About Our Sponsors

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)

State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is a global leader in asset management. The firm is relied on by sophisticated investors worldwide for its disciplined investment process, powerful global investment platform and access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style. SSgA is the asset management business of State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors.

About SPDR^® ETFs
Offered by State Street Global Advisors, SPDR ETFs are a family of exchange traded funds that provide investors with the flexibility to select investments that are precisely aligned to their investment strategy. Recognized as the industry pioneer, State Street Global Advisors created the first ETF in 1993, which is currently the world’s largest ETF1. In 1999, SSgA introduced ETFs in Asia Pacific when it launched the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong. Currently, State Street Global Advisors manages approximately US$304 billion of ETF assets worldwide. 2

For comprehensive information on our ETFs, visit us at www.spdrs.com.hk 3.

1 Bloomberg, as of 31 March 2012.
2 As of 31 March 2012. This AUM includes the assets of the SPDR Gold Trust (approx. US$68.7 billion as of 31 March, 2012), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors serves as the marketing agent.
3 This website is not reviewed by SFC and may contain information relating to other funds not authorized by SFC.

Korea Exchange

The Korea Exchange(KRX) operates a centralized trading platform where the investors can access the KOSPI Market which is the main board, the KOSDAQ Market that is geared to serve the venture and growth industries and the Derivatives Market which has been raked the 1st in the world for consecutive years in terms of trading volume, thus providing one-stop service.

Korean ETF Market has been showing a dramatic growth within 10 years since the market opened in 2002. As of the end of June, 2012, the total number of ETFs listed on our bourse is 121 and the AUM, in aggregate, is around USD 10 Billion. ETFs currently traded in the KRX cover all 6 categories: domestic equities, foreign equities, fixed income, currencies, commodities, and derivatives, thus satisfy various investors’ demand. Leveraged and Inverse ETFs which were the first ones in Asian region provide the bulk of investment opportunities to both institutional and retail investors.

http://engetf.krx.co.kr/

ASX

ASX is a multi-asset class, vertically integrated exchange group, and one of the world’s top-10 listed exchange groups measured by market capitalisation.
ASX’s activities span primary and secondary market services, central counterparty risk transfer, and securities settlement for both the equities and fixed income markets. It functions as a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. It oversees compliance with its operating rules, promotes standards of corporate governance among Australia’s listed companies and helps educate retail investors.ASX’s diverse domestic and international customer base includes issuers of securities, investment and trading banks, fund managers, hedge funds, commodity trading advisers, brokers and proprietary traders, market data vendors and retail investors.
By providing its systems, processes and services reliably and fairly, ASX generates confidence in the markets that depend on its infrastructure. This is integral to ASX’s long-term commercial success.

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc.(TSE)

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) is the Exchange in the Asia-Pacific region with the largest number of primary listed ETP products.
Since the first ETP was listed on the TSE market in 1995, TSE has constantly strived to diversify its product lineup to develop a more attractive market.

The TSE ETP market coveres many categories : Japanese Equity, Foreign Equity, Fixed Income, REIT, Commodity, Enhanced、and Leveraged/Inverse.
As a result, the ETP market has grown rapidly from 13 at the end of 2007 to reach its current figure of 120、AUM is around USD 24Billion(as of April 2012).

Our commitment to the ETP market is exhibited in our Medium-Term Management Plan where expanding the ETP market is included as one of the core strategies.

TSE will strive to build upon this accolade and further develop the ETP market to improve its convenience for all investors. For more information, please visit: http://www.tse.or.jp/english/rules/etfs/index.html

NASDAQ OMX

NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes has been creating innovative, market-leading, transparent indexes since 1971. Today, our index offering spans geographies and asset classes and includes diverse families such as the US All Market, Nordic, Green Economy, Sharia and Commodity Indexes. We continuously offer new opportunities for financial product sponsors across a wide-spectrum of investable products and for asset managers to measure risk and performance. NASDAQ OMX Global Indexes also provides custom index services and design solutions to selected financial organizations.

For more information about NASDAQ OMX indexes, visit https://indexes.nasdaqomx.com

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking

Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking (MUTB) was established in 1927, and has been in business for approximately 100 years. MUTB is a wholly owned subsidiary of MUFG and a core MUFG company. It is one of Japan's largest trust banks.

MUTB's “Fruit of Gold” ETF series, the country’s first precious metals based ETF, allows investors to convert into gold bullion, and can be purchased just like stock. These ETFs are backed by precious metals stored in Japan and benefit from MUTB’s extensive trust business expertise as well as the comprehensive knowledge of precious metal commodities of Mitsubishi Corporation which is a Japanese global integrated business enterprise.

