance is not mandatory.
Licence Retail Forex License was issued by The Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA), the financial authority for Japan.
Fidelity holds this FSA licence. A licence on record means the authority published an entry; it is not an endorsement.
Nobody at Wikilix has looked this entry up on the FSA register yet, so treat it as claimed rather than confirmed. That is a gap in our coverage, not a finding against the licence.
Wikilix rates FSA tier 3. Supervision is lighter-touch and client protections vary.
Yes, FSA is classed as an offshore regime. That can be a legitimate registration, but it usually means lower capital requirements, no compensation scheme, and a complaint route that is harder to use from abroad.
Fidelity has one other licence on record with Wikilix, across one jurisdiction. They are listed further down this page.
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