The High-Quality Development Promotion Conference for Wuxi Guolian (Shanghai) has been held at the North Bund in Hongkou District.
Key attendees included Li Qian, Parth Secretary of the Hongkou District, and Du Xiaogang, Party Secretary of the Wuxi Municipal Committee, who together unveiled the Guolian Shanghai Financial Operations Center.
The Guolian Shanghai Financial Operations Center serves as a vital platform for implementing the national strategy of integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta, enhancing innovation and industrial development between Shanghai and Wuxi.
As the headquarters for Guolian Group’s financial operations in Shanghai, the center will integrate resources from various entities, including Guolian Securities and Guolian Futures, to foster deeper cooperation and elevate the collaborative development of the two cities.
During the event, three collaboration platforms were inaugurated. The Huaguang (Shanghai) Green Energy Joint Laboratory will focus on core technology research in green methanol, hydrogen energy, equipment simulation, and smart energy technologies.
The Shanghai-Wuxi Talent Innovation Development Center aims to attract overseas talent and support tech incubation, facilitating talent and industry project integration between the two cities.
The Shanghai-Wuxi New Energy Vehicle Carbon Footprint Innovation Laboratory will concentrate on technical research and application in areas like vehicle charging and battery management.
A strategic cooperation agreement was signed between the Hongkou District Service Industry Development Office and Guolian Group.
The partnership also announced the signing of 50 projects with Shanghai partners, including significant investments in semiconductor integration, a collaborative investment fund, and a cellular anti-aging wellness project, totaling 21.6 billion yuan.
Economists including Tao Chuan, Chief Economist at Minsheng Securities, and Bao Chengchao, Deputy Director of the Research Institute at Guolian Securities, discussed macroeconomic prospects under new policy frameworks and the role of financial capital in facilitating integrated development in the Yangtze River Delta.
In recent years, Hongkou has accelerated its financial development, attracting renowned global asset management firms and establishing a robust ecosystem of functional institutions, including the Shanghai Asset Management Association and the REITs Research Institute.
Notably, Hongkou has achieved milestones such as being home to China's only carbon emissions trading market and the first hedge fund park.
Currently, Hongkou District boasts over 2,100 financial institutions, with an asset management scale of 8 trillion yuan.
The district is committed to providing optimal cooperation platforms, favorable policies, and a supportive service environment to create more market opportunities, aiming to establish itself as a core area for equity investment and a global asset management and financial technology center in Shanghai.