“Fruit of Gold” is one of the most popular gold ETFs which has been actively traded in terms of volumes and already accumulated outstanding balances in the Japanese market. We’ve been building a strong position in the region. http://kikinzoku.tr.mufg.jp/en/services/gold/

S&P Dow Jones Indices

S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw-Hill Companies is the world’s largest, global resource for index-based concepts, data and research. Home to iconic financial market indicators, such as the S&P 500® and the Dow Jones Industrial AverageSM, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC has over 115 years of experience constructing innovative and transparent solutions that fulfil the needs of institutional and retail investors. More assets are invested in products based upon our indices than any other provider in the world. With over 830,000 indices covering a wide range of assets classes across the globe, S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC defines the way investors measure and trade the markets. To learn more about our company, please visit www.spdji.com

Stoxx Ltd

STOXX Ltd. is an established and leading index specialist of European origins. The launch of the first STOXX® indices in 1998, including the EURO STOXX 50® index, marked the beginning of a unique success story, based on the company’s neutrality and independence. Since then, STOXX has been at the forefront of market developments, continuously expanding its portfolio of innovative indices – and now operating on a global level, across all asset classes.

STOXX Limited is committed to delivering its high-quality, reliable and trusted index offerings to its global client base.

The indices are licensed to more than 400 companies among the world’s largest financial products issuers, capital owners, and asset managers. They are used not only as underlings’ for financial products such as ETFs, futures and options, and structured products, but also for risk and performance measurement.
In addition, STOXX Ltd. is the marketing agent for the indices of Deutsche Börse AG and SIX Group AG, among them the DAX® and the SMI® indices.

Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited

Established in 1984, Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited (“Hang Seng Indexes”, formerly HSI Services Limited), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, is Hong Kong’s major index compiler covering Hong Kong and mainland China markets.

Hang Seng Indexes calculates and manages the Hang Seng Family of Indexes. Currently, the Hang Seng Family of Indexes comprises over 300 real-time and daily indexes that are compiled according to industry, geography or market capitalisation using different calculation methodologies, including the widely quoted Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index.

All the real-time and daily index data are disseminated through information vendors such as Hong Kong Stock Exchange, Bloomberg and Thomson Reuters. Index data are then further disseminated to different applications such as terminals, websites and display boards.

Hang Seng Indexes also issues product licences to fund managers and derivatives issuers who use indexes in the Hang Seng Family of Indexes to develop index funds, exchange-traded funds or derivatives.

www.hsi.com.hk

Flow Traders

Flow Traders is an independent ETF & ETC market maker with major trading operations in Asia-Pacific, Europe, and the US. With a team of over 180 professionals, of which more than 60 traders, Flow Traders provides continuous liquidity for ETFs & ETCs on all major exchanges world-wide. The 11 dedicated Sales Traders in Amsterdam and Singapore provide institutional investors with highly competitive bid-offer prices on an OTC basis for any ETF & ETC from all issuers, all asset classes, and all global exchanges, including pre-open and post-close hours. Flow Traders was named ETF Market Maker Asia-Pacific for 2011 and ETF Market Maker Europe for 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 at the Annual Global ETF Awards.

www.flowtraders.com

Samsung Asset Management

As an affiliate company of Samsung’s Financial Group, Samsung Asset Management is the largest asset manager in Korea in terms of AUM.

Samsung Asset Management provides fund management, discretionary investment advisory service, and other services for active funds, fixed income funds, ETFs, hedge funds, and other collective investment schemes and mutual funds.

KODEX is the brand name of Korea’s No.1 ETF. KODEX pioneered the Korea ETF market by launching first ETF (KODEX 200) in October 2002. As of June 2012, the Net Asset Value of KODEX 200 is approximately $3bn USD, which represents the largest ETF in Korea. KODEX 200 employs the index optimization technique to construct the portfolio that tracks and reproduces the performance of the KOSPI 200 index, the most accredited performance indicator of the Korean stock market. For the past 10 years, KODEX 200 has effectively tracked the benchmark index without violating material asset management related laws and regulations in Korea. Currently, Samsung Asset Management has 27 ETFs and its AUM has reached $6bn USD.

http://www.kodex.com/eng/index.jsp

Mirae Asset Global Investments

Mirae Asset Financial Group (“Mirae Asset”) is Asia’s leading independent financial services group. Established in 1997, Mirae Asset is the Korea’s mutual fund pioneer with asset under management of USD 45.6 billion*. Focusing on its emerging market expertise, Mirae Asset’s investment universe spans Asia Pacific, Emerging Europe and Latin America, and its team is spread across China, Hong Kong, Korea, Vietnam, India, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.

