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- KOALA Financial Group Limited KOALA Financial Group Limited (8226.HK) is an investment holding company principally engaged in financial services in Hong Kong. The company operates through five main segments: securities brokerage, underwriting, and placements, offering brokerage services, margin financing, short-term IPO financing, share placements, and underwriting; money lending, providing personal and corporate loans; securities investments, involving short-term investments in listed securities in Hong Kong and overseas markets as well as related products from banks and financial institutions; properties investment, including leasing of investment properties; and assets management services. It serves customers primarily in Hong Kong through subsidiaries such as KOALA Securities Limited and Honest Smart Investment Limited, with headquarters located at Units 01-02, 13th Floor, Everbright Centre, 108 Gloucester Road, Wan Chai, Hong Kong; the company traces its roots to incorporation in 2001, formerly known as Sunrise (China) Technology Group Limited before changing its name to KOALA Financial Group Limited in June 2017. In recent developments, the group maintains its focus on these core financial operations amid a profit warning issued in March 2025 and continues asset management activities licensed under Type 9 regulated activities through KOALA Capital Management Limited, established via an indirect subsidiary in 2017, targeting equities, bonds, real estate, and private equity in the Asia Pacific region.