Chris Lai

RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. (RBC Asia) is the Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of RBC Global Asset Management, Inc., itself a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY), a multinational financial services company headquartered in Canada. Formerly known as RBC Investment Management (Asia) Ltd., the firm changed their name to RBC Global Asset Management (Asia) Ltd. in 2019. Founded in 1969, RBC Asia provides services such as advisory services and the management of mutual funds and discretionary portfolios to high-net worth individuals, institutional and niche corporate clients.

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.