Article NO. Content

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Directions for the Conduct of Wealth Management Business by Securities Firms 

Amended Date: 2022.11.07 
11     The personnel handling wealth management business in a securities firm shall meet the following qualifications and conditions:
  1. The persons in charge shall meet the qualifications and conditions under Article 5 of the Regulations Governing Responsible Persons and Associated Persons of Securities Firms (hereinafter, "Regulations Governing Personnel"), and the associated persons shall meet the qualifications and conditions of Article 6 of the Regulations Governing Personnel.
  2. Meets other qualifications and conditions and training criteria set by the Taiwan Securities Association (the "Securities Association"), and reported to and approved by the FSC.
    When a securities firm conducts wealth management business by means of trusts, the supervising personnel (including the person in charge of the internal audit department), managerial personnel, and associated persons shall meet the provisions of the Regulations Governing the Required Qualifications for Responsible Persons and Required Trust Expertise or Experience for Operating and Managerial Personnel of Trust Enterprises (hereinafter, the "Regulations Governing Expertise or Experience") with the exceptions of Articles 3 to 9 and Article 12 thereof.
    The internal auditing of a securities firm conducting wealth management business shall meet the following qualifications and conditions:
  1. Internal audit personnel for the business under Point 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 1 shall meet the qualifications and conditions under paragraph 1.
  2. Internal audit personnel for the business under Point 2, paragraph 1, subparagraph 2 shall meet the qualifications and conditions of Article 16, paragraph 1 of the Regulations Governing Expertise or Experience.
    For a securities firm conducting wealth management business by means of trusts, its officers with authority to approve business operations or transactions shall comply with Article 24 of the Regulations Governing the Implementation of Internal Control and Audit Systems by Financial Holding Companies and Banking Enterprises, or attend training sessions for internal auditors organized by institutions approved by the FSC, and obtain the required qualifications.

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