HONG KONG--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited ("Guotai Junan International", "GTJAI" or the "Group", Stock Code: 1788.HK) announced that the Company first launched yesterday the "China Funds Festival", inviting five leading Chinese fund companies in Hong Kong, namely CSOP Asset Management, ChinaAMC Fund (Hong Kong), Bosera International, E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Limited and Guotai Junan Asset Management (Asia), to participate in a live broadcast and discuss market trends and investment strategies with investors. Meanwhile, the Company launched a limited Zero-fund subscription fee offer. This event not only brought together the strength of the Chinese asset management industry, but also enhanced the understanding and interest of ordinary investors to professional fund investment. Furthermore, it reminded investors of the recent various risks in participating in global market investment recently, assisting them in establishing a professional and prudent investment philosophy to set up medium and long-term wealth and asset preservation plans by combining their own risk preferences.

During the event, Mr. Kerry Zhang, Fund Manager of CSOP Asset Management Quantitative Investment Department, Ms. Jing CAI, Managing Director and Head of Fixed Income Investment of ChinaAMC Fund (Hong Kong), Mr. Derek WONG, Head of Sales and Client Service of Bosera International, and Mr. Victor TSANG, Senior Portfolio Manager of Guotai Junan Asset Management (Asia), shared their investment insights with investors in the live stream, including the direction of asset allocation under the Fed's interest rate hike, global bond market and fund investment strategies, etc. For more details, please scan the code to follow Guotai Junan International's video channel on Wechat, or visit GTJAI's official Youtube channel to watch.

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Ms. QI Haiying, Chief Executive Officer of Guotai Junan International, said: "in recent years, Chinese financial institutions in Hong Kong have witnessed the rapid and prosperous development of Hong Kong's financial industry, demonstrating solid professionalism, impressive performance and good market reputation, and have become an indispensable backbone of the market. This fund festival will further unite the strength of major Chinese asset management companies in Hong Kong. Together we provide more comprehensive services to investors. On the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover, Chinese financial institutions in Hong Kong will actively integrate into the overall development of the country, embrace every development opportunity and contribute to the overall prosperity of Hong Kong's capital market.�

Ms. DING Chen, Chief Executive Officer of CSOP Asset Management, said: "since the first batch of Chinese fund companies went overseas in 2008 and took Hong Kong as their foothold, more than 20 Chinese fund companies have established branches in Hong Kong or overseas in the past 14 years. They have witnessed the accelerated opening of China's capital market and rapid economic development, and have also made a name for themselves in the face of fierce competition with Hong Kong and foreign investors. This Chinese Fund Festival not only showed the professional management level and development achievements of Chinese funds in Hong Kong to investors, but also united the strength of the industry to realize the effective synergy of capital and brokerage platform to create a broader space for development."

Mr. GAN Tian, Chief Executive Officer of ChinaAMC Funds (Hong Kong), said, "in recent years, the international environment has been turbulent. Nevertheless, ChinaAMC Funds (Hong Kong) has been able to seize opportunities and launch innovative products despite the complex environment. Over the past year, our actively managed and passively managed fund business has achieved significant growth, with new ETF products breaking the record for debut size in Hong Kong and our flagship actively managed equity and bond funds ranking among the top performers. We are grateful to Guotai Junan International for organizing this Chinese Fund Festival to bring together outstanding Chinese institutions in Hong Kong, to provide a platform for the exchange of investment ideas and investment strategies, and to provide investors with quality Chinese fund products and professional services to establish a good brand image of Chinese institutions."

Ms. LIAN Shaodong, Chief Executive Officer (Acting) of Bosera International, said, "after years of layout and business accumulation in Hong Kong, Bosera International now offers diversified cross-border asset management services including equity, fixed income, and broad asset allocation, and has been entrusted by many overseas sovereign funds, central bank pension funds and large overseas financial institutions. This year, Bosera International has overcome unfavorable market conditions and achieved a counter-trend rise in management scale. This event not only provided investors with a new global asset allocation strategy reference, but more importantly, allowed individual investors to understand the professional investment philosophy of �leave professional things to professional people�, while combining their own risk preference to achieve more stable and sustainable wealth management."

Mr. QI Guangdong, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of E Fund Management (HK) Co., Limited, said, "E Fund and Guotai Junan were the first batch of Chinese institutions to launch their business in Hong Kong, and we have maintained a long-standing and friendly relationship in both the Mainland and Hong Kong. E Fund has always put clients' interests first and continues to invest in investment research, infrastructure and talent pool, and the company has been awarded by authoritative institutions on many occasions. E Fund Hong Kong is willing to continue to work together with Guotai Junan International to explore medium and long-term investment opportunities in the market, and to fully enhance our service capabilities through resource sharing and complementary advantages, providing foreign investors with more quality products and better investment experience."