Mirae Asset Global Investments Co., Ltd. (“MAGI”) is the asset management firm of the group. The company launched its first ‘TIGER ETF’ in 2006 and extended the TIGER series into forty-three ETFs, establishing itself as one of the biggest local ETF providers. MAGI ETF business is focused on global expansion and currently providing total 173 ETFs, with asset under management of USD 4.8 billion (eight TIGER ETFs in Hong Kong, eleven BetaShares ETFs in Australia, and 111 Horizons ETFs in Canada)*.

http://www.tigeretf.com/front/main/index.jsp

Woori Asset Management

Woori asset management has been one of the leading asset management companies since it was established in March 1988. And Woori asset management`s ETF brand KOSEF has been listed on the Korea ETF market since its beginning in 2002. 10 year’s experience would prove that KOSEF has been a top tier ETF issuer in Korea. Woori asset management has listed 15 ETF in Korea market covering bond, currency, equity (market, sector, theme). Find out the innovative solutions for Korea market investment through KOSEF ETF.

http://www.kosef.co.kr/

Korea Invest Management Company (KIM)

Korea Invest Management Company (KIM) is established as the first investment trust company by Korean government in 1974. KIM has been positioned as one of the best fund houses in Korea, providing a full range of investment products for institutional and retail investors. We are an industry leader in equity and fixed income investment strategies, with USD 20 billion of assets under management as of end June 2012.

We regard the ETF market place is the most important platform of fund business in Asia with tremendous growth potentials. We are committed to bringing more benefits to investors with slogans for our "KINDEX ETFs” as follows;

KINDEX ETFs are the most efficient way to get market exposures.
KINDEX ETFs are the basic building blocks for your investment portfolio.
KINDEX ETFs are at cost investment with decades of experience.

http://www.kindexetf.com

Kyobo AXA Investment Management

KYOBOAXA IM is an investment and advisory company which manages virtually all different types of portfolios located in Korea. Experienced professional portfolio managers manage Equity, Bond, Money market instrument and research analysts work for security analysis and economic research.

KYOBOAXA IM was founded in Seoul, Korea in 1988 and has grown into a prominent national investment trust management company. Also, KYOBOAXA IM is the investment management affiliate of Kyobo Life Insurance and AXA IM.

KYOBOAXA IM is committed to being the most complete and preferred Investment Trust provider, developing products and services to help clients achieve their goals with our experienced professional portfolio managers and through the guidance of highly capable financial consultants.

http://www.kyoboitm.co.kr

Hanwha Asset Management

Hanwha Asset Management is a leading industry player, ranking sixth in terms of assets under management at USD 19 billion. It offers a broad range of products, including stocks, bonds, SOCs, derivatives, real estate, hedge funds, and MMFs from both home and abroad.

In addition to gaining synergies in the capabilities and operations of its precursors, it is also making wide-ranging efforts to increase its presence in the rapidly changing financial market, including the launch of new hedge funds and exchange traded funds. As a result of these strategies, the company was awarded the grand prize at the 2011 Herald Business Fund Awards in the Alternative Investments category for its Hanwha Smart Alpha Bond. It also won the prize for excellence at the 2012 Zeroin Fund Awards for its Hanwha Pension 60 Securities Umbrella Investment Trust KM1.

http://www.hanwhafund.co.kr 

Delta One Solutions

DeltaOne Solutions supplies highly accurate index and ETF data, in a timely and consistent format across global markets that can be easily integrated with any trading application, backed by 24 hour support. Data is cleansed and validated prior to delivery, including identifiers on both historical and future basis, to allow index compositions to be replayed over time and on a future looking basis. The ETF feed combines standard identifiers, eod prices, with a consistent basket structure over the creation, redemption, calculation and substitute structures, allowing for consistently available AUM across all ETFs, irrespective of asset class. Management fee impact and stock dividends are also taken into account.

DeltaOne Solutions is also an independent calculation and validation agent, allowing for multiple and flexible redistribution channels to Market Makers, Trustees, Participant Dealers and DeltaOne desks. We provide a PCF Calculation Service, working with clients to support their calculation methodology and validating the data to ensure accuracy. http://deltaonesolutions.com