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E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (E Fund HK) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of E Fund Management Co., Ltd. in China. Established in 2008, the firm serves as the global investment and business platform for their parent company, serving as a window to connect China and overseas markets. They are based in Hong Kong and provide a range of fixed-income and electronically traded fund management services to clients in Hong Kong and overseas.

Guggenheim Partners Investment Management LLC (GPIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Santa Monica, California. The firm was founded by Mark Walter in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of Guggenheim Partners Investment Management Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Guggenheim Partners LLC. GPIM provides investment advisory and supervisory services to a variety of institutional clients through separately managed accounts (SMAs) and registered and unregistered pooled investment vehicles.

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).

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.

Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (GTJA-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 601211), which is headquartered in Shanghai, China. GTJA-Broker provides securities brokerage services to institutional investors.

Hwabao WP Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Hwabao FM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded as a joint venture between Baosteel Group (HWABAO Trust Co. Ltd.) and Societe Generale Group in 2003. It is now owned by Hwabao Trust Co., Ltd. (51%), Warburg Pincus Asset Management LP (29%) and Jiangsu Railway Group Co., Ltd. (20%). Headquartered in Shanghai, Hwabao FM manages funds for institutional investors.

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.

Sanford C. Bernstein (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Bernstein HK) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein International LLC, itself a subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Bernstein HK delivers sell-side, fundamental research and execution services to institutional clients globally.

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.

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 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.

Tian Hong Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Tian Hong) is the investment adviser subsidiary of Ant Group Co., Ltd. in China. Headquartered in Tianjin, Tian Hong was founded in 2004 and provides investment advice and investment consultancy services.