Was Guotai Junan formerly called Junan Securities?

Guotai Junan is the name of the new company after the merger of Cathay Securities and Junan Securities. Junan Securities used to be the largest domestic securities firm, but due to poor management, it suffered huge losses and ultimately had no choice but to merge with Cathay Pacific.

Guotai Junan is one of the earliest domestic securities companies to carry out various innovative businesses. It first opened asset management business in 1993, and was the first to start business in Hong Kong in 1995. It was the first research institute among securities companies in 1996. In 2001, it was qualified as one of the first securities companies to handle share transfers and host quotations. In 2003, it was approved to be one of the first batch of QFII businesses. In 2004, it became a securities company. A primary dealer in the central bank's open market and a market maker in the inter-bank bond market. In 2007, it was among the first to obtain QDII qualifications and financial futures business qualifications. In 2008, it was the first to obtain direct investment qualifications and futures IB business qualifications. In 2010, it was qualified for margin trading and securities lending business. . In 2010, Guotai Junan International Holdings Co., Ltd. (HK.1788), a subsidiary of Guotai Junan Financial Holdings Co., Ltd., was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, achieving the first IPO of a company owned by a mainland securities company in Hong Kong. In March 2011, Guotai Junan International Holdings was selected into the Hong Kong Hang Seng The financial component stocks of the Comprehensive Index have become the only component stocks of Chinese securities companies.

Guotai Junan’s business scope:

Agency trading of securities;

Underwriting and listing recommendations of securities;

Agency for principal repayment of securities interest and dividend payment;

Securities investment consulting;

Security custody and authentication of securities;

Asset management;

Securities agency Registration and account opening;

Initiating and establishing securities investment funds and fund management companies;

Proprietary trading of securities;