Ling Ling Zhai

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

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.

Changsheng Fund Management Co., Ltd. (CFM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established in 1999. The firm's shareholders include Guoyuan Securities Co., DBS Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS Bank, Anhui Provincial Innovation Investment Co. and Anhui Provincial Investment Group Co., both controlled by the Chinese Government. Based in Beijing with an office in Shanghai, CFM manages mutual funds and contributes to the management of the National Social Security Funds. Their clients are domestic retail investors and international institutions. The firm's culture combines Changsheng's local market knowledge and distribution network with DBS Asset Management's investment and risk management experience.

China Southern Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CSAM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm launched China's first listed open-ended fund in 2004 and manages a range of close-ended and open-ended investment funds for institutional clients and private individuals. They are one of the investment managers selected by the Chinese government to manage an institutional mandate for the National Social Security Fund. In 2007, CSAM acquired QDII status (Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors) allowing them to invest in the overseas capital markets under the foreign exchange control system in China. They announced the launching, in cooperation with US-based Mellon Financial Corporation, of their first QDII investment fund in 2007.

Bosera Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Bosera AM) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 1998. Formerly known as Boshi Fund Management, the firm is headquartered in Shenzhen with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu. Bosera AM provides professional investment services for clients, with business covering fund raising, fund distribution, asset management and any other businesses permitted by China Securities Regulatory Commission. Authorized by the National Council of Social Security Fund, the firm manages part of the National Social Security Fund portfolios. In addition, Bosera AM provides investment management services to several corporate pension funds and segregated accounts.

HFT Investment Management Co., Ltd. (HFT) is an independent asset management firm which was founded in 2003 as a joint venture between Fortis Investments Asia (now BNP Paribas Investment Partners) and Haitong Securities, following a strategic alliance agreement signed in 2001. The firm was formerly known as Fortis Haitong Investment Management Co., Ltd. and changed their name to HFT Investment Management Co., Ltd. in 2010. Headquartered in Shanghai, HFT manages mutual and institutional funds for retail and institutional investors in China including corporate pension schemes. They also service foreign investors such as European pension funds through the firm's Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor portfolios.

Yinhua Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Yinhua) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Beijing, China. Founded in 2001, Yinhua offers professional investment management services to a diverse clientele that includes financial institutions, social security fund, corporate pension schemes, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors through mutual funds and segregated accounts.

GF Fund Management Co., Ltd. (GF) is the fund management subsidiary of GF Securities Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000776, HK: 1776) in China. Headquartered in Guangzhou, GF was founded in 2003 and provides comprehensive services in asset management containing mutual funds, specific customers’ assets management (Discretionary Account), securities investment advisory, QDII programs, insurance funds entrusted management and social security funds in the PRC.

Lion Fund Management Co., Ltd. (LFM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2003 and is jointly-owned by China Foreign Economic & Trade Trust Investment Co. Ltd., Shenzhen JieLong Investment Co. Ltd. and DaHeng New Era Technology Co. Ltd. LFM is headquartered in Shenzhen and manages a range of investment funds including open- and closed-end funds.

SPARX Asia Investment Advisors Ltd. (SAIA) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment management subsidiary of SPARX Asia Capital Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of SPARX Group Co. Ltd. (JASDAQ: 8739), a holding company headquartered in Japan. Formerly known as PMA Capital Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 2002 and was acquired by SPARX Group in 2006. SAIA serves as the investment adviser for several pooled investment vehicles.

Soochow Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Soochow) is the asset management subsidiary of Soochow Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601555) in China. The firm was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai. Soochow provides the majority of investors with traditional asset and fund management service, and developing asset management products and services according to asset size and customer needs.

Tian Hong Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Tian Hong) is the investment adviser subsidiary of Ant Group Co., Ltd. in China. Headquartered in Tianjin, Tian Hong was founded in 2004 and provides investment advice and investment consultancy services.

China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China.

CCB Principal Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CCB-PAM) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between China Construction Bank Corp. (SHA: 601939, HK: 939, ADR: CICHY), Principal Financial Group and China Huadian Group. Headquartered in Beijing, CCB-PAM offers mutual funds and asset management services to individuals and corporations in China.

