Kun Xiang Fan

Ping An Securities Co. Ltd. is the securities brokerage subsidiary of Ping An Trust Co., Ltd., which is owned by Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd. (SHA: 601318; HKG: 2318). Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm was founded in 1991 and provides institutional brokerage services based on the needs of professional investors such as private equity, public equity, trust, asset management, general corporate institutions, and high-net-worth clients.

China Merchants Securities Asset Management Ltd. (CMSAML) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of state-owned China Merchants Securities Co. Ltd. Established in 2015, the firm is located in Shenzhen and offers a range of financial solutions to individual and institutional investors.

Shanxi Trust Co., Ltd. (Shanxi Trust) is the trust management subsidiary of Shanxi Financial Investment Holding Co. Ltd., itself a subsidiary of the Province of Shanxi’s Shanxi Bureau of Finance in China. Formerly known as Shanxi Trust and Investment Corporation, the firm was founded in 1985 and changed their name to Shanxi Trust Co., Ltd. in 2013. Shanxi Trust is headquartered in Taiyuan and provides a range of trust management services for individual and institutional clients.

SWS Research Co., Ltd. is the investment research subsidiary of Shenwan Hongyuan Securities Co., Ltd., which is owned by Shenwan Hongyuan Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000166) in China. Headquartered in Shanghai, the firm was founded in 1992 to offer a wide range of products and services to global investors who want to invest in Chinese equity market. SWS Research provides clients with securities research service that covers over 500 key stocks in Asian market, as well as economics, strategy, bond, fund and derivatives research. Their clients include almost all major domestic institutional investors such as mutual funds, insurance companies, banks and trusts. They also serve QFII and other overseas institutional investors.

Allianz Global Investors Taiwan Ltd. (AGI-TW) is the Taiwan-based asset management subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, ultimately held by Allianz SE (FRA: ALV; ADR: AZSEY). Headquartered in Taipei, the firm was founded in 1999 and manages a range of onshore and offshore mutual funds, as well as discretionary accounts. Their clients include high-net worth individuals, pension funds and other institutions, particularly insurance companies offering unit-linked products. AGI-TW manages the Allianz Global Investors Taiwan Bond Fund, and distributes a range of fixed-income funds on behalf of US-based PIMCO-Pacific Investment Management Co., with whom AGI-TW established a strategic alliance in 2008.