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While fortifying the infrastructure for making well-informed investment decisions in China, Xinhua Finance has entered into mutually-beneficial strategic partnerships with major players in each of our four core business segments. These alliances have enabled us to capitalize on existing expertise in local and global marketplaces, giving us a distinct competitive advantage. These invaluable relationships are built on each partner's core competencies, mission, strategy, and a shared vision of the dynamic and potential of China's economy. Our esteemed partners include: (Ranked by alphabetical order)  - Founded by the Development Research Center of the State Council, the China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) is a national non-profit organization that supports and promotes China's policy decision-making, conducts academic research and provides consultation on China's social and economic development issues. Xinhua Finance and the Foundation entered into a 10-year cooperative agreement on November 16, 2005, under which the Foundation becomes a shareholder of Xinhua Finance and have a seat on the Board of the Company. Under the agreement, the two organizations work together to raise standards in China's corporate and financial market activities and to jointly conduct seminars to educate Chinese entrepreneurs about international standards and foreign investment requirements.
 FTSE Group is an independent company owned by The Financial Times and the London Stock Exchange. Its sole business is the creation and management of indices and associated data services, on an international scale. It calculates 60,000 indices in 48 counties, tracked by an estimated two and a half trillion USD of assets under management. FTSE and Xinhua Finance formed a joint venture in 2000, Xinhua FTSE Index, which constructs a broad series of benchmark and tradable indices, tracking China's equity markets.  - Barclays Capital is the investment banking division of Barclays Bank PLC. With a distinctive business model, Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients with solutions to their financing and risk management needs. The definitive measure for tracking trends in China's bond markets. Xinhua Barclays Capital China Aggregate Index (formerly known as Lehman China Bond Index, which was renamed after Barclay Bank PLC acquired the core businesses of Lehman Brothers in September 2008, is a joint product constructed together between Xinhua Finance and Barclays Capital.
 - Xinhua News Agency (XNA) is the largest news and information gathering and release center in China and has bureaus in more than 100 countries and regions worldwide. Its partnership with Xinhua Finance dates back to 1999, when its financial information division, China Economic Information Services, signed a 20-plus-10 year agreement for the formation of Xinhua Financial Network. This agreement is exclusive with a non-compete clause, allowing us to create and use its name for the services and products we have today.
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