Eleanor Wan

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.

DWS Investments Hong Kong Ltd. (DWS HK) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co KGaA, ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), a multi-national financial services company headquartered in Germany. DWS HK provides advisory services which include research reports and analysis conducted for listed securities in certain APAC locations and may also include recommendations on transacting such securities. This service is provided to DWS HK’s affiliated advisers, which in turn provide advisory services to their US clients and non-US clients. The firm also provides discretionary investment advisory and management services with respect to separately managed accounts, as well as private equity funds focused on sustainable investments strategies.

Value Partners Ltd. (VPL) is an asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1993 by Cheng Hye Cheah. VPL manages a range of absolute return long-biased funds, long-short hedge funds, exchange-traded funds, quantitative funds, as well as fixed-income and credit funds for institutional and individual clients in Asia Pacific, Europe and the US.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

Income Partners Asset Management (HK) Ltd. (IPAM-HK) is an independent alternative fund management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1993 by Francis Tjia and Emil Nguy and is wholly-owned by the founders and partners. IPAM-HK provides advisory services to privately pooled investment vehicles and to segregated managed accounts. Investors in the Funds primarily consist of institutional investors, high net-worth individuals, family offices, and fund of funds.

Credit Suisse Singapore Ltd. (Private Banking) (Credit Suisse-PB) is the private banking division of Singapore-based Credit Suisse (Singapore) Ltd., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 1971, Credit Suisse-PB provides financial solutions, products and advisory services to wealthy families and individuals, often entrepreneurs and business owners. They also offer tailored services for external asset managers.