Launched market-making business in the U.S., becoming the first Chinese market maker in NASDAQ

Accomplished first NYSE IPO & Singapore IPO projects

Tapping into global investment banking by acquiring US&UK businesses from Haitong Bank

iBest launched its self-developed new investment management and stock trading APP

Moody’s assigned a Baa2 long-term issuer and Prime-2 short-term issuer ratings to Haitong International

Officially launched the new “algorithm execution services”, becoming the first significant Hong Kong-based Chinese financial services provider with its self-developed electronic trading platform

Completed the acquisition of Haitong India

Launched CBBCs issuance business and commenced listed stock options market making business

Launched Haitong Investment Fund Series, includes Haitong Asian High Yield Bond Fund, Haitong Hong Kong Equity Investment Fund and Haitong Korea Equity Investment Fund.

Became the only listed Chinese securities company to have issued warrants approved by HKEx

Received “Caring Organisation” award from the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS)

Become Constituent of Hang Seng Composite LargeCap & MidCap Index; become one of the investable stocks under the Shanghai-HK Stock Connect Scheme

Completed the acquisition of Japaninvest, established Cash Equities business

Become Constituent of Hang Seng Composite SmallCap Index

First Chinese brokerage firm issuing independent investment-grade USD bond

First non-asset-management-based company to launch RQFII ETF, tracking CSI 300 Index

Standard & Poor's (S&P) assigned a BBB credit rating to Haitong International

The Group’s first overseas company Haitong International Securities Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. commenced operation in Singapore

Established Fixed Income, Currency and Commodities(FICC), Leveraged and Acquisition Finance and Equity Derivatives business

Honored with the “2012 Outstanding Investment Banking Diamond Award” and the “2012 Outstanding Financial Research Diamond Award” by IIChina.com