Alan Jack Newman Richardson

Samsung Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (SAM HK) is the wholly owned, Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of Samsung Asset Management Co., Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Samsung Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (KRX: 032830), a multinational insurance company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea. SAM HK was founded in 2007 and provides investment trust and mutual fund management, advisory and related services.

Baring Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. (BAM-Asia) is an asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary of Baring Asset Management (Asia) Holdings Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. BAM-Asia manages assets locally and distributes their institutional products and managed funds to a range of clients which includes central banks and pension funds. They distribute their retail funds via intermediaries.

RCM Asia Pacific Ltd. (RCM AP) is the Hong Kong asset management subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors Asia Pacific GmbH, ultimately owned by Allianz SE (FR: ALV, ADR: AZSEY) in Germany. RCM's global platform was established in 1997 through predecessor companies as Dresdner RCM Global Investors. In 2006, RCM became RCM Asia Pacific Ltd., concentrating on the investment management business and Allianz Global Investors (Hong Kong) concentrating on the mutual fund sales and distribution business. RCM AP's clients include institutional (sovereigns, supranationals, charities, foundations, endowments, pension schemes, public bodies, multi-managers and pooled funds) and individual investors. Their GrassrootsSM Research division combines in-house employees, a global network of independent journalists, field force researchers and industry contacts.