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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.

BOC International China Ltd. (Investment Management) (BOCI –IM) is the investment management division of BOC International China Ltd. which was founded in 2002 and is jointly controlled by BOC International Holdings Ltd., China National Petroleum Corporation, State Development & Investment Corporation, Hongta Tobacco Group Corporation, China General Technology (Group) Holding Ltd., and Shanghai State-owned Assets Operation Corporation. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai with additional offices in major cities in China, and provides investment management, financial advisory and investment consulting services to individual and institutional clients.

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).

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.

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.

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.

SWS MU Fund Management Co., Ltd. (SWS MU) is the fund management subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately held by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000166) in China. The firm was founded in 2004 as SYWG BNP Paribas Asset Management Co. Ltd., a joint venture between Japan-based Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. and Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. Ltd. In 2011 the firm changed their name to SWS MU Fund Management Co. Ltd. after Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corp. reached an agreement with BNP Paribas Investment Partners to buy a significant minority stake with Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co. Ltd. retaining the remaining majority stake in the joint venture. Headquartered in Shanghai, SWS MU manages a range of open-end funds.

China Life AMP Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China Life AMP) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded as a joint venture between China Life Asset Management Co., Ltd. and AMP Capital in 2013. China Life AMP manages funds for individual and institutional 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.

Minsheng Royal Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Minsheng RFM) is an independent joint venture fund management firm which was founded in 2008 by China Minsheng Banking Co., Ltd., Royal Bank of Canada Financial Group, and Three Gorges Finance Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Minsheng RFM is the first joint venture firm in China which has both domestic and foreign banks as major shareholders. They manage the Minsheng fund range for a range of clients including institutions, insurance companies, securities firms and asset management companies.

Penghua Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Penghua) is an independent Chinese investment management firm which was founded in 1998 to manage third party asset, principally through equities and fixed-income. In 2007 they set up a joint venture with Eurizon Financial Group (Intesa Sanpaolo), selling half of their capital to the Italian firm and Guosen Securities Co. Ltd. Headquartered Shenzhen, Penghua manages a range of mutual funds, including open- and closed-end funds, for institutional and retail investors.

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.

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.

Rongtong Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Rongtong) is the investment advisory subsidiary of New Times Securities Co. Ltd. in China. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm was founded in 2001 and has a partnership with Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. Rongtong manages a range of open-end mutual funds and closed-end investment funds for various investors.

Shanghai Safegreen Technology Co., Ltd. is engaged in the operation of building energy and environmental protection business. It mainly provides green energy saving building reconstruction, building external wall insulation, green intelligent wall services as well as sells building insulation products and provides green energy saving design consulting services. The company also develops and sales environmental protection equipment. Shanghai Safegreen Technology was founded on August 27, 2009 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Ping An Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Ping An FMC) is a Chinese fund management subsidiary of Ping An Trust Co., Ltd., which is owned by Ping An Insurance (Group) of China Ltd. (SHA: 601318). The firm was founded as a joint venture between UOB Asset Management, Ping An Trust Co., Ltd. and Sanya Yingwan Tourism Co., Ltd. in 2011. Headquartered in Shenzhen, Ping An FMC provides a range of fund management services to retail investors in China.