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Macquarie Capital Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based securities brokerage arm of Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG), a global financial services group headquartered in Australia. Macquarie Capital offers brokerage services to various investors.

Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CSHK) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN; ADR: CS) in Switzerland. CSHK provides corporate and institutional investors with sales, trading, financing, prime services, and market-making in global equities, as well as equities-related securities, options, futures, risk management, and hedging products. Their client-focused platform offers issuer and investor clients access to distribution, trading, and origination capabilities across various markets globally.

Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte. (Goldman Sachs-Singapore) is the brokerage subsidiary of New York-based Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a global investment bank that offers financial services to corporations, institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals. Headquartered in Singapore, the firm opened in 1989 and is the regional hub for the group's activities in Southeast Asia, particularly asset management and energy trading. Goldman Sachs-Singapore provides a full range of corporate finance and capital markets products and services across a wide range of operating areas. Business functions include capital structuring advisory, and security services.

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.

Nomura International (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Nomura International HK) is the brokerage subsidiary of Nomura Asia Pacific Holdings Co. Ltd., which is ultimately-owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604) in Japan. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm’s global markets team offers research, sales and trading of global securities to a diverse range of clients globally, including institutional investors, financial institutions, corporates, financial sponsors and government entities. Nomura International HK operates a truly integrated, cross-asset platform which includes research, sales and trading in equities, currencies, rates and credit in cash and derivative products.

Morgan Stanley Asia Ltd. (MSA) is a broker/dealer headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1987 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSA provides institutional securities such as equities, fixed income, derivatives and research.

Founded in 1985, Barclays Capital Asia Ltd. is a Chinese brokerage services company. Part of Barclays PLC, the company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Securities (Taiwan) Corp., Ltd. is a Taiwanese company founded in 2006 that offers hsbcnet, a platform with powerful and intuitive tools to maintain secure banking for businesses and individuals. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. The platform provides up-to-date knowledge and insights on the fastest growing markets in the world.

Citigroup Global Markets Asia Ltd. (CGMA) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. They are a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Hong Kong Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Formerly known as Citi Smith Barney, the firm was reorganized in 2008 when Citigroup combined their brokerage and private banking businesses. CGMA offers stock trading services to various institutional investors.

Goldman Sachs (India) Securities Pvt Ltd. (GS India) is the India-based broker-dealer subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Securities Co. Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Mumbai, GS India was founded in 2006 and provides execution services to corporate and institutional clients.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (South Korea) (Goldman Sachs Korea) is the South Korea-based securities brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC, ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, Goldman Sachs Korea was founded in 1998 and provides institutional clients with insight, risk management and execution services.

Beijing Gao Hua Securities Co., Ltd. is a financial services company based in Beijing, China. and has subsidiaries in China. The company's description is written in Chinese, but it appears to offer a range of financial services, including securities trading, investment banking, and asset management. The private company's website includes information about its history, services, and team, as well as news and research reports. The company was founded in 2004, and Xing Zhang has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Sullivan & Cromwell LLP provides legal services. It specializes in the areas of corporate law, securities, corporate, litigation, mergers, real estate, pro bono, investment management and taxation. Their clients include industrial, commercial, financial, private funds, governmental, educational, charitable and cultural enterprises and entities. The company was founded by Algernon Sydney Sullivan and William Nelson Cromwell in 1879 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Guangzhou Xaircraft Technology Co., Ltd. engages in the research and development, manufacture, and sale of intelligent agricultural equipment and management system. Its intelligent agricultural equipment products include agricultural drones, unmanned vehicles, machinery autopilots, and internet of things equipment. Its intelligent agricultural management system offers digital production management platform that covers farmland plot information management, meteorological and agricultural conditions analysis, agricultural decision-making and planning, and online management of agricultural machinery and agricultural materials. The company was founded by Bin Peng and Jia Qin Gong in April 2007 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

Cydar Ltd. develops computer vision software applications. Its Cydar EV is the AI-powered image fusion platform. The company was founded by Tom Carrell and Graeme Penney in 2012 and is headquartered in Barrington, the United Kingdom.

Sphere Fluidics Ltd. develops technology platform for single cell analysis and characterization. Its products include Picodroplet single cell assay and isolation system, Cyto-Mine, ESI-Mine, Pico-Break, Pico-Glide, Pico-Surf, and Pico-Gen Picodroplet formation chips. It provides technology and expertise for research projects, technology development collaborations, and discovery partnerships. The company was founded by Christopher Abell and Wilhelmus Theodorus Stefanus Huck in 2010 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

BOCI Research Ltd. is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BOCI Asia Ltd., ultimately held by Chinese government’s China Investment Corp. BOCI Research primarily provides research reports and analysis on China with a focus on telecommunications, property, media, retail, technology, energy, oil and gas, metals and mining, utilities, financials, and transport and logistics sectors.

Yiruan Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is based in Shanghai, China. Part of EDDA Healthcare & Technology Holding Ltd., Yiruan Information Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese company that develops and markets surgical robots. The company was founded in 2004 by Guo Qing Wei, Jian Zhong Qian, Li Fan, and Xiaolan Zeng. Jian-Zhong Qian has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Shenzhen Jingtai Technology Co., Ltd. is a company that researches and develops biotechnology products. The company is based in Shenzhen, China. The Chinese company was founded in 2015 by Shu Hao Wen, Jian Ma, Li Peng Lai. Jian Ma has been the CEO since 2015.

Part of Wells Fargo & Co., Wells Fargo Securities Asia Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Prudence Investment Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Prudence-Hong Kong) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by Dr. Philip Po-him Wu, Chad Liu, and Yuan Wang in 2008. Prudence-Hong Kong manages the Prudence funds for sophisticated investors.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Harvest Global Investments Ltd. (HGI) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of Harvest Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HFM), an asset management company headquartered in China. Founded in 2008, HGI provides discretionary portfolio management services to their clients, sometimes with the assistance of HFM, serving as the investment adviser to pooled investment vehicles sponsored by other financial firms. They also provide investment advisory services on behalf of sophisticated institutional investors to separately managed accounts.

Daiwa Capital Markets (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Daiwa HK) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Daiwa Capital Markets Asia Holding BV, ultimately owned by Daiwa Securities Group, Inc. (TYO: 8601) in Japan. Founded in 1970, Daiwa HK offers brokerage services to an established international client base.

Hackensack Meridian Health, Inc. provides healthcare services. The firm offers ablative surgery, acute care of the elderly, adenocarcinoma, adult physicals, amputee program, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, assisted living, at home health care services, audiology and axillary lymph node dissection. It comprises of hospitals, including academic medical centers, children?s hospitals and nine community hospitals, physician practices, ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness, and wellness centers. The company was founded in July 2016 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.

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.

Part of BNP Paribas SA, BNP Paribas Securities (Taiwan) Co. Ltd. is a Taiwanese company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Taipei, Taiwan. The company was founded in 1993. The CEO is Mu Ling Chao.

Sanford C. Bernstein (Hong Kong) Ltd. (Bernstein HK) is an investment research firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 2010 and is a subsidiary of AllianceBernstein International LLC, itself a subsidiary of Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Bernstein HK delivers sell-side, fundamental research and execution services to institutional clients globally.