Hao Xu

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).

Baoying Fund Management Co., Ltd. (BFM) is the asset management subsidiary of State-owned China Railway Trust Co., Ltd. in China. The firm is headquartered in Shenzhen with representative offices in Beijing and Shanghai. Founded in 2001, BFM focuses on local economic development and manages mutual funds.

Bank of China Investment Management Co., Ltd. (BOCIM) is a Sino-American fund management firm which was founded in 2004 as a joint venture between BOC International and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. Formerly known as BOC International Investment Managers, the firm changed their name to Bank of China Investment Management Co. Ltd. in 2008 when the joint venture partners became Bank of China Co., Ltd. and BlackRock, Inc. Headquartered in Shanghai, BOCIM offers investment solutions to domestic and international institutions, as well as private individuals.

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.

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.