Xiao Ming Chu

Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd. (Invt Mgmt) (SWS IM), is the investment management division of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., ultimately held by State-owned China Investment Corp. in China. Created in 1996 when the former Shanghai Shenyin Securities Company and Shanghai International Securities Company merged, the firm performs investment management activities for Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., which itself provides securities brokerage, securities investment consultation, financial advisory related to securities trading and investment activities, proprietary trading, securities underwriting and sponsoring, securities assets management, distribution of securities investment fund products and introducing broker services for futures companies.

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.

Shenwan Hongyuan (International) Holdings Ltd. operates as an investment holding firm. The company was founded on October 29, 1992 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Shenyin & Wanguo Securities Co., Ltd. is a joint stock securities company in China. Its business scope covers securities brokerage, securities investment advisory, financial advisory related to securities trading and investment, proprietary securities trading, securities underwriting and sponsoring, securities asset management, commission sales of securities investment funds, IB for futures companies, margin trading and securities lending. The company was founded in September 1996 and is headquartered in Shanghai, CN.

Zhonghai Trust Co., Ltd. is the asset management subsidiary of China National Offshore Oil Corp., itself a subsidiary of China state-owned Assets Supervision & Administration Commission. The firm is jointly invested by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (60%) and China CITIC Limited (40%). Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm’s trust business is spread throughout Beijing, Tianjin, Guangdong, Hebei, Shandong, Jiangsu, Hunan, Sichuan, and Guangxi. Founded in 1997, Zhonghai Trust provides a wealth management of financial products and services such as private investment banking, securities investment, asset securitization, and overseas financial management to individual and institutional clients.