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GF Securities Company Limited

Logo: GF Securities, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Chinese Securities Brokerage

GF Securities (Chinese: 广发证券; pinyin: Guǎngfā zhèngquàn)is a securities firm in China which engages in the operation of large-scale comprehensive securities broking and trading services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China. By mid-2020, it was among China's four largest securities firms, together with CITIC Securities, Guotai Junan Securities, and Haitong Securities.2 Its shares trade on Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the symbol 1776.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1991Founded1

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  • Ticker1776 on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  • HeadquartersGuangfa Securities Headquarters1
  • Websitewww.gf.com.cn
  • Listed onShenzhen Stock Exchange (000776), Hong Kong Stock Exchange (1776)1

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Guangfa Securities Headquarters taken in November 2018(cropped)
Photo: JKP Shenzhen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

GF Securities (Chinese: 广发证券; pinyin: Guǎngfā zhèngquàn)is a securities firm in China which engages in the operation of large-scale comprehensive securities broking and trading services. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China. By mid-2020, it was among China's four largest securities firms, together with CITIC Securities, Guotai Junan Securities, and Haitong Securities.2

Corporate structure

GF Securities Company Limited sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • GF Securities Company Limited Guangfa Securities Headquarters
    • GF Financial Markets (UK) Limited Subsidiary · United Kingdom

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The securities department of China Guangfa Bank was established on 9 April 1991. On 26 August 1999, the firm was spun-off as a separate company. On 25 July 2001, the firm changed its name to GF Securities.

GF Securities listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange on 12 February 2010, via a reverse takeover by Yan Bian Road Construction Co., Ltd.

On 5 August 2015, GF Securities paid $40 million to purchase Natixis' commodities trading unit.

On 10 April 2015, GF Securities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

In April 2023, the China Securities Regulatory Commission filed a case against GF Securities for the inadequate review of a shares issuance.

In June 2023, GF Securities announced it would acquire a 20.2% stake in Value Partners.

GF Securities is a member of the SZSE 100 Index which consists of the top 100 A-share listed companies listing and trading on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange ranked by total market capitalization

From Wikipedia’s article on GF Securities, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

E Fund Management, one of China's largest asset management companies is considered a subsidiary of GF Securities which holds 22.65% of its shares.

From Wikipedia’s article on GF Securities, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • GF Financial Markets (UK) Limited

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 10, 2015Went public Listed on Hong Kong Stock Exchange1
  2. 1991Founded Founded1

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