Masterlink Securities Corporation (Taiwan, China)

MasterLink obtained its business license on March 23, 1989 by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and was granted its securities license by the Securities and Futures Commission on May 10. From May 29, the company officially started its operation and its commitment to serve individual and institutional investors in securities and related services. In 1991 it started equity margin trading and short selling businesses in July and was qualified as a dealer for Central Government bonds in September. It became officially listed on the OTC market on August 31, 1995, being the 6th securities firm listed on that securities market. It initiated the operation of futures introducing broker business in October, 1999. In 2001 it obtained license to engage in trading of Convertible Bond Asset Swap and NTD Interest Rate Swap in November. In 2002 it obtained license to engage in the Foreign Securities Brokerage business in August. MasterLink was officially listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange on September 16, 2002 and became part of the first group of securities firms upgraded from the OTC market to the Taiwan Stock Exchange. It was qualified as dealer-broker in proprietary trade in bills in October, 2004, and also got approval to run structured derivatives linking foreign funds. In October, 2005, Masterlink became the first brokerage firm granted a license to conduct wealth management business in Taiwan, and then Masterlink completed our first domestic transaction for wealth management business in early November. In 2006 it got granted 6 new licenses, including Foreign Currency based Interest Rate Derivative Products License and Foreign Currency-based Fixed Income Derivative Products License and became the first firm to receive qualification to offer securities surplus trading fund. It obtained the license for borrowing or Lending Money in Connection with Securities Business by Securities Firms in June, 2007 and was granted with Securities Borrowing & Lending Service license in November. It obtained the permission from Financial Supervisory Commission to engage in wealth management account business in November, 2008. It completed merger with SKSC, adding 7 branches to MasterLinks network in October, 2009. In 2010, the head office, along with 13 branches, was permitted to engage in trust services in wealth management.