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EQS-Announcement For Immediate Release27 March 2019 廣發証券股份有é™å…¬å¸ Facing complicated and severe capital market environment in the PRC and overseas, the Company accelerated the transformation pace of traditional businesses, optimized customer structure, devoted to the development of technology finance, enlarged the establishment of the research and development team, achieved the maintenance of itsindustry-leading positions of various main operating indicators. During the Reporting Period, total revenue and other income of the Group was RMB22,817 million, net profit attributable to owners of the Company was RMB4,300 million. Mr. Sun Shuming, the Chairman of GF Securities, said in the results report that: the year of 2018 was the 40th anniversary of the reform and opening up, was the opening year for the overall implementation of the guiding principles of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), was also an important year for comprehensively implementing the Company's new five-year strategic plan. Facing the complicated operating environment, the Company still managedto maintain top position in the industry in terms of various key operating indicators in 2018. In 2019, the Company will make full use of its geographic, cultural and professional advantages to actively participate in the construction of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area and contribute its wisdom, solutions and strength in building aninternational first-class bay area and world-class city. Continuously Optimized Customer Structure &Investment Banking Business Maintained at the Forefront of the Industry During 2018, the Company completed 20 equity financing projects for which the Company acted as a lead underwriter, ranking 5th in the industry; Among these projects, the Company acted as a lead underwriter for 7 IPOs, ranking 6th in the industry and the lead underwritten amount was RMB3.795 billion, ranking 7th in the industry. The Company sponsored a total of 233 companies listed on the NEEQ as the lead brokerage, of which there were 32 innovative enterprises, ranking 6th in the industry. In addition, the Company acted as a financial advisor for 10 material asset restructurings (including the CSRC M&A and Restructuring Committee approved projects and non-administrative material asset restructuring projects), ranking 5th in the industry, In addition, in respect of the overseas investment banking business, the Company carried out such business primarily through its indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary, GF Capital (Hong Kong). During 2018, GFHK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, completed 19 deals by acting as a lead underwriter (including IPO, refinancing and bond offering), financial advisers and mergers and acquisitions. Wealth Management Developed Steadily&Technology Finance Continued to Exert Strength Currently, the Company has rolled out its self-developed technology financial platforms such as cloud services platform, micro-service platform and robot investment adviser platform. The Company has also rolled out the first big databased and full chain quantitative investment research cloud platform as well as comprehensive smart service platform of the industry, GF-SMART, through cooperative research and development, which lays a solid foundation for the subsequent development of the Company's technology finance. As at the end of 2018, the number of the Company's mobile-phone securities users exceeded 22.02million, representing a year-on-year increase of approximately 40%; the number of subscribers of the Company's WeChat account was over 3.00 million; the Beta Bull (è²å¡”牛) smart investment advisory system served over 700,000 customers accumulatively with sale amount of financial products of RMB1.86 billion at the same time. The sales and transfer number of products of the Yitaojin E-commerce platform amounted to RMB241.7 billion (including GF Golden Cash Return Collective Asset Management Scheme). In the area of overseas asset management business, GFHK, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, provides consulting services for and manages various investment instruments as well as provides brokerage services to high net worth individuals and retail customers,covering financial products such as stocks and bonds listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and other overseas exchanges, using self-developed Yitaojin (易淘金) international version trading system to focus on the development of overseas wealth management business. In respect of the field of futures brokerage business, the Company provides trading and settlement services for customers in major international commodity market through GF Futures (Hong Kong), a wholly-owned subsidiary of GF Futures and GF Financial Markets (UK) Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of GF Futures (Hong Kong). Vigorously Developed Capital Intermediary Business& Exceptional Investment Research Ability Maintained at the Industry-Leading Position Meanwhile, the investment research capability of GF Securities maintains at the leading position in the industry. The Company's equity research covers over 669 listed companies in the PRC, covering 29 industries in the PRC, and over 57 companies listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. From 2015 to 2017, the Company ranked 5th in the "Domestic Best Research Teams(æœ¬åœŸæœ€ä½³ç ”ç©¶åœ˜éšŠ)"of New Fortune (《新財富》). In 2018, the Company was ranked with top research and development teamby Insurance Assets Management Association of China(IAMACä¸åœ‹ä¿éšªè³‡ç®¡), Crystal Ball(水晶çƒ) and Golden Bull Award(金牛çŽ). The Group carries out public fund management services mainly through its controlled subsidiary, GF Fund, and associate company, E Fund. As at the end of December 2018, the publicly offered funds managed by GF Fund have reached RMB468.445 billion, representing an increase of 67.34% as compared to the end of 2017, and the total fund size excluding money market funds and short-term wealth management bond funds was RMB198.92 billion, ranking sixth in the industry. The publicly offered funds managed by E Fund have reached RMB654.028 billion, representing an increase of 7.63% as compared to the end of 2017, and the total fund size excluding money market funds and short-term wealth management bond funds was RMB255.323 billion, ranking first in the industry.
Note: The financial data set out in this press release have been prepared in accordance with the International Accounting Standards. Document: Document title: GF Securities Released 2018 Results Report Technology Finance Continued to Exert Strength Investment Research Ability Maintainedat the Industry-Leading Position
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