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Article 11-1
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A responsible person of a securities firm may not serve as a responsible person of a bank, financial holding company, trust company, credit cooperative, credit department of a farmers' (or fishermen's) association, bills finance company, futures enterprise, insurance enterprise, or another securities enterprise. However, this restriction shall not apply in the following circumstances:<br/>1. When it serves the purposes of an investment relationship between the securities firm and such an institution, and there is no overlapping of the chairmen or managerial officers between the two, and the FSC has granted approval.<br/>2. When there is a special need and the FSC has granted approval, a responsible person of a securities firm may serve as the chairman of such an institution.<br/>3. When a securities firm is a subsidiary of a financial holding company, a responsible person of the securities firm may serve as a responsible person of such financial holding company or of another of its subsidiaries, provided that there is no overlapping of managerial officers between the subsidiaries.<br/>4. When a securities firm is a juristic-person director or supervisor of a financial holding company, the responsible person of the securities firm, by virtue of serving as a responsible person of that holding company, may concurrently serve as a director or supervisor of a subsidiary of that holding company.<br/>When there is an investment relationship between a securities firm and a non-financial institution that is a public issuer, no responsible person of the securities firm may concurrently serve as the chairman or a managerial officer of such an investee company.<br/>A securities firm shall establish internal audit and control mechanisms for any concurrent holding of positions by any responsible person of the securities firm to ensure effective execution of the responsible person's principal duties and concurrently held duties, and for maintaining the normal business operations of the securities firm. Any concurrent holding of positions may not involve conflicts of interest or violation of securities regulations or the internal control system, and the rights and interests of shareholders shall be protected.<br/>A securities firm shall, based on its investment management needs, risk management policies, and the provisions of these Regulations, regularly evaluate the performance of any responsible persons holding concurrent positions. The evaluation results shall serve as an important reference to determine whether the concurrent holding of positions will be maintained or reduced.
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