Xiaomin Hu

The First National Bank in Sioux Falls is a full service bank and investment firm headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The firm was founded in 1885 and they are a subsidiary of Minnehaha Banshares, Inc. FNB manages investments for individuals, families, and institutions.

Apexone Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. designs, develops and markets mixed-signal integrated circuits. The company was founded by Yong James Gao in March 2002 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Galliard Capital Management LLC (Galliard) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded in 1995 by Richard Merriman, John Caswell and Karl Tourville. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Galliard designs fixed income and stable value solutions for institutional investors.

Latham & Watkins LLP operates as a full-service law firm or legal matters. It offers services in the areas of finance, litigation, accounting, banking, life sciences, private equity, real estate, government relations, employment law, and outsourcing. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vinson & Elkins LLP provides legal services. It maintains civil practice, covering areas such as litigation, public policy, transaction, and energy law. The firm serves the clients including companies from the aviation, energy, financial services, health care, and technology industries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

South Dakota Investment Council (SDIC) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The firm was founded by the South Dakota Legislature in 1971. SDIC manages investment of the financial assets of the State of South Dakota. These include public retirement systems, public trust funds, and other financial assets.

Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. (dba Envestnet PMC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded in 1999 by Judson Bergman, James Lumberg, Brandon Thomas, and Bill Crager. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Envestnet, Inc. (NYSE: ENV). Envestnet PMC provides investment management and investment advisory services through independent investment advisor firms (Advisors) for use with Advisors’ clients. The firm also serves institutional clients such as pension or profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, and corporations and provides advisory and research services directly to Advisors.

Lafarge Shui On Cement Ltd. produces cements and concrete materials. Its products also include building materials such as roofing and gypsum for housing and infrastructures. The company was founded in November 2005 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

Shui On Co., Ltd. engages in property development, construction and construction materials with interests in Hong Kong and China. The firm serves through subsidiary Shui On Construction and Materials Ltd. which focuses on asset management, construction, cement production and property development and venture capital investment. The company was founded by Mr. Vincent Hong Sui Lo in 1971 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Sichuan Honghua Petroleum Equipment Co. Ltd. engages in the research, design, manufacture, and general assembly of oil drilling rigs and equipment for oil exploration and development. The company is headquartered in Guanghan, China.

China Ocean Oilfields Services (Hong Kong) Ltd. supplies machinery for oil and gas exploration. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company is ultimately controlled by the Government of China.

Columbia Management Investment Advisers LLC (CMIA) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP). The firm was formed in 2010 as the result of Ameriprise Financial Services' (AFS) acquisition of the long-term asset management business of Columbia Management Group (CMG) from Bank of America. AFS merged CMG's long-term asset management business with their subsidiary, RiverSource Investments LLC, under the name Columbia Management Investment Advisors. CMIA offers equity and fixed-income retail and institutional investment products for various types of clients.