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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.

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.

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).

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.

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.

Xingyin Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Xingyin Fund) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 2013 and formerly known as Huafu Fund Management Co., Ltd. They became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Huafu Securities Co., Ltd. In 2017. Xingyin Fund provides fund raising, fund sales, asset management for specific clients, asset management and other businesses.

Guotai Yuanxin Asset Management Co. Ltd. (GTYXAMC) is the asset management subsidiary of Guotai Asset Management Co., Ltd. in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, GTYXAMC was founded in 2013 and manages assets for institutional and individual clients.

Shanghai University of Finance and Economics engages in the provision of educational services. It offers courses under the following school and departments: business, accountancy, finance, international business administration, economics, public economics and administration, humanities, law, information management and engineering, statistics, foreign languages, mathematics, international cultural exchange, professional and international education and continuing education. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

CCB Principal Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CCB-PAM) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between China Construction Bank Corp. (SHA: 601939, HK: 939, ADR: CICHY), Principal Financial Group and China Huadian Group. Headquartered in Beijing, CCB-PAM offers mutual funds and asset management services to individuals and corporations in China.

JT Asset Management Co., Ltd. (JTAM) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Beijing and was founded in 2014. The firm provides investment management services.

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.

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.

Great Wall Fund Management Co., Ltd. (GWFM) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Shenzhen, China. The firm was jointly founded in 2001 by Great Wall Securities Co., Ltd., Orient Securities Co., Ltd., Northern International Trust Co., Ltd., and Centaline Trust Co., Ltd. GWFM manages open and closed-ended funds for institutional investors.

Yuekai Securities Co. Ltd (Invt Mgmt) (YSC-IM) is the asset management division of Yuekai Securities Co. Ltd., a securities company headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Founded in 1988, YSC-IM provides investment advisory and management services.

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.

ICBC Credit Suisse Asset Management Co., Ltd. (ICBCCS) is an asset management firm which was founded in 2005 through a joint venture between State-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) and Crédit Suisse First Boston, part of Crédit Suisse Group (SWX: CSGN; ADR: CS). Headquartered in Beijing, ICBCCS manages mutual funds and pension funds for Chinese retail investors. The firm distributes their products through ICBC's network throughout China.

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.

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.

Part of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd., Harvest Global Capital Investments Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Di Chen has been the CEO of the company since 2005.

Xinyuan Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Xinyuan AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Bank of Nanjing Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601009) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, Xinyuan AM was founded in 201 and provides a range of asset management services to 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.

Nuode Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Nuode AM) is the fund management subsidiary of Tsinghua Holdings Co., Ltd., ultimately held by the Chinese Ministry of Education. Formerly known as Lord Abbett China Asset Management Co. Ltd., the firm was founded in 2006 as a joint venture between Lord Abbett & Co. LLC, Changjiang Securities Co. Ltd. and Tsinghua Holdings Co. They subsequently changed their name to Nuode Fund Management Co. Ltd. Headquartered in Shanghai, Nuode AM manages mutual funds for individual and institutional investors.