Guotai Junan Securities Co., Ltd. (GTJA) is one of the largest investment banks and securities companies in the People's Republic of China. Overview Guotai Junan Securities Co. Ltd., was established on August 18, 1999 after the merger of former Guotai Securities Co. Ltd. (founded on September 10, 1992) and Junan Securities Co. Ltd. (founded on August 25, 1992), currently with registered capital of RMB 6.1 billion. Guotai Junan is among the leading Chinese investment banks in terms of business coverage, agency distribution and customers served. Guotai Junan has 5 subsidiaries: Guotai Junan International Holdings Ltd. (registered in Hong Kong), Guotai Junan Futures Co., Ltd., Shanghai Guotai Junan Securities Asset Management Co., Ltd., GTJA Innovation Investment Co., Ltd. and Guotai Junan Allianz Fund Management Co., Ltd. The company has set up 26 branches, 193 securities outlets in 30 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions across China. Innovation-wise, Guotai Junan has also been one of the Chinese financial industry's leaders. Its achievements have included: launching the first asset management business in 1993; being the first Mainland China securities company to initiate operations in Hong Kong in 1995; being the first among Chinese securities companies to establish a research institute in 1996; obtaining the first securities dealer qualification for agency share transfer and hosting offer in 2001. It was also among the first to have been approved to conduct QFII business in 2003; to serve as a primary dealer of the central bank open market, to become a market maker in the inter-bank bond market; being amongst the first companies that received QDII qualifications and financial futures business qualifications in 2007; taking the lead in getting the qualification for equity investment and futures IB business in 2008; obtaining the margin trading & securities lending qualification in 2010. In the same year, Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited, under the administration of Guotai Junan Financial Holding Co., Ltd. was listed in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, becoming the first public enterprise under the ownership of a Mainland securities company in Hong Kong. In March 2011, Guotai Junan International Holdings was selected to become an Index constituent stock within the Hang Seng Hong Kong Composite Index, being the only constituent stock among the Chinese securities firms. Guotai Junan was one of the first Chinese securities companies engaged in a variety of financial services. It was the exclusive financial consultant in managing the overall listing of SAIC Group: