HONG KONG, March 6, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Fortune Fountain Capital Limited ("FFCL") held a ceremony to mark the 1st anniversary of establishment at One Exchange Square. Mr. Kevin Sims, the CEO of FFCL and all the staff attended the ceremony to celebrate the company's birthday.
At the beginning of the event, all the attendees reviewed the achievements in the past year through a video. The staff representative shared her experience of her growth together with the company's development and her expectation of a better future. With the theme of "For a better self, for a better future", the staff wrote letters to "future self" in order to inspire themselves to achieve their goals of life and work, and contributed ideas and suggestions to the company to make a better workplace. The following was Company Badge Awarding ceremony. Mr. Kevin Sims awarded the company badge symbolizing achievements and honors to the staff whom have been working for one year to encourage them to stride on together for a better future.
In a short span of one year, FFCL has built up its core businesses covering financial service, wealth management and principal investment, attracted and retained talents from different industries. It successfully completed infrastructure and team establishment, built a strong foundation for business development in the future.
The various business segments developed together in the past year. In financial service field, through Sun Growth Securities, FFCL's security trading business reached a record high equities turnover of HKD 11.9 billion for 2017, moving up to 150 place out of 604 brokerage houses in Hong Kong from 209 place out of 546 brokerage houses in 2016. Wealth management platform has been upgraded to a full service platform which provides financial and non-financial services and products to global high-net-worth clients including insurance brokerage, professional consultancy, immigration, overseas study, overseas properties, tailor-made travel, private jet etc.; In respect of principal investment, there has been substantial progress made on overseas acquisition projects. One of the transactions draw great attention of the market is that the announced acquisition of an 89% stake in Baccarat SA, the internationally renowned French luxury crystal Maison listed in Paris, in June 2017.
Mr. Kevin Sims, the CEO of FFCL said at the ceremony: "In the future, we will continue our client-oriented strategy, further enrich our product line and enhance our comprehensive service capabilities, strive to become a full-license and one-stop platform providing financial and non-financial products and services. In the meantime, we will seize international acquisition opportunities with high growth potential and extend our business map to Europe and beyond."
At present, FFCL has nearly 100 staff in Hong Kong and the number is still growing. The management team consists of members from international financial institutions, including investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and equity research. FFCL has already opened two offices in One Exchange Square in Central and in Infinitus Plaza in Sheung Wan, with its business and client portfolio spreading across Asia, North America and Europe.
About Fortune Fountain Capital Limited (Website: http://www.ffc-hk.com/)
Established by shareholders from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Europe, Fortune Fountain Capital Limited is a comprehensive financial services and wealth management group active in financial services, wealth management, family office and principal investment, with its business and client portfolio spreading across Asia, North America and Europe. Through its subsidiaries and affiliates, FFCL serves a vast network of high-net-worth individuals and distinguished families by offering a wide range of financial products and services, as well as luxury experience and lifestyle services.
