In October 2025, coinciding with World Investor Week, and under the guidance of the Hunan Office of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC), the Hunan Securities Association, Hunan Xiangjiang New Area State-owned Capital Investment Co., Ltd., the China (Shenzhen) Securities and Futures Arbitration Center, and Cailian Press—together with financial institutions including GF Fund Management—co-hosted the second edition of the “Focusing on the Five Key Articles—Investor Education Supporting the Building of a Strong Financial Nation” program in Changsha, Hunan. The series featured multiple activities, including Party-building study sessions, exchanges on industry culture development, visits to listed companies, and outreach to universities. The events delivered substantial outcomes and were well received and welcomed by investors.
Party-Building Leadership: Staying True to the Mission of Finance for the People
Party-building leadership is the fundamental guarantee for financial institutions to adhere to the right development direction and achieve high-quality development. On the first day of the program, the opening stop was the exhibition hall of the CPC Changsha History Museum (Qingshuitang), where participants carried out a themed Party Day activity under the title “Upholding Finance for the People, and Forging Ahead with Responsibility and Action.”
Guided by a professional lecturer, participants systematically learned about the glorious history and remarkable achievements of the CPC’s local organizations in Changsha in leading the people through heroic revolutionary struggles, arduous socialist construction, the sweeping reform and opening-up process, and the new era of socialism with Chinese characteristics marked by steady progress. Through historical narratives and exhibits, the CPC’s journey of perseverance and endeavor in the Changsha region was vividly presented, deeply moving those in attendance.
This themed Party Day activity not only provided financial practitioners with a profound ideological and educational experience, but also further strengthened their ideals and convictions to strive for the building of a strong financial nation.
Visiting Listed Companies: Exploring Enterprises’ New Quality Productive Forces
Closely aligned with the current momentum of “new quality productive forces,” GF Fund Management has, since 2024, specially planned the “Discovering Investment’s ‘New Driving Force’” series. Through in-depth visits that bring investors inside listed companies, the program aims to explore the intrinsic value of outstanding enterprises, experience the appeal of China’s high-quality economic development, and thereby reinforce investors’ confidence in value investing and long-term investing.
For the Hunan stop of this series, the program brought more than 80 investors to Songjiu Co., Ltd.—a STAR Market-listed provider of advanced functional coating materials serving high-end consumer electronics, passenger vehicles, and specialized equipment. By deepening coordinated interaction among capital market participants, the visit helped investors gain a closer understanding of listed companies’ real operating conditions, while also encouraging listed companies to further improve corporate governance and investor relations management.
Investors first toured the company’s product showroom, gaining an intuitive understanding of the full process of specialty coatings—from basic R&D to finished-product applications. Company staff provided a detailed introduction to the firm’s core technological strengths and innovation achievements in areas such as next-generation consumer electronics and passenger vehicles, giving investors a concrete picture of the company’s technical capabilities and market position.
During the discussion session, Xiong Kaikuo, Vice President and Board Secretary of Songjiu Co., Ltd., delivered an in-depth briefing for investors on the company’s core business, R&D spending, strategic planning, and downstream market positioning. He highlighted the company’s competitive advantages in coating materials for high-end consumer electronics and passenger vehicles. The on-site Q&A was lively. In response to key questions raised by participants—such as the “proportion of investment in technological R&D,” “strategies for addressing industry competition,” and “the impact of demand fluctuations”—the company’s management team answered one by one with patience, directly addressing investors’ concerns.
During the exchange, Liu Danyue, Executive Vice President and Secretary-General of the Hunan Securities Association, noted that activities that bring investors into listed companies allow them to directly experience a company’s R&D capabilities, production management, and strategic layout, enabling more accurate judgments of its core competitiveness and development potential. Such activities help cultivate long-term investing, value investing, and rational investing concepts—protecting investors’ own rights and interests while also supporting a more rational ecosystem in the capital market.
Entering Universities: Promoting Investor Education as Part of National Education
To actively promote the integration of investor education into the national education system and guide university students to develop sound views on financial management and investing, this program officially entered Hunan International Economics University. The credit-bearing course “Practical Analysis of Financial Case Studies,” taught by Liu Danyue, began at the university and attracted enthusiastic participation from many students in related majors. Emphasizing a combination of theory and practice, the course aims to enhance students’ ability to analyze real-world financial cases through case-based teaching, foster a culture of rational investing, and inject campus vitality into the building of a long-term, sustainable investor education framework.
Covering multiple stages—including case topic selection and background research, problem definition and objective setting, application of theoretical frameworks, data analysis, and model building—the course shared how to conduct solid financial case analysis. Through practical case breakdowns, it explained different analytical methods and corporate finance theories, while also developing students’ hands-on capabilities and innovative thinking.
Students on site showed a high level of enthusiasm and engagement. They listened attentively, interacted actively, and raised questions enthusiastically. Many said the course was highly beneficial—deepening their understanding of financial practice, broadening their horizons, and laying a solid foundation for future study and career development.
Building on Cultural Foundations: Supporting the Building of a Strong Financial Nation Through High-Quality Investor Education
Promoting high-quality financial development and building a strong financial nation require robust cultural support and deep cultural nourishment. In recent years, the industry has actively explored effective pathways to cultivate a distinctly Chinese financial culture, systematically incorporating cultural development into its overall strategy. Efforts have also been made to deeply integrate cultural development with Party building, business operations, investor education, and other areas—forming a range of distinctive practical cases. In terms of integrating industry cultural development with the work of investor education bases, the Hunan region has conducted in-depth exploration and accumulated rich experience. This program brought together more than 80 relevant business leaders from securities associations nationwide and financial institutions to visit the Huatai Securities “Orange Isle 1918” Investor Education Base. Through on-site observation, experience sharing, and the exchange of ideas, participants jointly explored a methodological framework for deeply integrating industry cultural development with investor education.
During the themed seminar, Liu Danyue delivered a presentation titled “Getting the ‘Five Haves’ Right to Advance Industry Cultural Development in the Region.” He proposed that industry cultural development should be promoted systematically around the “Five Haves”: a base—leveraging investor education bases to build platforms for industry cultural communication and education; activities—jointly organizing diversified practical programs with institutions to strengthen practitioners’ integrity, compliance, and self-discipline; courses—co-developing and sharing high-quality course resources in collaboration with media and universities; articles—encouraging institutions to conduct in-depth research projects and transform outcomes into professional publications; and cases—supporting institutions in summarizing practical experience to form replicable model cases that can be included in case libraries of universities and research institutions.
The innovative practices in the Hunan region strongly resonated with attendees, who actively discussed related topics and shared perspectives. Participants generally agreed that integrating industry cultural development with investor education is an inevitable requirement for the development of the securities industry. It calls for joint efforts by all parties, continuous innovation, and ongoing improvement of working mechanisms. This event provided the industry with many forward-looking and actionable references and guidance.
With the conclusion of the Hunan stop, the second edition of the “Focusing on the Five Key Articles—Investor Education Supporting the Building of a Strong Financial Nation” series came to a successful close. GF Fund Management stated that it will continue to combine the national strategy of building a strong financial nation with practical efforts to popularize financial knowledge, implement the “five key articles” of finance in a solid manner, actively promote a distinctly Chinese financial culture, serve the broader agenda of building a strong financial nation, and contribute to fostering a healthy capital market ecosystem.