Nicholas Kim

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

JPMorgan Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (JPMAM-UK) is the wholly owned, Great Britain-based investment arm of JPMorgan Asset Management International Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1974 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management. They changed their name to JPMorgan Asset Management UK Ltd. in 2005. Headquartered in London, JPAM-UK provides investment advisory services to institutional clients, both US and non-US.

AXA Investment Managers Asia Ltd. (AXAIM-Asia) is a wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS, ADR: AXAHY) in France. The firm was founded in 1998 when AXAIM acquired and merged NMFM (Asia) and BGI Investment Management Hong Kong Ltd. AXAIM-Asia specializes in insurance investments and hedge funds. Their clients are local institutions including pension funds and insurance companies. They also manage insurance portfolios for the parent group, and operate in close relationship with fellow subsidiary AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Asia Pacific Ltd., which specializes in equity. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

JPMorgan Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (JPMorgan AM Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia), Inc., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1990 and formerly known as JPMorgan Fleming Asset Management (Japan). Headquartered in Tokyo, JPMorgan AM Japan provides financial advisory and investment management services to individual investors, government entities and institutions including pension funds.

JPMorgan Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd. (JPMAM-TW) is the Taiwan-based asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia), Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1992 and formerly known as JF Asset Management (Taiwan) Ltd. Headquartered in Taipei, JPMAM-TW manages Asian mandates for institutional clients and provides asset management services to private individuals, corporations and institutions such as pension funds and charities. They have expertise across a range of asset classes, including equities, balanced, fixed-income, liquidity and alternative investments.

Merrill Lynch Far East Ltd. is the stockbroking subsidiary of Merrill Lynch HK Services Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2003 and offers a broad range of brokerage services to institutional investors.

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.

CLSA Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based institutional brokerage subsidiary of CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SSE: 600030, SEHK: 6030), a full-service investment bank headquartered in China. Founded in 1986, the firm provides sales and execution services to global investors and corporates.

JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPM Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services company headquartered in the US. JPM Asia provides brokerage services to local corporations and institutions, multinationals, governments and private clients.

UBS Securities Asia Ltd. (UBS Asia) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Asia provides corporate and institutional clients which include intermediary and alternative asset managers with financial advisory services, access to the world's capital markets and securities products and research in the field of equity, fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, energy and metals.

Macquarie Securities (Australia) Ltd. (MSAL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1969 and is a subsidiary of Macquarie Corporate International Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MSAL serves as the brokering entity for the Macquarie Group.

CLSA (India) Pvt Ltd. (CLSA India) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of CLSA BV, ultimately owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA India provides execution services to various investors.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Bank AG (Hong Kong) is a financial institution that has been connecting worlds for 65 years. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong, and serves as the hub for corporate and commercial clients. The company's asset management division, DWS, is a market leader in Hong Kong with a broad product offering. Its corporate bank division is an established market leader in transaction banking, with a presence in 60 countries, including an extensive footprint in HK. The investment bank provides strategic advice to corporate and institutional clients, focusing on the bank’s traditional strengths in financing, advisory, fixed income, and currencies, together with a focused equity capital markets business. The private bank focuses on private customers across all segments as well as business clients, and in HK, this division is represented by a highly competitive wealth manager. The Chinese company was founded in 1958, and its CEO is Werner Steinmüller.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., JPMorgan CCVM SA is a Brazilian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in São Paulo, Brazil. The company was founded in 1991. Daniel Darahem has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.

Banco JPMorgan SA (Banco JPM) is the Brazilian private banking subsidiary of JPMorgan International Finance Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Founded in 1990, Banco JPM is headquartered in S?o Paulo and provides a range of services including investment banking, global corporate banking, asset management, private banking and treasury & securities services.

Amundi Hong Kong Ltd. (Amundi-HK) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by Rue de la Boetie SAS's Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 1982 as Crédit Agricole Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. They became Amundi (Hong Kong) Ltd. in 2009 when Crédit Agricole SA and Société Générale combined their asset management expertise. Amundi-HK is the North Asia hub for Amundi Group and collaborates with the Tokyo and Singapore offices to manage Asian equities, fixed-income and balanced products for institutional investors and fund distributors.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Ratings Singapore Pte Ltd. is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. Sing Chan Ng has been the CEO of the Singaporean company since 2005.

JPMorgan Administradora de Carteiras Brasil Ltda. (JPMorgan Brazil) is the asset management subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., which is ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM. Headquartered in Sao Paulo, JPMorgan Brazil was founded in 2010 and provides asset management services to institutions, intermediaries and individuals.

Convoy Investments LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded by Howard Wanganda and Robert Wu and is headquartered in Admiralty, Hongkong.

The Investment Association provides investment services. It also offers trainings and seminars. The company was founded on October 13, 1959 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.