Part of China Minsheng Banking Corp., Ltd., Wuhan Shuiguo Lake Branch is a commercial and consumer bank located in Wuhan, China. The Chinese company provides commercial lending services.

China Post & Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd. (CPCFM) is an independent Chinese investment advisory firm which was founded in 2006. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm provides a range of services including fund raising, fund sales, asset management and other business activities as permitted by China Securities Regulatory Commission. They are the investment manager of several open-ended investment funds.

Zhonghai Fund Management Co., Ltd. operates as an independent investment adviser. It manages a range of funds and provides investment advice. Its business scope covers fund raising, fund sales, and asset management. The company was founded on March 18, 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Aegon-Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd. (AIFMC), formerly known as Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd., is a Chinese investment advisory firm which was founded in 2003 through a joint venture between China-based Industrial Securities Co. Ltd. (51 percent) and AEGON International BV (49 percent) (Euronext: AGN; NYSE: AEG) in The Netherlands. Headquartered in Shanghai, AIFMC manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association is an online portal that helps science and technology gain traction. The non-profit company, founded in 1999, is based in San Jose, CA.

BlackRock Advisors (UK) Ltd. (BlackRock UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. The firm was founded in 1964 and formerly known as Barclays Global Investors Ltd. Headquartered in London, BlackRock UK manages a range of investment products for various UK and continental European clients including defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans, insurance companies, educational and nonprofit organizations, local government entities, and individual and families.

Harvest Global Investments Ltd. (HGI) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM), an asset management company headquartered in China. Founded in 2008, HGI provides discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, sometimes with the assistance of HFM, serving as the investment adviser to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by other financial firms. They also provide investment advisory services on behalf of sophisticated institutional investors to separately managed accounts.

Manulife TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Manulife TEDA FM) is the fund management joint venture between Northern International Trust & Investment Co. Ltd. and Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Formerly known as ABN AMRO TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd., the firm was established in 2002 as Tianjin TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd. Manulife TEDA FM is located in Beijing and manages a range of open-end funds, including equity, hybrid, bond and currency funds, for individual and institutional customers.

Springs Capital (Beijing) Ltd. (Springs Capital) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2007. Headquartered in Beijing, Springs Capital provides domestic clients with onshore RMB funds, and their foreign clients and investors with offshore USD hedge funds and managed accounts.

Ariose Capital Management Ltd. is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. Founded in 2012, the firm provides asset management services for sophisticated high net-worth clients.

China Post & Capital Global Asset Management Ltd. (China Post Global) is the Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of China Post & Capital Fund Management Co. Ltd., an asset manager headquartered in China. China Post Global provides mutual funds, exchange traded funds, and other portfolio management and asset allocation solutions for investors worldwide.

Minsheng E-Commerce Holdings (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. engages in the operation as a holding company. Its business scope includes online sales of food, beverages, alcohol and other non-staple foods, daily necessities, household appliances and electronic products, cosmetics, cultural and sporting goods and equipment, jewelry, gold and silver jewelry, and automobile and motorcycle accessories; online trade; internet business service; development and sales of computer software and network technology; network system integration; large-scale wholesale procurement and distribution network construction; and enterprise management consulting, corporate image planning, marketing planning, and economic information consulting. The company was founded on April 21, 2015 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.

Shanghai Sunshine Capital Management Co. Ltd. is a private equity fund management company based in Shanghai, China. The Chinese company, also known as Taiyu Asset Management Co., Ltd., focuses on stock investment and is a member unit of China Securities Investment Fund Industry Association. Founded in 2015 by Tian Jun Liu, who has been the CEO since then, Taiyu Asset Management adheres to the investment concept of "in-depth rationality and long-term returns" and aims to become a Chinese stock expert with an international perspective, creating long-term stable absolute revenue for investors.

Hui''an Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Hui''an Fund) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established in 2016. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm provides a range of fund management services to individual and institutional investors.

First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. (Investment Management) is the investment management division of First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. in China. Established in 1993, the firm is based in Shenzhen and provides investment management services to institutional and individual clients.