CSC Financial Co., Ltd. trading as China Securities, is a Chinese investment bank and brokerage firm established by CITIC Securities and China Jianyin Investment in 2005 in a 60–40 ratio, as a successor of bankrupted China Securities Co., Ltd. (CSC). However, the firm now majority owned by Jianyin Investment's parent company Central Huijin Investment and an asset managing subsidiary of Beijing Municipal People's Government.
The company registered in Hong Kong as a foreign incorporated company as China Securities Finance Co., Ltd. on 28 July 2016 and CSC Financial Co., Ltd. on 20 October, the latter was used in the IPO of CSC's H share. An unrelated company registered the name China Securities Co., Ltd. in Hong Kong in 2014[3] in order to prospecting the chance that CSC bought back the name. The unrelated company was filed for struck off for dormant[3] (and would be dissolved) by Hong Kong's Companies Register using the power of Chapter 622 Section 745 2.(b) of Hong Kong Law in September 2016.[4]
History
[old] China Securities Co., Ltd. (1992–2005)
The predecessor of CSC Financial Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1992 as China Securities Co., Ltd. (CSC) (Chinese: 华夏证券; pinyin: Huáxià zhèngquàn; lit. 'Huaxia Securities'). Huaxia Securities established a subsidiary in Hong Kong as China Securities (International) Limited in 1994[3] (the stake was at first held by Huaxia Securities' chairman Shao Chun (Chinese: 邵淳) and CEO Deng Xi (Chinese: 邓其) as proxies;[5] China Securities (International) became dormant since 2010[3]).
However, after several scandal which the staff illegally made investment without the consent of their client, Huaxia Securities went bankrupted (as in 2016 the firm was still being liquidated).
[new] China Securities Co., Ltd. (2005–)
A new firm with the same English trading name China Securities but different Chinese name (Chinese: 中信建投证券; lit. 'CITIC Jianyin Securities') was established by CITIC Securities and China Jianyin Investment in 2005[8] and receiving the client from the old firm, but did not bear any legal responsibility of the old firm.
In 2010, as CITIC Securities also had their own license, CITIC Securities was requested by China Securities Regulatory Commission to sell all but one subsidiary, including China Securities Co., Ltd. (CITIC Securities was allowed to keep at most kept 7% stake of CSC; CITIC Securities (Shandong) was kept as subsidiary, Kington Securities was put on the market),[9] which 45% stake was acquired by Beijing State-owned Capital Operation and Management Center (BSCOMC, Chinese: 北京国有资本经营管理中心) for CN¥7.290 billion and 8% stake by Century Golden Resources Group for CN¥1.296 billion through public offering on Beijing Financial Assets Exchange,[10] making SASAC of Beijing Municipal Government returned as the largest shareholder. In the same year China Jianyin Investment transferred the stake its held to Jianyin Investment's parent company Central Huijin Investment, a subsidiary of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. In 2011 China Securities was reincorporated as a "company limited by shares". (Chinese: 股份有限公司) In 2016 Century Golden Resources Group sold most of its stake to Shannan Jinyuan (4.92%) and Shanghai Shangyan (2.47%).[11]
In 2007 China Securities acquired the remaining stake of China Futures Co., Ltd. from other shareholders.
On 12 July 2012 China Securities re-established its Hong Kong subsidiary as China Securities (International) Finance Holding.[3][12] The Hong Kong-based holding company itself also forming several subsidiaries.
In November 2016, China Securities started the global offering for its new H shares that would be floated on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The Price was set at HK$ 6.81. Cornerstone investors subscribed 57.38% of the H shares, which equal to 9.47% total share capital of CSC. The largest H share shareholder was Glasslake Holdings, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of CITIC Limited, which was the largest shareholder of CITIC Securities.[14]
On 20 October 2016 China Securities registered its English name in Hong Kong's Companies Register as CSC Financial Co., Ltd.. Its original English trading name which was used in mainland China, China Securities Co., Ltd., was already registered by others in Hong Kong on 21 May 2014 (but with different Chinese name Chinese: 中國證券國際), as well as the present of unrelated company China Securities Holdings (Chinese: 中國証券控股), a small brokerage firm which used the name since 27 February 2012. Despite both companies were now being dissolved: China Securities Holdings ceased business on 31 December 2012 and the former staff was suspended by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong due to poor management.[17]
CSC Financial also used China Securities Finance Co., Ltd. as the registered name in Hong Kong from July to October 2016. However, it was in fact the trading name of another financial services company of the mainland China.
The predecessor of CSC Financial, China Securities aka Huaxia Securities, was named after Huaxia.
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^"2010 年第一次临时股东大会文件"(PDF). CITIC Securities (in Chinese). Shanghai Stock Exchange. 8 June 2010 [Written on 7 June 2010]. Archived(PDF) from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"关于挂牌转让中信建投证券有限责任公司股权的进展情况公告"(PDF). CITIC Securities (in Chinese). Shanghai Stock Exchange. 30 July 2010 [Written on 29 July 2010]. Archived(PDF) from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"Pospectus"(PDF). CSC Financial. Hong Kong Stock Exchange. 29 November 2016. Archived(PDF) from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^ ab"2015 年度财务报告" [2015 Annual Report] (PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial Co., Ltd. 28 April 2016. Archived from the original(PDF) on 13 November 2016. Retrieved 12 November 2016.
^"2006年度财务报告" (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2007 [circa]. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^ ab"2007年度审计报告" (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2008 [circa]. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"2008年度审计报告" (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2009 [circa]. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"2009年度审计报告" (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2010 [circa]. Archived from the original on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
^"2010 Annual Report"(PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 25 March 2011. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"2011 Annual Report"(PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2012 [circa]. Archived from the original(PDF) on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"2012 Annual Report"(PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 2013 [circa]. Archived from the original(PDF) on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"2013 Annual Report"(PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 18 April 2014. Archived from the original(PDF) on 19 September 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"2014 Annual Report"(PDF) (in Chinese). CSC Financial. 28 April 2015. Archived from the original(PDF) on 29 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
^"2015年度证券公司经营业绩排名情况"(PDF) (in Chinese). Securities Association of China. 6 June 2016. Archived(PDF) from the original on 14 February 2017. Retrieved 14 February 2017.