Qiong Yu Hu

Barings LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Founded in 1940, the firm is direct subsidiary of MM Asset Management Holding LLC and their ultimate parent is Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. (MassMutual). MassMutual?s affiliated companies include financial services companies that provide investment management services and individual protection insurance to clients worldwide. Barings provides a broad range of investment advisory and management services to institutional clients, registered investment companies, and other pooled investment vehicles.

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.

Peking University provides post-secondary education services. It offers undergraduate and graduate courses. It provides courses such as basic and applied sciences, social sciences and the humanities, sciences of medicine, management, and education. The company was founded by JiaNai Sun in 1898 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Galaxy Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Galaxy AMC) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2002. Headquartered in Shanghai, Galaxy AMC manages a closed-end fund and several mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.

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.

Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM) is an independent Chinese investment advisory firm which was founded in 1999. In 2005, they became a joint venture between China Credit Trust Co., Ltd. (40%), Lixin Investment Co., Ltd. (30%) and Deutsche Asset Management Co., Ltd. (30%). Headquartered in Beijing with additional office in Shanghai, the firm offers a range of domestic equity and fixed-income funds for individual, retail, institutional and Enterprise Annuity investors based in China. HFM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Everbright PGIM Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Everbright PGIM) is a China-based joint venture firm between Everbright Securities Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of majority shareholder, state-controlled China Everbright Group Corp. and Pramerica Investment Management, a subsidiary of US-based Prudential Financial, Inc. (NYSE: PRU). The firm was founded in 2004 and as Everbright Pramerica Fund Management Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Shanghai, Everbright PGIM manages mutual funds distributed to Chinese retail investors through banks and brokerage firms.

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.

New China Fund Management Co., Ltd. (New China FMCL) is the fund management subsidiary of Hengtai Securities Co., Ltd. (HK: 1476) in China. Established in 2004, the firm is headquartered in Chongqing and manages a range of funds distributed through leading Chinese banks, securities firms, insurance companies, trust companies and other financial institutions.

Ping An Securities Co. Ltd. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Ping An Trust Co., Ltd., which is owned by Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. (SHA: 601318; HKG: 2318). Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm was founded in 1991 and provides institutional brokerage services based on the needs of professional investors such as private equity, public equity, trust, asset management, general corporate institutions, and high-net-worth clients.

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.

China Universal Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CUAM) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. Founded in 2005, CUAM manages a range of Chinese equity and fixed-income mutual funds and segregated mandates for retail 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.

Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Nomura International HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd., which is ultimately-owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm’s global markets team offers research, sales and trading of global securities to a diverse range of clients globally, including institutional investors, financial institutions, corporates, financial sponsors and government entities. Nomura International HK operates a truly integrated, cross-asset platform which includes research, sales and trading in equities, currencies, rates and credit in cash and derivative products.

CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (CITICS) is the brokerage division of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. Headquartered in Beijing, CITICS was founded in 1995 and provides securities brokerage services to institutional clients.

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.

CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (CLSA Japan) is the Japan-based brokerage subsidiary of CLSA Ltd., itself a subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SH: 600030; HK: 6030; PK: CIIHY) in China. The firm was established in 2004 as Calyon Securites Ltd. They subsequently became Credit Agricole Securities Asia B.V., Tokyo Branch and changed their name to CLSA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. in 2013 when they merged with CLSA Japan Co. Headquartered in Hong Kong, CLSA Japan provides brokerage services including Japanese & Asian research and European equities. The CLSA Japan team works closely with the global sales teams in London, NY, Hong Kong and Singapore.

Everbright Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Everbright AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Everbright Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601788) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, Everbright AM was founded in 2012 and provides asset management services to individual and institutional investors.

Royal Bank of Scotland Asia Securities (Singapore) Pte Ltd., previously known as ABN AMRO Asia Securities Singapore Pte Ltd., is the Singapore-based securities subsidiary of the Government of the United Kingdom's The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc. (LSE: RBS) in Great Britain. The firm provides primarily securities brokerage and research services to large corporate and institutional clients as well as to intermediaries and high-net worth individuals.

Orient Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd. (OSAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Orient Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600958) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, OSAM was founded in 2010 and manages a diverse range of funds for individual and institutional clients.

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.

Zheshang Fund Management Co., Ltd. (ZS Fund) is an independent, Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2010. Headquartered in Hangzhou with additional office in Shanghai, ZS Fund provides a range of fund management services for individual and institutional investors.

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (HSBC-Broker) is the brokerage division of The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. in Hong Kong. Their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA), a multinational investment bank and financial services holding company headquartered in London, UK. HSBC-Broker provides securities brokerage services to their clients.

Shengang Securities Co., Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Shanghai, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The Chinese company was founded in 2016. The CEO is Ping Fan.

Integrity Fund Management Co. Ltd. is a Chinese public fund management company that was established in August 2019 with a registered capital of 100 million yuan. The company is based in Shanghai, China and has subsidiaries in China. The company's business scope includes managing public securities investment funds, fund sales, specific client asset management, and other businesses approved by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. The company was founded in 2019 and the CEO is Nan Zhao.

Guolian Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Guolian Fund) is a fund management firm headquartered in Beijing, China. The firm was founded in 2013 as Zhongrong Fund Management Co. Ltd. and changed their name to Guolian Fund Management Co. Ltd. when they were acquired by Guolian Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601456) in 2023. Guolian Fund provides a range of fund management services for individual and institutional clients.