Thomas Kwan

American Century Investment Management, Inc. (ACIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri. The firm was founded by James E. Stowers, Jr. in 1958 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Century Cos., Inc. ACIM provides portfolio management services to financial advisors, individual investors and institutional clients.

China Asset Management Co., Ltd. (China AMC) is the asset management subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm was founded in 1998 and provides a full range of services to domestic and international retail and institutional clients from US, Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Germany, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, and many more, covering equity, fixed income, money markets, and other financial instruments. In 2017, China AMC has joined the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), becoming the first full service asset manager in China to join the organization.

Changsheng Fund Management Co., Ltd. (CFM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established in 1999. The firm's shareholders include Guoyuan Securities Co., DBS Asset Management, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singapore-based DBS Bank, Anhui Provincial Innovation Investment Co. and Anhui Provincial Investment Group Co., both controlled by the Chinese Government. Based in Beijing with an office in Shanghai, CFM manages mutual funds and contributes to the management of the National Social Security Funds. Their clients are domestic retail investors and international institutions. The firm's culture combines Changsheng's local market knowledge and distribution network with DBS Asset Management's investment and risk management experience.

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.

China Southern Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CSAM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm launched China's first listed open-ended fund in 2004 and manages a range of close-ended and open-ended investment funds for institutional clients and private individuals. They are one of the investment managers selected by the Chinese government to manage an institutional mandate for the National Social Security Fund. In 2007, CSAM acquired QDII status (Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors) allowing them to invest in the overseas capital markets under the foreign exchange control system in China. They announced the launching, in cooperation with US-based Mellon Financial Corporation, of their first QDII investment fund in 2007.

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.

Yinhua Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Yinhua) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Beijing, China. Founded in 2001, Yinhua offers professional investment management services to a diverse clientele that includes financial institutions, social security fund, corporate pension schemes, high-net-worth individuals, and retail investors through mutual funds and segregated accounts.

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.

SPARX Asia Investment Advisors Ltd. (SAIA) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment management subsidiary of SPARX Asia Capital Management Ltd., itself a subsidiary of SPARX Group Co. Ltd. (JASDAQ: 8739), a holding company headquartered in Japan. Formerly known as PMA Capital Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 2002 and was acquired by SPARX Group in 2006. SAIA serves as the investment adviser for several pooled investment vehicles.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

DWS Investments Hong Kong Ltd. (DWS HK) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of DWS Group GmbH & Co KGaA, ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB), a multi-national financial services company headquartered in Germany. DWS HK provides advisory services which include research reports and analysis conducted for listed securities in certain APAC locations and may also include recommendations on transacting such securities. This service is provided to DWS HK’s affiliated advisers, which in turn provide advisory services to their US clients and non-US clients. The firm also provides discretionary investment advisory and management services with respect to separately managed accounts, as well as private equity funds focused on sustainable investments strategies.

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.

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.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

China Post & Capital Fund Management Co., Ltd. (CPCFM) is an independent Chinese investment advisory firm which was founded in 2006. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm provides a range of services including fund raising, fund sales, asset management and other business activities as permitted by China Securities Regulatory Commission. They are the investment manager of several open-ended investment funds.

Zhong Ou Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Zhong Ou AM) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. Formerly known as Lombarda China Fund Management Co., Ltd., the firm was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between UBI, Guodu Securities Co., Ltd., China Private Ventures (Beijing) Ltd. and WinnerKey Investment Co., Ltd. Zhong Ou AM manages mutual funds and provides financial advisory services to both Chinese and global institutional, as well as retail investors.

Aegon-Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd. (AIFMC), formerly known as Industrial Fund Management Co., Ltd., is a Chinese investment advisory firm which was founded in 2003 through a joint venture between China-based Industrial Securities Co. Ltd. (51 percent) and AEGON International BV (49 percent) (Euronext: AGN; NYSE: AEG) in The Netherlands. Headquartered in Shanghai, AIFMC manages a range of funds for individual and institutional investors. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Hua Yuan Science & Technology Association is an online portal that helps science and technology gain traction. The non-profit company, founded in 1999, is based in San Jose, CA.

Manulife TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Manulife TEDA FM) is the fund management joint venture between Northern International Trust & Investment Co. Ltd. and Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Formerly known as ABN AMRO TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd., the firm was established in 2002 as Tianjin TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd. Manulife TEDA FM is located in Beijing and manages a range of open-end funds, including equity, hybrid, bond and currency funds, for individual and institutional customers.

Founder Securities Co. Ltd. (Invt Mgmt) (FS-IM) is the investment management division of Founder Securities Co. Ltd. (SHA: 601901), which is headquartered in Beijing, China. FS-IM was founded in 2008 and offers securities brokerage, asset management, investment banking and other comprehensive financial services, as well as the securities proprietary and investment services.

BOCOM International Asset Management Ltd. (Invt Mgmt) (BIAML-IM) is the Hong Kong-based fund management division of BOCOM International Asset Management Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of BOCOM International Holdings Co. Ltd. They are ultimately owned by Bank of Communications Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601328), a note-issuing bank headquartered in China. Founded in 2007, Hong Kong provides a full range of asset management services for corporate, institutional and high-net-worth individual clients, which includes public and private funds, investment managed accounts, private equity investment funds as well as investment advisory business, coupled with comprehensive and tailor-made investment solutions that best suit clients’ risk appetite and return requirements.

Caitong Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Caitong FM) is the Chinese fund management firm founded in 2011 through a joint venture between Caitong Securities Co Ltd., Hangzhou Industrial Investment Group and Zhejiang Shenghua Biok Biology Co Ltd. Headquartered in Shanghai, Caitong FM manages a range of funds for high-net worth individual and institutional investors.

Founder Fubon Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Founder Fubon Fund) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded as a joint venture between Founder Securities Co., Ltd. and Fubon Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. in 2011. Headquartered in Beijing, Founder Fubon Fund provides fund management services to their clients.

Industrial Securities Asset Management Ltd. (ISAM) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of China Industrial Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601377) in China. The firm was founded in 2010 as Xingzheng Securities Asset Management Ltd. ISAM is headquartered in Shanghai and manages assets of individual and institutional investors.

Golden Trust Sinopac Fund Management Co., Ltd. (GTS Fund) is a Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2014 as a joint venture between Xiamen International Trust Co., Ltd. (51%) and SinoPac Securities Investment Trust Co., Ltd. (49%). Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm manages various funds for individual and institutional investors.

Hongde Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Hongde Fund) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2015. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm provides a range of fund management services for individual and institutional investors.

Harvest Investments Management Co., Ltd. engages in the provision of investment and asset management services. Its business includes project investment and investment advisory. The company was founded on December 9, 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Hui''an Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Hui''an Fund) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was established in 2016. Headquartered in Beijing, the firm provides a range of fund management services to individual and institutional investors.

Shanghai Sunshine Capital Management Co. Ltd. is a private equity fund management company based in Shanghai, China. The Chinese company, also known as Taiyu Asset Management Co., Ltd., focuses on stock investment and is a member unit of China Securities Investment Fund Industry Association. Founded in 2015 by Tian Jun Liu, who has been the CEO since then, Taiyu Asset Management adheres to the investment concept of "in-depth rationality and long-term returns" and aims to become a Chinese stock expert with an international perspective, creating long-term stable absolute revenue for investors.

First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. (Investment Management) is the investment management division of First Capital Securities Co., Ltd. in China. Established in 1993, the firm is based in Shenzhen and provides investment management services to institutional and individual clients.