John C. Hetherington

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, also known as aicpa® & cima®, is a global organization with 689,000 members, students, and professionals. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The British company advocates for the accounting and finance profession, as well as the public interest and business sustainability. Andrew Harding has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Founded in 1985, Barclays Capital Asia Ltd. is a Chinese brokerage services company. Part of Barclays PLC, the company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Merrill Lynch Far East Ltd. is the stockbroking subsidiary of Merrill Lynch HK Services Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2003 and offers a broad range of brokerage services to institutional investors.

Crosby Capital Partners (Singapore) Pte Ltd. provides investment banking, corporate finance and asset management services. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

RHB Securities Singapore Pte Ltd. (RHB Securities) is a securities broker headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Philip Securities Pte Ltd., ultimately held by Phillip Investment Corp. Pte Ltd. RHB Securities provides securities trading, capital market services, institutional equities to various clients.

CLSA Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based institutional brokerage subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), a full-service investment bank headquartered in China. Founded in 1986, the firm provides sales and execution services to global investors and corporates.

Macquarie Capital Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based securities brokerage arm of Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG), a global financial services group headquartered in Australia. Macquarie Capital offers brokerage services to various investors.

Kingsway Financial Services Group Ltd. (Research Firm) (Kingsway-Research) is the investment research division of Kingsway Financial Services Group Ltd., ultimately owned by Sunwah Kingsway Capital Holdings Ltd. (HKG: 0188), a financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong. Kingsway-Research provides research with a focus on the Hong Kong and Chinese markets to individual clients, corporate clients as well as institutional clients. The firm delivers high quality reports, actively looks for undervalued/under-researched situations with considerable upside potential. They focus on regional economics and covers small to mid-cap companies.

Part of Malayan Banking Bhd., MIB Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a security brokers, dealers, and Chinese flotation company. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1988. Kim Guan Teo has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

DBS Vickers (Hong Kong) Ltd. (DBS-HK) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of DBS Vickers Securities Holdings Pte Ltd., ultimately held by DBS Group Holdings Ltd. (SGX: D05) in Singapore. DBS-HK provides a comprehensive blend of brokerage services.

UOB Kay Hian (Hong Kong) Ltd. (UOB Hong Kong) is a broker-dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UOB Kay Hian Overseas Ltd., which is owned by UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd. (SGX: U10) in Singapore. UOB Hong Kong offers brokerage and trading services to various investors. They provide a comprehensive suite of investment products from Equities, Futures, Options, Bonds to OTC products that caters to different investment objectives.

Part of UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd., UOB Kay Hian Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. provides research and investment advice. The company is based in Shanghai, China. Lei Fu has been the CEO of the Chinese company since 2002.

Part of China Development Financial Holding Corp., KGI Capital Asia Ltd. is a brokerage firm. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the Chinese company is Pun Yuen Lam.

Part of Haitong Securities Co., Ltd., Haitong International Capital Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

Mizuho Securities Asia Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Mizuho Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately owned by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411), a banking holding company headquartered in Japan. Founded in 1999, Mizuho Securities Asia provides sales, trading and execution in equity, equity-linked and convertible products across Asia, Japan and US markets for corporate, fund and institutional investors. The firm also provides a full range of fixed income products including sales and trading of investment grade and high-yield credit; government bonds; and securitization and structured products covering the full range of investors and issuers, such as asset managers, central banks, financial institutions, corporates and alternative managers.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.

BOCOM International (Asia) Ltd. (BOCOM International-Asia) is the wholly-owned investment banking subsidiary of BOCOM International Holdings Co. Ltd., itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (PK: BCMXY) in China. The firm was created in 2007 when BCOM Securities Co. Ltd., restructured and became BOCOM International Holdings Co., Ltd., establishing BOCOM International-Asia, BOCOM International Securities Ltd., and BOCOM International Asset Management Ltd. as wholly-owned subsidiaries, each specifically designed to focus on their unique businesses. Based in Hong Kong, BOCOM International-Asia is Bank of Communications Co., Ltd.'s capital market flagship, providing corporate financing as well as underwriting and M&A for corporate clients. In 2008, a representative office was established in Beijing.

Standard Chartered Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Standard Chartered HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Ltd., which is owned by Standard Chartered Plc (LON: STAN), a multinational banking and financial services company headquartered in London, UK. Standard Chartered HK offers online securities trading services.

J.P. Morgan Securities (China) Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of fiancial products and services for Chinese and international clients. Its services include securities brokerage, securities investment advisory, principal trading, and securities underwriting and sponsorship. The company was founded on August 22, 2019 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Jefferies Hong Kong Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, which is owned by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. Jefferies Hong Kong is a client-focused full-service sales, trading and capital markets platform across all equity and fixed income securities. They provide an array of trading and execution services for their clients.

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.

Guosen Securities (HK) Brokerage Co., Ltd. (Guosen Securities HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Guosen Securities (HK) Financial Holdings Co., Ltd., which is wholly-owned by Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002736), a state-owned financial services company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Guosen Securities HK provides comprehensive range of businesses, such as securities trading and distribution, commodities trading and futures trading to retail and institutional clients.

BOCI Research Ltd. is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BOCI Asia Ltd., ultimately held by Chinese government’s China Investment Corp. BOCI Research primarily provides research reports and analysis on China with a focus on telecommunications, property, media, retail, technology, energy, oil and gas, metals and mining, utilities, financials, and transport and logistics sectors.

ICBC International Research Ltd. (ICBC Research) is a broker/dealer subsidiary of ICBC International Holdings Ltd., which is owned by Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (SHA: 601398). ICBC Research provides research reports to international investors. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

China Renaissance Securities (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CR Hong Kong) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of China Renaissance Holdings Ltd. (HKG: 1911) in China. CR Hong Kong provides a full suite of services that covers investment banking, securities sales and trading, equity research, and more.

Crosby Securities Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Crosby Asia Ltd., which is owned by Quali-Smart Holdings Ltd. (HKG: 1348). Crosby Securities provides stock brokerage services to various types of clients.

Titan Financial Services Ltd. is a private company based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company provides financial advisory services.

Part of ABN AMRO Bank NV, ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo Co. Ltd. is a company that provides financial clearing service. ABN AMRO Clearing Tokyo Co. Ltd. is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Everbright Securities Co., Ltd., China Everbright Securities (International) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides corporate finance, securities, investment, finance, and asset management services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The CEO of the company is Li Bingtao.

Microbeam International Holdings Ltd. engages in the development and operation of online card and board game business. Its platforms include ZhangXinYou and RenMinQiPai. The company was founded by Lu Chen on December 6, 2017 and is headquartered in Pudong, China.

CPSM Holding Ltd. is an investment company, which engages in the manufacture of precision parts for machines. It offers products and services to semi-conductor, healthcare, and automotive industries. The company was founded on May 24, 2018 and is headquartered in Singapore.

CCB International Securities Ltd. provides brokerage services and is ultimately controlled by the Government of China. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Anbang Asset Management (Hong Kong) Co. Ltd. provides insurance services. The company is headquartered in Hong Kong.