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China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (CMS) is the securities brokerage division of China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600999) in China. Headquartered in Shenzhen, CMS was founded in 1991 and provides comprehensive securities service platform for private, corporate, and institutional clients in domestic and international capital markets.

Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) is the brokerage division of Zhongtai Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600918), which is a subsidiary of Shandong State-Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission in China. The firm was founded in 2001 as Qilu Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Jinan, Zhongtai Securities provides securities brokerage services to institutional clients.

Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (GSEC-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Guosen Securities Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002736), a financial services company headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was founded in 1994 as Shenzhen SDIC Securities Co., Ltd. GSEC-Broker provides retail clients with a full range of services such as securities trading, investment consulting, margin financing, stock pledge financing, futures IB, and financial product agency sales.

E Fund Management Co., Ltd. (EFM) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 2001. Headquartered in Guangzhou with branch offices throughout China, the firm manages mutual funds, institutional accounts and corporate pension funds for Chinese institutional and retail investors and also contributes to the management of the National Social Security Funds. EFM is a socially responsible investor which established the E Fund Education Foundation, a non-public charity foundation to care for, support and promote education.

DBS Securities (China) Ltd. provides brokerage services. The joint venture company is based in Shanghai, China. Ge Wang has been the CEO of the Chinese company since 2021.

Essence Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (Essence Securities-Broker) is the broke/dealer division of Essence Securities Co. Ltd., an investment bank headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It was founded in 2006 and is owned by SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600061). The firm provides securities broking and trading services to retail clients.

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.

China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (CGS) is the brokerage division of government-owned China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601881). Headquartered in Beijing, CGS was founded in 2007 and provides securities and futures brokerage, proprietary trading and other securities trading services to institutional clients. The Securities Brokerage segment offers margin financing, securities lending, and securities dealing and broking. The Futures Brokerage segment provides futures dealing, broking, consulting, and training. The Proprietary Trading and Other Securities Trading Services segment includes bonds, funds, derivatives, and equity trading.

China Merchants Fund Management Co., Ltd. (CMFM) is a Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2002 as a joint venture between China Merchants Securities Co., Ltd. (45 percent) and China Merchants Bank Co., Ltd. (55 percent). Headquartered in Shenzhen with branch offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Chengdu, the firm was the first joint venture established between a domestic asset manager and a foreign firm in China. CMFM manages a diverse range of funds including the AnTai umbrella fund for institutions and private individuals. They also manage part of the national social security fund as well as pension funds for the government.

Wanjia Asset Management Co., Ltd. (WJAsset) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 2002 as Tiantong Fund Management Co. Ltd. WJAsset is headquartered in Shanghai and manages a range of Chinese mutual funds and provides investment management services to Chinese institutions and private individuals.

Founder Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (Founder Securities-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Founder Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601901), a public-held company headquartered in Changsha, China. Founded in 1988, Founder Securities-Broker provides a range of broking and trading services to institutional investors.

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.

CEBM Group Ltd. (CEBM) is the investment research subsidiary of Caixin Insight Group in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 2013 by Daniel Zhou and they serve global institutional investors and corporate clients. CEBM provides professional, forward-looking guidance to institutional investors with services including: 1) macroeconomic and policy analysis; 2) research on select high-growth sectors; 3) China market strategy and global asset allocation advisory; and 4) on-the-ground research support through the extensive resources of CEBM and their partners.

Daye Trust Co., Ltd. (Daye) is an independent Chinese investment management firm which was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Guangzhou Science & Technology Trust Investment Co. They changed their name to Daye Trust Co., Ltd. in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Guangzhou and provides a range of investment management services to high-net worth and institutional clients.