Evan Zhou

Marshall Wace Asia Ltd. (MWA) is the alternative investment subsidiary of MW Ltd., itself a subsidiary of MW Group LP in Great Britain. In 2008, the firm formed an Asian joint venture with GaveKal Holdings to promote GaveKal's long-only expertise and develop a stable of hedge funds, including the Marshall Wace GaveKal Asian Opportunities fund and two Japanese hedge funds. In 2013, they dissolved the joint venture and Marshall Wace absorbed the long/short funds. Headquartered in Hong Kong, MWA was founded in 2006 and offers a diverse set of alternative, long-only and bespoke investment solutions to a broad range of investors.

Lansdowne Partners (UK) LLP (Lansdowne) is the alternative investment management subsidiary of Lansdowne Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Lansdowne Partners International Ltd. in the Cayman Islands. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1998. Lansdowne provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to their clients, which includes commingled investment vehicles intended for institutional investors and other sophisticated investors and investment vehicles formed for particular investors and separately managed accounts for sophisticated financial institutions, including registered investment companies. Lansdowne is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

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.

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.

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.

UBS Securities Australia Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBG AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Securities Australia offers execution and settles trade in ASX quoted financial products for private investors.

Part of South China Financial Holdings Ltd., South China Research Ltd. is a financial services company based in Hong Kong, HK. The company has expanded its business to China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and the UK, and is listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code 00619. The Chinese company also provides wealth management, corporate financing, investment banking, and family office services. South China Research serves both individual and corporate clients, including high net worth clients through its subsidiaries, South China Private Wealth Management and South China Financial Planning. Founded in 2003, the company offers a wide range of investment products, including over 3,200 funds, insurance products from nearly 26 insurance companies, more than 2,300 bonds, as well as futures, stocks, and overseas property sales.

JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPM Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM), a global financial services company headquartered in the US. JPM Asia provides brokerage services to local corporations and institutions, multinationals, governments and private clients.

UBS Securities Asia Ltd. (UBS Asia) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Asia provides corporate and institutional clients which include intermediary and alternative asset managers with financial advisory services, access to the world's capital markets and securities products and research in the field of equity, fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, energy and metals.

Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC (GS-Asia) is the Hong Kong-based brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd., ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1984, GS-Asia provides market insight, risk management and execution services to institutional clients which includes asset managers, hedge funds, banks and brokerages, pensions, endowments and foundations, corporations, and governments.

JCAM Investments Ltd. is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2008 by Tim Leslie and John Demaine when they were spun off from Moore Capital Management LLC, a New York-based hedge fund created in 1990 by Louis Bacon. JCAM Investments makes investments and provides advice on property investment.

Balyasny Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (BAM-Hong Kong) is the alternative investment subsidiary of Balyasny Asset Management LLC in the US, founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny. In addition to the Hong Kong office, established in 2008, the main office is located in Chicago with other offices in Greenwich, London, Mumbai, and New York. The firm provides investment services to institutional clients.

Ovata Capital Management Ltd. (Ovata Capital) is a Pan-Asia equity multi-strategy asset management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded by James Chen and is a subsidiary of Ovata Asset Management Ltd., which is owned by Ovata Holdings. Ovata Capital manages their flagship product, the Ovata Equity Strategies Master Fund, which focuses on Asian equities across four core strategy sleeves: Arbitrage, Relative Value, Event, and Long/Short.