{
  "id": 17773628,
  "title": "30pc of financial firms now employ agentic AI: survey",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/30pc-of-financial-firms-now-employ-agentic-ai-survey-17773628",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-02T08:05:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTHK English",
    "slug": "rthk-english",
    "url": "https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1876240-20261102.htm"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Securities and Futures Commission has released its inaugural AI readiness survey, revealing that a majority of major financial firms in Hong Kong already incorporate artificial intelligence (AI) across their operations. The survey, conducted in July and August, polled 20 large firms and their 78 affiliated licensed corporations, representing over 75% of securities transactions reported by licensed entities in the preceding six months. The findings indicate that 95% of surveyed firms anticipate AI usage to accelerate within the next year, while 90% have already integrated AI tools with their internal systems. AI's impact spans various areas, including front-, middle-, and back-office functions.\n\nJulia Leung, SFC's chief executive officer, disclosed that AI adoption in Hong Kong's capital market is advancing swiftly in terms of both speed and scale, according to the Hong Kong Fintech Week. Agentic AI, capable of autonomously determining and executing steps to achieve a goal, is gaining prominence, according to the survey. Thirty percent of firms are currently using agentic AI in their business, and another 25% are piloting it with varying degrees of autonomy and human oversight. However, Leung cautioned that agentic AI operates like children at home, capable of defining boundaries, potentially going rogue, collaborating with siblings, and disrupting neighbors. She emphasized that frontier AI models and agents have outpaced governments and regulators' ability to establish rules.\n\nThe SFC acknowledged that the survey findings will shape its supervisory approach to AI, with a focus on investor protection, cybersecurity, operational resilience, and effective AI governance.",
  "summary": "The Securities and Futures Commission has released its first-ever AI readiness survey, showing that most large financial firms in Hong Kong already use artificial intelligence across their operations, with adoption expected to accelerate over the coming year. The survey, conducted between July and August this year, covered 20 large financial firms with 78 affiliated licensed corporations in Hong…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}