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China International Capital Corp. Ltd. (Broker) (CICC) is the brokerage division of China International Capital Corp. Ltd. which was established in 1995 as a strategic partnership between Chinese and international financial institutions and corporations. Headquartered in Beijing, CICC was the first joint venture investment bank in China. The firm's core business departments were investment banking, capital markets, sales & trading, research, fixed-income and asset management. CICC offers a range of brokerage services to international and domestic institutional and individual investors. In 2007 the firm set up a wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in private equity investments and focusing on buyout opportunities within China.

Manulife TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Manulife TEDA FM) is the fund management joint venture between Northern International Trust & Investment Co. Ltd. and Manulife Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. Formerly known as ABN AMRO TEDA Fund Management Co. Ltd., the firm was established in 2002 as Tianjin TEDA Investment Holding Co., Ltd. Manulife TEDA FM is located in Beijing and manages a range of open-end funds, including equity, hybrid, bond and currency funds, for individual and institutional customers.

China Southern Asset Management Co., Ltd. (CSAM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 1998. Headquartered in Shenzhen, the firm launched China's first listed open-ended fund in 2004 and manages a range of close-ended and open-ended investment funds for institutional clients and private individuals. They are one of the investment managers selected by the Chinese government to manage an institutional mandate for the National Social Security Fund. In 2007, CSAM acquired QDII status (Qualified Domestic Institutional Investors) allowing them to invest in the overseas capital markets under the foreign exchange control system in China. They announced the launching, in cooperation with US-based Mellon Financial Corporation, of their first QDII investment fund in 2007.

Penghua Fund Management Co., Ltd. (Penghua) is an independent Chinese investment management firm which was founded in 1998 to manage third party asset, principally through equities and fixed-income. In 2007 they set up a joint venture with Eurizon Financial Group (Intesa Sanpaolo), selling half of their capital to the Italian firm and Guosen Securities Co. Ltd. Headquartered Shenzhen, Penghua manages a range of mutual funds, including open- and closed-end funds, for institutional and retail investors.

Essence Securities Co. Ltd. (Broker) (Essence Securities-Broker) is the broke/dealer division of Essence Securities Co. Ltd., an investment bank headquartered in Shenzhen, China. It was founded in 2006 and is owned by SDIC Capital Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600061). The firm provides securities broking and trading services to retail clients.

Lion Fund Management Co., Ltd. (LFM) is an independent Chinese fund management firm which was founded in 2003 and is jointly-owned by China Foreign Economic & Trade Trust Investment Co. Ltd., Shenzhen JieLong Investment Co. Ltd. and DaHeng New Era Technology Co. Ltd. LFM is headquartered in Shenzhen and manages a range of investment funds including open- and closed-end funds.

HuaAn Fund Management Co., Ltd. (HuaAn Funds) is a fund management firm headquartered in Shanghai, China. The firm was founded in 1998 and is owned by Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 601211). HuaAn Funds provides a range of investment products and advisory services for domestic and international individual and institutional clients.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Guotai Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Guotai AMC) is the Chinese asset management firm headquartered in Shanghai and has branch offices in Beijing and Shenzhen. The firm was founded in 1998 through a joint venture between China Jianyin Investment Corp., Generali Group, and China Electricity Finance Co., Ltd. Guotai AMC manages a range of closed and open-ended funds for individual and institutional investors.

Zhonghai Fund Management Co., Ltd. operates as an independent investment adviser. It manages a range of funds and provides investment advice. Its business scope covers fund raising, fund sales, and asset management. The company was founded on March 18, 2004 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Bosera Asset Management Co., Ltd. (Bosera AM) is an independent Chinese asset management firm which was founded in 1998. Formerly known as Boshi Fund Management, the firm is headquartered in Shenzhen with branches in Beijing, Shanghai, Zhengzhou, Shenyang and Chengdu. Bosera AM provides professional investment services for clients, with business covering fund raising, fund distribution, asset management and any other businesses permitted by China Securities Regulatory Commission. Authorized by the National Council of Social Security Fund, the firm manages part of the National Social Security Fund portfolios. In addition, Bosera AM provides investment management services to several corporate pension funds and segregated accounts.

BlackRock (Singapore) Ltd. (BSL) is the investment management subsidiary of BlackRock (Singapore) Holdco Pte Ltd., ultiamately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. Headquartered in Singapore, BSL manages assets for institutional clients, pooled investment vehicles and US-registered investment companies.