Our Sponsors

KPMG is a global organisation of independent professional services firms providing audit, tax and advisory services in 138 countries and territories. KPMG China has offices in 31 cities including Hong Kong, with more than 14,000 partners and staff. KPMG works with top companies in every industry sector, in China and globally. Through helping other organisations mitigate risks and grasp opportunities, we drive positive, sustainable change for clients, our people and society. Our seasoned professionals have an intimate knowledge of sector-specific business issues and bring rich practical project experience to our client engagements. Asset Management is one of the key pillars of our Financial Services team. Our experts work with leading investment managers, wealth managers, family offices, and fund administrators throughout Asia. This includes service providers who specialise in mutual funds, hedge funds, private equity funds, infrastructure funds, real estate funds, digital assets, as well as institutional investors for pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. No matter what your challenge or investment activity, our team brings a forward-thinking yet practical approach to support you. We also work with the industry to share our thoughts with the authorities on how to enhance Hong Kong’s status as a global and regional asset management hub. Learn more: https://kpmg.com/cn/en/industries/asset-management.html

Lexcel Partners, Attorneys at Law, is a Taipei-based full-service law firm serving a diverse clientele of leading domestic and international institutions. The firm is particularly renowned for its longstanding expertise in financial services, asset management and investment funds. With decades of experience in banking and finance, capital markets, insurance, private equity, M&A, and cross-border investments, Lexcel Partners is widely trusted and respected in Taiwan for its depth of industry knowledge, commercial insight and ability to deliver sophisticated, solution-oriented advice in complex transactions and regulatory matters. The firm maintains close and constructive relationships with financial regulators and other competent authorities, and is consistently recommended by leading industry publications and market research institutions. Its partners actively participate in legislative and regulatory developments, contributing to policy discussions and law reform initiatives that shape Taiwan’s financial and asset management landscape. Committed not only to professional excellence but also to public service, Lexcel Partners combines legal expertise with social engagement and pro bono efforts, striving to create lasting value for clients and the broader community.

EY organization are global leader in assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax services. The insights and quality services we provide help build trust and confidence in the capital markets and in economies the world over. EY teams help deliver on our promises to all of our stakeholders. In so doing, we play a critical role in building a better working world for our people, for our clients and for our communities. Financial Services is the largest industry service of EY, which focuses on providing financial institutions with all-round professional services of assurance, consulting, strategy and transactions, and tax. EY teams stand out as a Big Four accounting organization that seamlessly incorporates global financial services as a distinct and integral "sub-business segment." This advantage allows us to deploy the resources needed to provide professional services to clients. EY clients value EY objectivity, professionalism and efforts to provide tangible value. We work closely with clients by sharing leading services and ideas, and provide them with effective, timely and value-added services.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment insights across North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company delivers a broad range of products and services to individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, retirement plan providers, and institutional investors. Its capabilities span data, research, and analytics across managed investments, listed equities, private markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its advisory subsidiaries, with approximately USD 286 billion in assets under advisement and management as of 31 December 2023, and operates in 32 countries globally. Morningstar Direct integrates comprehensive data, analytics, and ESG insights to support investment decision-making. With ESG coverage spanning over 85,000 funds and 13,000 companies, Morningstar provides one of the industry’s most extensive datasets, enabling investors to assess sustainability risks, align portfolios with impact objectives, and meet evolving investor preferences. Key solutions include the Morningstar Sustainability Rating, Low Carbon Designation, ESG Commitment Level, and Impact Metrics. To support growing demand for personalised portfolios and open architecture, Morningstar also offers Manager Due Diligence and Selection Services. Leveraging its global research platform and rigorous methodologies, Morningstar helps investors make more informed fund selection decisions across asset classes. Additionally, Morningstar Indexes combines decades of data expertise with proprietary research to deliver innovative index solutions that support both core and emerging investment strategies.

