HONG KONG, Apr 4, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - Connect Marketplace Hong Kong (CMHK) successfully concluded its preview event in APAC in 2025, marking a significant milestone in fostering business collaboration within the MICE industry. Held from 19-21 March 2025, the event successfully brought together over 4,000 industry professionals, along with more than 60 exhibitors from over 30 countries and regions. It focused on creating an invaluable platform for networking and business development.Margaret Ma Connolly, president and CEO of Informa Markets in Asia, highlighted the event’s role in driving transformation within the MICE industry. “The launch of Connect Marketplace Hong Kong is more than just a new event. It's a testament to our belief in Hong Kong as the ultimate MICE destination. Here at Connect Marketplace Hong Kong, we’re not just discussing the future of business events – we’re actively shaping it, fostering connections that transcend borders and drive economic growth across Asia and beyond” she said.Connect Marketplace Hong Kong excelled as a premier platform for business collaboration, featuring the Hosted Buyer Programme, which brought together around 450 international decision-makers and facilitated close to 1,300 business organised through its innovative one-on-one meeting initiatives.Additionally, conference sessions and forums addressed key industry topics, from sustainability to cutting edge MICE solutions. A series of networking opportunities, including Horse Racing Night, Gala Dinner and a Familiarization Trip to Macau further strengthened interactions among global industry players.Janice Lee, Senior Portfolio Director of Connect Marketplace Hong Kong, expressed excitement for future growth: “This is a remarkable achievement! I have witnessed the spirit of Informa unfold over four months of hard work, culminating in around 4,000 attendees at the show. This success gives us great confidence as we look ahead to the next edition of CMHK in 2026.” The next edition of Connect Marketplace Hong Kong is scheduled for 18-19 March 2026.About Informa MarketsInforma Markets creates platforms for industries and specialist markets to trade, innovate and grow. Our portfolio is comprised of more than 550 international B2B events and brands in markets including Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals, Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate, Fashion & Apparel, Hospitality, Food & Beverage, and Health & Nutrition, among others. We provide customers and partners around the globe with opportunities to engage, experience and do business through face-to-face exhibitions, specialist digital content and actionable data solutions. As the world’s leading exhibitions organiser, we bring a diverse range of specialist markets to life, unlocking opportunities and helping them to thrive 365 days of the year. For more information, please visit www.informamarkets.com.For media enquiries, please contact: cheenie.so@informa.com Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.

HIGHLIGHTS:- During the Reporting Period, the Group’s gross billings amounted to approximately RMB3,505.9 million, representing an increase of approximately 49.3% from approximately RMB2,347.7 million for the Corresponding Period.- The total revenue of the Group was approximately RMB2,306.0 million, representing an increase of approximately 17.3% compared to approximately RMB1,965.4 million for the Corresponding Period.- The profit attributable to Shareholders of the Group was approximately RMB272.4 million, representing an increase of approximately 42.8% from approximately RMB190.7 million for the Corresponding Period.- The Group’s operating cash flow (net inflow) was approximately RMB1,627.8 million, representing an increase of approximately 266.6% as compared to approximately RMB444.0 million for the Corresponding Period.- Taking into account the financial and cash flow positions of the Group, the Board recommends the payment of a final dividend of approximately HKD148.0 million for the year ended December 31, 2024, representing HKD0.33 per share (in cash), and the proposed final dividend is subject to consideration and approval by Shareholders at the AGM.HONG KONG, Apr 4, 2025 - (JCN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - 28 March, JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd(the “Company” ; together with its subsidiaries, the "Group" or “we”) is pleased to announce its consolidated annual results for the year ended December 31, 2024 (the “Reporting Period”). During the Reporting Period, the Company realized a revenue of approximately RMB2,306.0 million, representing a growth of approximately 17.3% from the Corresponding Period. Profit attributable to Shareholders amounted to approximately RMB272.4 million, representing an increase of 42.8% over the Corresponding Period. In addition, our operating cash flow was strong. We had a net inflow of approximately RMB1,627.8 million which represented a significant year-on-year growth of 266.6%, fully demonstrating the effective strategy execution and high market adaptability of the Company.Developed a multi-dimensional product structure to promote business and revenue diversificationDuring the Reporting Period, on top of integrating and improving our existing products, we launched the industry’s first-ever stock learning machine and enriched our small-amount series product matrix for the promotion of revenue diversification. We