Guangzhou’s 15th Five-Year Plan outline calls for enlarging and strengthening
financial platforms and institutions. It instructs support for Guangzhou Futures
Exchange to speed up listings of futures and options, back the introduction or
establishment of futures intermediaries and risk‑management/service firms,
attract firms tied to futures trading and asset allocation, and accelerate
construction of a Nansha futures industrial park to promote spot‑futures linkage
and a complete futures industry chain. The plan backs the Guangdong Equity
Exchange to apply for business‑innovation pilot status and to raise the number
of listed firms. It directs optimization of financial industry infrastructure,
faster development of Guangzhou International Financial City to attract domestic
and international financial institutions, research institutes and third‑party
consultancies, and upgrading of the city’s private finance district. The city
will support municipal financial holding companies in seeking financial‑holding
licenses to expand asset scale and profitability, and encourage securities, fund
and insurance firms to strengthen competitiveness and industry influence.
