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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.

Hwabao WP Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Hwabao FM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded as a joint venture between Baosteel Group (HWABAO Trust Co. Ltd.) and Societe Generale Group in 2003. It is now owned by Hwabao Trust Co., Ltd. (51%), Warburg Pincus Asset Management LP (29%) and Jiangsu Railway Group Co., Ltd. (20%). Headquartered in Shanghai, Hwabao FM manages funds for institutional investors.

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.

SWS Research Co., Ltd. is the investment research subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000166) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 1992 to offer a wide range of products and services to global investors who want to invest in Chinese equity market. SWS Research provides clients with securities research service that covers over 500 key stocks in Asian market, as well as economics, strategy, bond, fund and derivatives research. Their clients include almost all major domestic institutional investors such as mutual funds, insurance companies, banks and trusts. They also serve QFII and other overseas institutional investors.

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (GTJA-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 601211), which is headquartered in Shanghai, China. GTJA-Broker provides securities brokerage services to institutional investors.

Pacific Asset Management Co., Ltd. (PAMC) is the asset management subsidiary of China Pacific Insurance Group Co. Ltd. (SH: 601601) in China. Established in 2006, the firm is headquartered in Shanghai and provides a range of asset management services including management and operation of insurance assets.

China Everbright Research Ltd. is the investment research subsidiary of Everbright Securities (International) Ltd., which is owned by Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 601788; HKEX: 6178) in China. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm provides institutional research for both retail and institutional clients.

HuaAn Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HuaAn Funds) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 1998 and is owned by Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601211). HuaAn Funds provides a range of investment products and advisory services for domestic and international individual and institutional clients.

Bank of Communications Schroder Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BOCOM Schroders) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2005 through a joint venture between Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (65%), Schroders plc (30%), and China International Marine Containers (Group) Ltd. (5%). Headquartered in Shanghai, BOCOM Schroders manages the BOCUM mutual fund range.

Founded in 1995, Shanghai Dazhong Enterprise Management Co. Ltd. is a subsidiary of Shanghai Dazhong Public Utilities (Group) Co., Ltd. The company provides enterprise management services and is based in Shanghai, China.

Shanghai Dazhong Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of financing and leasing services. The company was founded on September 19, 2014 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Fuanda Fund Management Co., Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Shanghai, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The Chinese company was founded in 2011. The CEO is Xiao Gang Jiang.

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.

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.

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.

Neuberger Berman Investment (China) Co. Ltd. (NBIC) is an asset management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was formerly known as Neuberger Berman Investment (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Asia Ltd., ultimately held by NBSH Acquisition LLC in the US. NBIC manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

China Nature Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CNAM) is the investment management subsidiary of Jilin Trust Co. Ltd. in China. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai and was founded in 2003. CNAM manages open-end mutual funds for Chinese investors.

JPMorgan Asset Management (China) Co., Ltd. (JPMAM China) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded as China International Fund Management Co., Ltd. in 2004 through a joint venture between Shanghai International Trust Co., Ltd. and JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. In 2023, they became a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd., which is ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMAM China provides investment advisory and mutual fund management services to Chinese individual and retail investors as well as international institutions.

BOSC Asset Management Co. Ltd. (BOSCAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 2013 through a joint venture between Bank of Shanghai Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601229) (Bank of Shanghai) and China Machinery Industrial Group. They are now majority owned by Bank of Shanghai. BOSCAM provides asset and fund management services to various types of investors.

Fullgoal Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Fullgoal Fund) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 1999. In 2003, the firm was restructured when the Bank of Montreal took a strategic interest in them and brought international concepts and management techniques to Fullgoal Fund. Headquartered in Shanghai, Fullgoal Fund provides investment management solutions including open and closed-end mutual funds, qualified domestic institutional investor (QDII) funds, enterprise annuity funds, domestic social security funds and asset management to segregated accounts for both domestic and international clients.

Ping An Annuity Insurance Company of China, Ltd. (Ping An Pension) is the pension fund insurance subsidiary of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. (SH: 601318, HK: 2318) in China. Established in 2004, the firm is located in Shanaghai and provides a diversified range of corporate pension investment products.

Shanghai HFT Fortune Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Fortune HFT) is the asset management subsidiary of HFT Investment Management Co., Ltd. in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 2014 and manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Asset Management One International Ltd. (AMOI) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Asset Management One Co. Ltd. in Japan. Formerly known as DIAM International Ltd. (UK), the firm was founded in 1997 and changed their name to Asset Management One International Ltd. in 2016. Headquartered in London, AMOI provides Asian and global investment strategies to institutional and corporate investors across the EMEA region.

Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Mizuho Securities-Broker) is the brokerage division of Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411; NYSE: MFG) in Japan. The firm was originally founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Tokyo with a network of offices throughout Japan as well as overseas representation through Mizuho entities or strategic partners (in Great Britain, Switzerland, the US, Hong Kong, Mainland China, South Korea, Singapore and India). Mizuho Securities-Broker provides enhanced equity and fixed income execution services for their clients who includes private individuals in Japan, domestic and foreign institutions, non-financial companies, financial institutions and public corporations in the securities and investment banking fields.

China Association For Public Cos. operates as a self-regulatory and non-profit organization.

Phillip Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Phillip Securities HK) is a securities broker headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Phillip Securities Pte Ltd., which is owned by PhillipCapital in Singapore. Phillip Securities HK offers Stocks, Futures, Options, Forex, Bullion, Bond, Unit Trust, insurance are among the products to individuals, corporate and institutional investors. Their service include IPO Subscription, PhillipMart, asset management, Stock Borrowing and Lending, margin financing, premium financing, MPF, property agency and mortgage.

Haitong International Research Ltd. (HTIRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Haitong International Securities Group Ltd. (HKG: 0665), itself owned by Haitong Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 600837) in China. HTIRL provides fundamental research and analysis to retail, institutional and high net-worth clients. They aim to provide timely, value-added research on listed companies. The Haitong Research team covers around 25 companies from the Banking, Telecoms, IT, Media, Gaming and Retail sectors.

China Life Pension Co., Ltd. (CLPC) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Beijing, China. The firm was founded in 2007 and they are a subsidiary of government-owned China Life Insurance Co., Ltd. CLPC provides international clients with corporate annuity fund, occupational annuity fund, and basic pension insurance fund, wealth, and asset management as well as comprehensive financial products and services.

UBP Investment Management (Shanghai) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The joint venture company is based in Shanghai, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The company was founded in 2014. The CEO is Ren Can Tian.

China-Belgium Direct Equity Investment Fund focuses on small and middle sized Chinese companies, or Belgium companies operating in China. The fund invests across a broad range of sectors and takes typically a minority stake between 10% and 49%. It provides financing for buyout transactions with an investment size of RMB 20-180 million in an individual target company. The fund takes a seat on the board of directors.