The regulatory paper for asset managers: the Fund Manager Code of Conduct and the product codes.
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Sources: HKSI Institute, LE overview (hksi.org) and Updating Your Study Guides, and HKSI's Examination Schedule, checked 11 October 2026. HKSI Institute sets and can change the format and fees; confirm on hksi.org before you enrol. See also HKSI exam fees and the exam schedule.
Paper 6 averaged 60.24% over the 12 months HKSI showed on 11 October 2026; the latest month, Aug 2026, was 54.29%. Every paper, month by month: HKSI pass rates.
Source: HKSI Institute, Pass Rate for the LE in Hong Kong (hksi.org), checked 11 October 2026.
Source: SFC Guidelines on Competence (October 2024) and HKSI's LE overview, checked 11 October 2026. The SFC decides each application.
40 multiple-choice questions in 1 hour, taken on computer, with a 70% pass mark: 28 correct answers (HKSI Institute, LE overview (hksi.org), checked 11 October 2026).
HKD2,000 at the Hong Kong examination centre and HKD2,450 at HKSI's global centres, for enrolments from 1 July 2026 (HKSI LE overview, hksi.org, checked 11 October 2026).
60.24% on average over the months HKSI showed on 11 October 2026 (HKSI Institute, Pass Rate for the LE in Hong Kong (hksi.org)).
No. HKSI does not publish past papers. It does publish a free Sample Practice Test for Paper 6. Anything sold as an "HKSI past paper" is not official.
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