China Renaissance announced that Mr. Yang Xia has joined the firm as Managing Director and Global Head of Equities, based in its Hong Kong office. Yang will lead the company's equities and research teams globally and report to Mr. Fan Bao, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer. Yang offers a rare skillset and background having worked in specialized and quantitative parts of the investment banking industry and in several global financial centers. Prior to joining China Renaissance, Yang most recently, served as Managing Director and Head of Greater China Equities at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Before that, Yang also had a distinguished career at UBS where he worked in various parts of the business. As Managing Director and Head of Greater China Equities at UBS, he was responsible for products and strategies across both A- and H-shares research, sales, corporate access, client trading and execution, derivatives, margin financing/stock lending, private brokerage/hedge funds and exchange-traded derivatives.