Astrum Financial Holdings Limited provided consolidated earnings guidance for the nine months ended 30 September 2018. For the nine months ended 30 September 2018, the group is expected to record a significant decrease in the unaudited profit and total comprehensive income for the current period as compared to that for the nine months ended 30 September 2017. Such expected decrease for the current period is mainly attributable to the significant decrease in revenue derived from placing and underwriting services from approximately HKD 25.8 million for the corresponding period to approximately HKD 8.0 million for the current period; the decrease in commission from brokerage services from approximately HKD 9.8 million for the corresponding period to approximately HKD 6.2 million for the current period; the significant decrease in interest income from securities and IPO financing from approximately HKD 7.9 million for the corresponding period to approximately HKD 2.2 million for the current period.