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About GTJAI

Guotai Junan International (�GTJAI�, Stock Code: 1788.HK) is the market leader and first mover for internationalization of Chinese Securities Company as well as the first Chinese securities broker listed on the Main Board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange through initial public offering. It has also been included in FTSE4Good Index by London Stock Exchange of the United Kingdom. Based in Hong Kong, GTJAI provides diversified integrated financial services. Core business includes seven categories of brokerage, corporate finance, asset management, loans and financing, financial products, market making and investments, which cover three dimensions including individual finance (wealth management), institutional finance (institutional investor services and corporate finance service) and investment management. GTJAI has been assigned �Baa2� and �BBB+� long term issuer rating from Moody and Standard & Poor respectively. The controlling shareholder, Guotai Junan Securities Company Limited (Stock Code: 601211.SH; 2611.HK), is the comprehensive financial provider with a long-term, sustainable and overall leading position in the Chinese securities industry. For more information about GTJAI, please visit https://www.gtjai.com.

About CSOP Asset Management Co., Ltd.

CSOP was established in Hong Kong in January 2008 as the first overseas subsidiary established by a Chinese mainland public offering fund company and Type 9 (asset management) licenses, always at the forefront of China's capital market opening. After 10 years of hard work, CSOP's investment products have spread all over the world, including Hong Kong, Singapore, the United States, Japan, Luxembourg, Ireland, and the Cayman Islands. It has made outstanding achievements in the management field and is active in the global asset management industry with the image of "professional Chinese solution provider". CSOP's team consists of nearly 80 professionals and clients around the world include sovereign wealth funds, pension/retirement funds, insurance companies, family offices, and banks. By the end of 2021, the company's asset management scale has exceeded 12 billion US dollars, and it has managed more than 30 fund products.

About ChinaAMC Funds (Hong Kong)

ChinaAMC Funds (Hong Kong), a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Asset Management Corporation, was incorporated in Hong Kong in September 2008 and is one of the first Chinese fund companies to be allowed to launch its asset management business in Hong Kong. With over 14 years of experience in developing offshore and cross-border asset management businesses in Hong Kong, CAMHK has become one of the leading Chinese asset management companies in the Hong Kong market. The business lines of ChinaAMC Hong Kong are comprehensive and diversified, covering products and services such as public equity and bond funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), leveraged and inverse products, hedge funds, private equity, dedicated accounts, and investment advisory. Based in Hong Kong and with a global perspective, ChinaAMC Hong Kong strives to bring quality products and services to individual and institutional investors in Greater China, Asia Pacific, Europe, and the United States by upholding a "client first" philosophy.

About Bosera Fund (International)

Established in Hong Kong on 4 March 2010, Boshi Fund (International) Limited (Boshi International) is a wholly-owned subsidiary established by Boshi Fund Management Limited (Boshi Fund), which is one of the largest asset management companies in China. Boshi International is approved by the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to engage in regulated activities of dealing in securities, advising on securities and providing asset management in Hong Kong.Boshi International was registered with the Korea Financial Services Commission in 2012 and the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2013 respectively to provide cross-border investment advisory and discretionary investment management services to local investors and has successfully established strategic partnerships with renowned domestic and international financial institutions to provide comprehensive asset management services to institutional and individual investors.

About E Fund Management (HK) Co., Ltd

E Fund Management (HK) Co., Ltd (�E Fund HK�) was officially established in 2008 and is licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong to conduct Type 1 (Dealing in Securities), Type 4 (Advising on Securities) and Type 9 (Asset Management) regulated activities*. As the international business platform of E Fund, E Fund HK provides asset management services in fixed income, equity, index and alternative investment for investors all over the world. Its award-winning products have been recognized by leading institutions such as Morningstar, Lipper, Asian Investor and Benchmark. E Fund, the parent company of E Fund HK, was founded in 2001 and headquartered in Guangzhou. It has branch offices in Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai, and subsidiaries including E Fund International Holdings Limited (with E Fund Management (HK) Co., Limited under it), and E Fund Asset Management Co., Ltd. E Fund has grown tremendously to become the largest integrated management corporations in China with total assets under management over RMB 2.7 trillion as of Sep 30, 2022. (including E Fund HK and China subsidiaries). E Fund possesses provision of asset management services including China mutual funds, social security funds, pension insurance funds, corporate pension funds, segregated accounts, QDII, and for global investors: QFII, RQFII.

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