In Hong Kong, PwC can trace its roots to 1902. As members of the global network of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, PwC Hong Kong works together with PwC Chinese Mainland and Macau SAR. After more than 100 years of development, PwC has become the largest accounting firm, with over 3,600 professionals, including 225 partners in Hong Kong. PwC is committed to providing audit and assurance, tax, deals and consulting services, covering all professional service areas such as financial statement audit, other assurance, accounting consulting, tax consulting, legal consulting, deals and management consulting.

Llinks Law Offices is a leading PRC law firm with a nationwide and international practices specializing in cross-border transactions. We are renowned for providing high quality legal services and formulating innovative solutions to complex legal problems. We also strive to build a collegial team environment where the development of young lawyers is crucial to our future success. The firm’s professionalism and business expertise have been consistently recognized by numerous reputable national and international publications as a leading Chinese law firm, and has received the prestigious award of National Outstanding Law Firm in China.

Allfunds is a leading global distribution and dealing platform for the wealth management industry. For more than 25 years, the company has played a defining role in democratising access to investment funds worldwide, connecting distributors and fund partners through a scalable, technology-enabled platform. Today, Allfunds operates across 66 countries, linking more than 1,400 fund partners and over 900 distributors across mutual funds, ETFs and alternative assets. With €1.7 trillion in assets under administration, 17 offices across four continents, and a team of more than 1,000 professionals, Allfunds combines global scale with strong local execution, driven by a clear objective: to be the global partner of choice for the wealth management industry.

Deacons was established in Hong Kong in 1851. With 175 years’ experience of providing legal services, it is the longest established independent, full service, law firm in Hong Kong. Deacons regularly advises statutory bodies, governmental institutions and conglomerates across major industry sectors in Hong Kong and Mainland China, on their most significant and complex matters. Our core areas of experience include Financial Services, Investment Funds, Regulatory, Banking and Finance, Capital Markets, China Trade and Investment, Competition, Construction, Corporate and M&A, Corporate Services, Data Protection and Privacy, Employment and Pensions, Family Law, , Insurance, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Dispute Resolution, Private Clients and Real Estate. Recruiting the best people is a priority. We have over 550 staff including 53 partners and around 200 lawyers, ensuring that we have a wide range of experience to draw on across the full spectrum of legal services. We are the largest legal team that specialises in investment management and financial services in the market, led by 8 partners and 2 consultants with the support of nearly 50 fee earners. We are highly experienced in the full range of retail and alternative investment funds as well as SFC licensing and regulatory matters. For China-related work, we draw upon our dedicated team of Mandarin-speaking investment fund practitioners and the resources of our representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

FTSE Russell is a leading global provider of index and benchmark solutions, spanning diverse asset classes and investment objectives. As a trusted investment partner, we help investors make better-informed investment decisions, manage risk, and seize opportunities. Asset owners, asset managers and investment banks choose FTSE Russell indices to benchmark their investment performance and create investment funds, structured products and index-based derivatives. For over 40 years we have been at the forefront of driving change for the investor, always innovating to shape the next generation of benchmarks and investment solutions that open up new opportunities for the global investment community. For more details, please visit www.lseg.com/en/ftse-russell or follow us on Linkedin.

FOFUND, established in 2014, stands as China's preeminent B2B independent fund distributor. Guided by the vision of "empowering asset management with technology" for over a decade, FOFUND provides institutional investors with an extensive array of OTC fund investment solutions. These encompass transaction processing, investment research, risk management, and customized technological services. In 2016, we launched JGT (known as “基构通” in Chinese, which literally means “institutional funds connect”), a trailblazing digital fund investment platform for financial institutions. Setting a benchmark for the industry, JGT significantly enhances operational efficiency and contributes to the sustained, stable growth of the asset management sector. Currently, JGT serves over 500 diverse institutional clients, including banks, securities firms, trust companies, insurance companies, futures companies, and other financial institutions. It offers access to more than 150 fund houses and over 10,000 fund products (consolidated calculation of different fund share types) across mainland China. In 2023, FOFUND International (HK) Limited was founded in Hong Kong with the aim of promoting seamless cross - border investment. Through collaborations with global institutions, we strive to build a novel international business network, streamline and strengthen the integration between China and overseas capital markets.

Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (Hang Seng Indexes), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, was established in 1984 and is Hong Kong's leading index compiler covering Hong Kong and Chinese Mainland markets. Hang Seng Indexes calculates and manages the Hang Seng Family of Indexes. Starting in 1969 with the creation of the Hang Seng Index, now widely recognised as the barometer of the Hong Kong stock market, Hang Seng Indexes has been at the forefront of the market, developing numerous market measures that meet the evolving market demands. Indexes in the Hang Seng Family of Indexes are grouped into six categories - Market Indexes, Factor Indexes, Strategy Indexes, Sector Indexes, Sustainability Indexes and Global Indexes - then classified as Hong Kong-listed, Cross-market or Mainland-listed according to where their constituents are listed. Currently, the Hang Seng Family of Indexes comprises over 2,000 real-time and daily indexes. Going forward, Hang Seng Indexes will continue to broaden its index series to meet the widening spectrum of investor demand for index investment solutions.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is a publicly-traded company (HKEX Stock Code: 388) and one of the world’s leading global exchange groups, offering a range of equity, derivative, commodity, fixed income and other financial markets, products and services, including the London Metal Exchange. As a superconnector and gateway between East and West, HKEX facilitates the two-way flow of capital, ideas and dialogue between China and the rest of the world, through its pioneering Connect schemes, increasingly diversified product ecosystem and its deep, liquid and international markets. HKEX is a purpose-led organisation which, across its business and through the work of HKEX Foundation, seeks to connect, promote and progress its markets and the communities it supports for the prosperity of all.
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About Integrated Fund Platform

Developed with the support of the HKSAR Government and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), HKEX’s Integrated Fund Platform is a business-to-business fund services platform, with the objective of strengthening the fund distribution value chain and its ecosystem. The platform includes an online Fund Repository featuring SFC-authorised fund products. It also supports an Order Routing Service which aims to connect different parties in the fund distribution ecosystem to facilitate subscriptions and redemptions. The platform is being further developed in phases and is expected to roll out Platform and Nominee Services in due course, subject to regulatory approvals.

MSCI (NYSE: MSCI Inc.) strengthens global markets by connecting participants across the financial ecosystem with a common language. Our research-based data, analytics and indexes, supported by advanced technology, set standards for global investors and help our clients understand risks and opportunities so they can make better decisions and unlock innovation. We serve asset managers and owners, private-market sponsors and investors, hedge funds, wealth managers, banks, insurers and corporates. To learn more, please visit www.msci.com

Solana is a high performance network powering internet capital markets, payments, AI agents, and crypto applications. Solana operates as a single global state machine, and is open, interoperable and decentralized. For more information, please visit https://solana.com.

Solana Company (Nasdaq: HSDT) is a publicly listed digital asset treasury company dedicated to acquiring and holding Solana (SOL), the native token of one of the world’s fastest-growing blockchain ecosystems. Formed through a strategic partnership with leading investors Pantera Capital and Summer Capital, the company serves as a bridge between traditional capital markets and the Solana network. Solana Company’s core mission is to maximize SOL per share for its shareholders. It achieves this by actively leveraging capital markets opportunities — such as equity offerings, strategic financings, and institutional partnerships — while engaging deeply with onchain activities. These include native staking, ecosystem participation, and infrastructure development that strengthen the Solana network. This approach positions Solana Company as the preeminent Solana treasury vehicle for public market investors seeking efficient, regulated exposure to SOL’s secular growth. By acting as a global capital markets onramp for Solana, it not only delivers compelling risk-adjusted returns to public investors but also contributes meaningfully to the long-term growth, security, and adoption of the Solana blockchain — widely recognized for its high throughput, low costs, and vibrant ecosystem of decentralized applications.