have formed four main product lines currently, namely “Stock Navigator Series and Super Investor” , “Enjoy-Stock Pad”, “Jiuyao Stocks” and “SmartInvest App” (App). We aim to serve a wider spectrum of customers in a more effective manner by capitalizing on the synergies of these product lines.In order to meet users’ needs, we launched the first “Enjoy-Stock Pad (Starter Edition)” in July to fill the market gap for professional stock learning products. The Company expected that the launch of this product would create a dedicated learning platform for investors, actively fulfil corporate social responsibilities and deepen the inclusive financial education practice. In the meantime, we launched nearly 30 lightweight products to achieve product scalability and standardization, which allowed us to meet the diverse users’ needs and fully explore long-tail customers. During the Reporting Period, our small-amount series products were used by our subscriber customers for more than 2.203 million times.Adherence to pursuing “technological research + investment research” dual-driver strategy, deepening AI technology for full empowerment for the Company’s business and practical applicationImplementing our “technology + investment research” dual-driver strategy, we further increased our R&D investment, explored the empowerment and application of AI and other frontier technologies to the Company’s product offerings, business operations and operational management. With focus on the “buyer-side investment advisory” service, we strengthened our “1+N” investment research system to fully penetrate our investment research into businesses and processes, so as to professionally support our customers in creating long-term value.We continuously strengthened our R&D capabilities and investment: During the Reporting Period, we invested approximately RMB319 million in R&D activities, representing an increase of 10.9% over the Corresponding Period. Such R&D investment accounted for approximately 13.8% of the Company’s total revenue. In addition, as of the end of the Reporting Period, we had 136 software copyrights and patents on product features, big data and AI, that was 52 more than last year. What is noteworthy is that during the Reporting Period, we became a member of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), signifying that the Company has been recognized for its core AI R&D technologies and achievements in the financial sector.We explored the all-round empowerment of AI and other frontier technologies to the Company’s product offerings, business operations and operational management. In terms of empowering our product offerings, we launched “FinSphere Agent”, a new-generation conversational stock investing assistant, and “FinSphere Report”, an intelligent investment research product. They provide deep-thinking intelligent conversational investment advisory services and intelligent research report generation and explanation services. We continuously upgraded our digital investment robo-advisor “Jiu Ge”, served approximately 472,000 customers, with total services reaching 32.407 million times, during the Reporting Period. In terms of empowering our business operations, we deployed our “AI Marketing Partners” and “AI Live Replay Summaries” which enabled us to achieve full-process coverage of text generation and pitch recommendations that doubled our communication efficiency. In terms of empowering our compliance management: The Company developed the intelligent compliance management solution 3.0, with which, our “AI Monitoring Officer” has conducted approximately 1.6 billion monitoring tasks and our “AI Inspection Officer” has assisted in over 10 million review tasks, achieving a coverage rate of 98%.We focused on “buyer-side investment advisory” and emphasized the application of our investment research. In the single month of December, our professional stock review programs output an average of approximately 22 shows per day, with a total duration of nearly 13 hours; we engaged active interactions with investors and answered their questions. The average number of inquiries per day exceeded 2,500. Our JF Financial Research Institute has designed more than 218 sets of self-developed signature courses, with a total of more than 1,300 sessions and a total of over 12,000 minutes, further improving the system of providing courses on our Stock Learning Machine.Establishment of quality traffic system to achieve precise expansion of new customer baseWe established quality traffic system and continued to expand our presence on platforms. During the Reporting Period, apart from our established presence on Douyin and WeChat Channels, we explored Kuai and tapped into platforms such as Xiaohongshu and Bilibili, to achieve high accessibility to customers, increase our brand exposure, optimize our live broadcast efficiency and enhance viewers’ experience through short video + live broadcast approach. The live broadcasts lasted over 49,800 hours cumulatively with 26,500 sessions, representing a growth of over 110% from the Corresponding Period. During the Reporting Period, we operated 152 new MCN accounts on different internet platforms. As of December 31, 2024, we had 526 MCN accounts and attracted approximately 50.05 million followers, as compared to approximately 11.15 million followers in the Corresponding Period.At the same period, we actively promoted popular investor education and enhanced brand influence. At the National Investor