The company is one of the oldest, most fully licensed and large-scale comprehensive brokerage firms in China. It was founded on August 18, 1999 by the former Cathay Pacific Securities and the former Junan Securities, both founded in 1992, through new mergers, capital increases and stock expansion. The company was listed on A-shares in June 2015, and H-shares were listed in April 2017, and an A+H international capital structure was realized. Shanghai State-owned Assets Management Co., Ltd. is the controlling shareholder of the company, and Shanghai International Group Co., Ltd. is the actual controller of the company. The main business segments include wealth management business, investment banking business, institutional and trading business, investment management business, and international business. The main products include futures brokerage, financial products, investment consulting, financing and securities lending, stock pledges, agreed repurchases, listing sponsorship, stock underwriting, bond underwriting, structured debt financing, mergers and acquisitions financial advisors, enterprise diversification solutions, research, institutional brokerage, trading investment and alternative investments, and fund management services for institutions and individuals. Corporate honors: 1st prize of the Shanghai Financial Innovation Achievement Award, the first large-scale brokerage firm to achieve centralized trading and centralized clearing, the first domestic exclusive issuance consultant for ABS securities, etc. It has received the highest AA regulatory rating in the industry for 16 consecutive years. The MSCIESG rating jumped to BBB, and won honors such as the 12th China Charity Award, the Best Brand Value Award of the Year, the ESG Financial Award of the Year, the China Fund Industry Yinghua Award - Public Fund Sales Model Broker for 25 Years, and the “Golden Bull Wealth Management Team” at the 2023 Securities Industry Golden Bull Award. As of June 30, 2024, the Company has 37 securities branches and 345 securities sales departments in China, and Guotai Junan Futures has 25 futures branches.