Alan Howard Smith

HSBC Jintrust Fund Management Co. Ltd. (HSBC Jintrust) is a mutual fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 2005 as a joint venture between HSBC Global Asset Management (formerly HSBC Investments UK Ltd.) and Shanxi Trust and Investment Ltd. HSBC Jintrust provides investment advice services and account management.

United International Securities Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries it invests in equity securities, debt instruments and related derivatives. The company was founded on October 14, 1969 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., Jardine Fleming Group Ltd. is a provider of investment banking services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

HKEx is the holding company of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited. It brings together the market organisations which have transformed Hong Kong's financial services industry from a domestically focused market to become a central market place in Asia attracting investment funds from all over the world. HKEx was listed in June 2000 following the integration of Hong Kong's securities and derivatives markets. As a market-driven organisation, answerable to its shareholders, HKEx competes vigorously for opportunities in the region and around the world. HKEx's operations are organised into focused units, directly supervised and controlled by management and the board of directors. The board, the highest decision-making body, determines HKEx's objectives, missions, strategies, policies and business plan and monitors their implementation by management. In its role as the operator and frontline regulator of the central securities and derivatives marketplace in Hong Kong, HKEx regulates listed issuers; administers listing, trading and clearing rules; and provides services, primarily at the wholesale level, to customers of the exchanges and clearing houses, including issuers and intermediaries - investment banks or sponsors, securities and derivatives brokers, custodian banks and information vendors - who service the investor directly. These services comprise trading, clearing and settlement, depository and nominee services, and information services.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Lei Shing Hong Ltd. distributes imported automotives and property development services. The firm operates in five divisions: automobile, machinery, financial services, property and trading. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Wheelock & Co. Ltd. is an investment holding company, which engages in property investment and development. It operates through the following segments: Investment Property, Development Property, Hotels, Logistics, Communications, Media and Entertainment (CME), and Investment and Others. The Investment Property segment leases retail, office, and serviced apartments in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Singapore. The Development Property segment covers acquisition, development, design, construction, sale, and marketing of trading properties in Hong Kong Mainland China, and Singapore. The Hotels Segment includes hotel operations in the Asia Pacific region. The Logistics Segment consists of container terminal operations in Hong Kong, and Mainland China. The CME segment comprises pay television, internet, multimedia, and other businesses. The Investment and Others segment is consists of management services, finance, and holding company operations. The company was founded in 1857 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

The Hospital Authority Provident Fund Scheme (HAPFS) is a defined contribution scheme, providing benefits to permanent employees of the Hospital Authority in Hong Kong. The management of the Scheme's assets is outsourced to external investment managers, following a specialist mandate approach in which each manager is appointed to invest in a specific asset class.

American Indochina Resorts Ltd. operates as an investment holding company. The company is headquartered in British Virgin Islands.

Part of UBS Group AG, Credit Suisse First Boston (Hong Kong) Ltd. provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

ICBCCS CSI 300 Exchange Traded Fund operates as a transactional open stock index fund. The company was founded on May 20, 2019 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

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.