Protection Publicity Day on May 15, we organized the “Shareholders Are Here” event jointly with Everbright Securities to attract investors’ participation in the education on rational investing through short videos and live broadcasts on all of the Company’s platforms, together with the active promotion by traditional media such as Hubei TV and China Business Network (CBN). As of December 31, 2024, we have exclusively sponsored CBN’s live broadcast of the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting for the fifth consecutive year. We produced the live broadcast program “Buffett and Seven Lunches”, which recorded a total online viewership of nearly 227 million.Business outlookThe chairman of the Board and chief executive officer of JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd, Mr. Chen Wenbin said: "We will adhere to our principles of rational investing, value investing and long-term investing to help customers induce right investing concepts, practice investor education, fulfil corporate social responsibility and commit ourselves to promoting healthy development of the capital market in the long run. Looking forward to 2025, we, as a next-generation stock investing assistant, will continue to strengthen our competitiveness, solidify our market leadership and strive to make investing and wealth management easier yet more professional, and enhance the happiness of investing and wealth management. "About JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd (Stock Code: 9636)JF SmartInvest Holdings Ltd is a new generation stock investment assistant. The Company is engaged in the provision of equity investment instruments, securities investment advisory, investor education and other services to individual investors. The products include stock quote software, stock learning machine, Stock Navigator, Super Investor and Jiuyao Stocks. The Company adopts the technology + investment research model, develops JF Robo-Advisor, FinSphere Agent, FinSphere Report and other products based on artificial intelligence (AI) and big data technology, which are applied to the industry in terms of innovative practice and scenario application.For enquiries, please contact:Financial PR (HK) LimitedEmail: ir@financialpr.hkTel: 852 2610 0846Fax: 852 2610 0842 Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.

Kuala Lumpur/Bangkok/Singapore , Apr 3, 2025 - (ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com) - India is emerging as the world’s next manufacturing giant—yet global corporations still stumble at the entrance. Despite its $7.5 trillion growth trajectory, cost advantages, and policy incentives, there are still several obstacles in the way of building a long-lasting presence in India. A recent whitepaper titled “Why Do Global Manufacturers Struggle with India Market Entry” offers a data-driven blueprint for overcoming regulatory, supply chain, and regulatory obstacles in one of the world’s complex but most promising economies.Regional companies aiming to expand into India can find a powerful roadmap in SRKay Consulting Group’s latest release, “Why Do Global Manufacturers Struggle with India Market Entry” This comprehensive publication outlines the key challenges that often derail even the most experienced players—including regulatory red tape, infrastructure hurdles, intellectual property risks, pricing pressures, and workforce acquisition difficulties.The report dives deep into the root causes behind these obstacles, from fragmented supply chains to complex compliance landscapes, and presents a structured, four-pillar India entry strategy. Covering insights across seven key sectors, it serves as an essential guide for manufacturers seeking to build a resilient and scalable presence in the Indian market.Highlights & Strategic Takeaways:A Proven India Market Entry Framework: A four-pillar approach covering research, business setup, supply chain localisation, and long-term growth.Real Success Stories: What global giants like Apple, Hyundai, and IKEA won in India by adapting to local demand and operational realities.Insights for Emerging Market Entrants: UAE and Malaysia-based companies prioritise India’s growth and competitive costs, but face workforce, regulatory, and IP-related hurdles.Digital & Trade Enablers: How UPI, ONDC, and Free Trade Agreements (like CEPA and ECTA) are creating new competitive advantages for manufacturers.“India is not just a big market—it’s a complex one. For Southeast Asian companies, entering India without the right regulatory, supply chain, and cultural game plan is risky. This whitepaper is our answer to help them succeed,” said Alok Kumar, Founder & Managing DirectorThis whitepaper is an essential resource for business strategists assessing market viability or C-suite executives considering expansion to confidently and clearly navigate the India opportunity.Download the Whitepaper NowWhy Do Global Manufacturers Struggle with India Market EntryAbout SRKay Consulting GroupSRKay Consulting Group is a global consulting firm that helps companies expand into emerging markets like India through data-led strategies, market entry advisory, and operational consulting. With deep expertise in regulatory compliance, digital infrastructure, and supply chain localization, SRKay is the trusted partner for Southeast Asian firms entering India.For expert consultation and partnership opportunities, connect with:Komaldeep KaurEmail: Komal@mianext.com  Copyright 2025 ACN Newswire via SeaPRwire.com.