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- Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited (1788.HK) is an investment holding company and a subsidiary of Guotai Haitong Securities Co., Ltd. that provides integrated financial services including brokerage; corporate finance; asset management; loans and financing; financial products such as structured notes, swaps, smart cash notes, participating notes, leverage notes, total return swaps, and equity derivatives; market making; wealth management platforms offering stocks, bonds, funds, foreign exchange, futures, and derivatives; and institutional investor services in Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Macao, and internationally with a focus on Asia-Pacific markets and bridging Chinese and global enterprises. Founded in 1993 and headquartered at 28/F, Low Block, Grand Millennium Plaza, 181 Queen's Road Central in Central, Hong Kong, the company operates across individual finance, institutional finance, and investment management segments targeting private, corporate, and institutional investors. It maintains strong credit ratings of Baa2/Prime-2 from Moody’s and BBB+/A-2 from Standard & Poor’s, alongside an MSCI ESG Rating of A, and leads peers in sustainable finance initiatives including an ESG committee established in 2020.
Recent developments include becoming the first Hong Kong-based China-backed securities firm to offer comprehensive digital asset-related trading services, advisory, and over-the-counter derivatives in June 2025; serving as sole sponsor, overall coordinator, joint global coordinator, bookrunner, and lead manager for China Internet Group’s (CIG) Hong Kong IPO in October 2025, ranking among the top three by fundraising size led by a sole sponsor that year; renewing a framework agreement with its parent Guotai Junan Securities for securities and financial transactions from 2026 to 2028; entering a strategic cooperation memorandum of understanding with M&G Investments in July 2025 to develop co-branded fixed income solutions, QDII-eligible products, and expand global investment access for Chinese investors; pursuing geographic expansions in Greater China and Southeast Asia with a 10% branch network increase; and strategic acquisitions such as a local brokerage firm for HKD 500 million in 2023 to enhance market share.