About Prescient Advisors
Independent. Impartial. Unbiased.
We are a specialist firm solely focused on providing fair, honest and transparent consulting work for our clients. As an independent firm, we are free from potential conflicts of interest that may arise from being part a wider group.
Local Knowledge. Unique Understanding.
Based on in-depth understanding of the local Hong Kong market and SFC regulations, we are able to develop a deeper understanding of your business and how the relevant regulations impact the way you operate.
Bespoke. Flexible. Your Trusted Partner.
We offer bespoke solutions and pricing plans, offering flexibility to suit your compliance consulting needs. Our boutique, specialist approach is designed to allow us to structure our services as a partnership with you, entirely tailor-made.
Simon Wang - Managing Director
Simon is Managing Director of Prescient Advisors (HK) Limited. Based in Hong Kong, he specializes in providing compliance consulting support on HK SFC regulations to licensed corporations and individuals as well as entities or persons seeking to obtain the relevant licence locally. Simon covers the asset management industry, including hedge funds and long-only fund managers, as well as the securities brokerage industry.
Simon's experience profile allows him to bring unique insight and perspectives, being able to tackle the issue from the perspectives of a former regulator, compliance consultant and coverage banker.
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Case Officer, Licensing Department, HK Securities and Futures Commission
Simon acted for a number of years as a senior case officer in the Licensing Department of the HK SFC. He has reviewed and assessed licensing applications for corporations and individuals, including applications for new licences, changes or modifications to licences, substantial shareholder, addition of regulated activity, among others. In this role, Simon has also critically reviewed notifications and other licensing-related submissions.
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SFC Regulatory Compliance Consultant
Simon was previously a primary consultant in the Hong Kong office of a global financial regulatory compliance consultant firm. As relationship manager for many of the firm's top HK priority clients, Simon handled the ongoing compliance support work for both asset managers and brokerage houses. Simon's scope of work included licensing matters, compliance advisory, compliance procedures and manual review, mock inspections, compliance training, etc.
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Frontline Relationship Manager, Institutional Banking
Simon has experience with multiple large banking institutions in relationship management roles covering financial institutions including hedge funds, asset managers, brokerage houses, family office.
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