Kum Hong Cheong

Commerzbank Asset Management Asia Ltd. (CAM Asia) was established in 1995 and is an asset management firm located in Singapore. CAM Asia is a subsidiary of Frankfurt-based Commerzbank AG (FR: CBK). The firm manages discretionary portfolios, offshore funds and Singapore-registered funds for institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They also are responsible for the distribution of Commerzbank's global investment products in the Asia Pacific ex Japan region. In 2009 Commerzbank sold their asset management business to Allianz Global Investors, and ceased managing investments in Singapore.

DBS Asset Management Ltd. (DBSAM) is the Singapore-based asset management subsidiary of Nikko Asset Management Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. Ltd. (PK: STBUY) in Japan. Established in 1982, the firm formed a strategic alliance in 2010 with The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co. and Nikko Asset Management Co., Ltd. to combine DBS Asset Management Ltd. and Nikko AM. The combined asset manager will be one of the largest asset management franchises in Asia. In addition to the Singapore office, the firm has an office in Hong Kong and associated companies in Malaysia, China and India. Their clients include institutional, private and retail investors across Asia.

Nippon Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of life insurance services, agency or administration services to other insurance companies and financial institutions. It also provides the guarantees for liabilities, sale and purchase of government bonds and local government bonds, and sales of investment trust beneficiary securities. The company was founded by Sukesaburo Hirose on July 4, 1889 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.

China Agro-Technology Holdings Ltd. is engaged in the operation and development forestry plantation, agriculture plantation technology rights and sapling. It also involves in the manufacturing and selling paper and paper products using fiber and woods, managing Genetically Engineered plantations and non-tube clone plantations. The company was founded on February 11, 2003 and is headquartered in Yantai, China.