Bill Maldonado-Codina

Halbis Capital Management UK Ltd. (HCM-UK) is the London branch of Halbis Capital Management, established in 2005 through the aggregation of HSBC Alternative Investments with part of HSBC Asset Management. A subsidiary of UK-based HSBC Holdings Plc (LSE: HSBA; NYSE: HBC), Halbis Capital Management also has offices in Paris, New York and Hong Kong. Established in 2002, HCM-UK was formerly known as HSBC Halbis Partners (UK). Halbis Capital Management is organized in specialist investment management teams supported by the group's global resources and capabilities. The London office manages a diverse range of funds including hedge funds, specializing in 'alpha management'. Their regional capabilities cover UK equity, European equity, Russian equity, global equity emerging markets, UK fixed income, alternative investments and multi asset investment.

HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (HSBC GAM-UK) is the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Global Asset Management Ltd., ultimately part of HSBC Holdings plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC GAM-UK was founded in 1985 and acts as a discretionary investment manager that offers a wide range of investment solutions across equity, fixed income, liquidity and multi-asset strategies. Their clients include the Group’s retail and private banking customers, financial intermediaries and distributors and institutions.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (HSBC-GAM HK) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of The HongKong & Shanghai Banking Corp. Ltd. and is indirectly owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA, ADR: HSBC.PRA) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm originated in 1973 as a banking branch and became part of HSBC Asset Management in 1994. The current firm, formerly known as HSBC Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd., was founded in 2005 when the group's investment management business was reorganized. HSBC-GAM HK provides investment management services to corporate clients, private individuals and institutions.

HSBC China Dragon Fund is a closed-ended unit trust. It invests in a portfolio of financial instruments to generate investment returns in accordance with the objective stipulated in the offering circular of the fund. It seeks to achieve long-term capital growth by investing mainly in A shares listed in the China’s stock exchanges through qualified foreign institutional investor investment quota. The company was founded on June 20, 2007 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

ABF Hong Kong Bond Index Fund operates as exchange traded fund. It invests in sovereign and quasi-sovereign local currency denominated bonds issued in the EMEAP markets. The company was founded on June 10, 2005 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

HSBC Investment Funds (Hong Kong) Ltd. is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Investment Funds (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment advice.

Eastspring Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd. (EI-HK) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based asset management subsidiary of Prudential Corp. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Great Britain-based Prudential Plc (LSE: PRU, NYSE: PUK), a multinational insurance company headquartered in London. Formerly known as Prudential Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd., founded in 1994, the firm was rebranded as Eastspring Investments (Hong Kong) Ltd. in 2012. EI-HK offers innovative investment solutions across key asset classes for institutional and retail investors globally.