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a r e strongly u r ged to discu ss with their super visor s a nd lega l a nd complia nce
depa r tments the content of the Code a nd St a nda r d s a nd the member s genera l
obliga tions u nder the Code a nd St a nd a r d s
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Ethicsand the Investment Industry 11

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StandardII: Integrity of Capital Markets 57

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Veri cation 197

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Introduction 201

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Cust om
Composit e Composit e Benchmark Composit e Benchmark Number Internal Composite Firm
Gross Ret urn Net Return Ret urn 3-Yr St Dev 3-Yr St Dev of Dispersion Assets Assets
Year (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Portfolios (%) ($ M) ($ M)

2002 10.5 11.4 11.8 31 4.5 165 236

2003 16.3 15.1 13.2 34 2.0 235 346
2004 7.5 6.4 8.9 38 5.7 344 529
2005 1.8 0.8 0.3 45 2.8 445 695
2006 11.2 10.1 12.2 48 3.1 520 839
2007 6.1 5.0 7.1 49 2.8 505 1,014
2008 21.3 22.1 24.9 44 2.9 475 964
2009 16.5 15.3 14.7 47 3.1 493 983
2010 10.6 9.5 13.0 51 3.5 549 1,114
2011 2.7 1.7 0.4 7.1 7.4 54 2.5 575 1,236

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Value-Added
Composite Benchmark Returns
Net-of-Fees (Open-End Funds/
Composite Gross-of-Fees Returns Returns Separate Accounts) Composite Statistics at Year End
External Non-Real
Income Capital Total Total Income Capital Total Composite Appraisal % Total Firm Estate % of
Return Return Return Low High Return Return Return Return # of Assets of Composite Assets Composite
Year (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Portfolios (HKD Million) Assets (HKD Million) Assets

2002 7.9 1.9 9.9 n/a n/a 8.8 8.4 1.6 7.1 5 3,085 25 13,919 0
2003 8.5 2.9 11.7 5.8 20.4 10.5 8.0 1.0 9.2 6 3,294 25 14,911 0
2004 8.2 2.6 10.9 5.5 19.2 8.3 7.5 6.7 14.4 7 3,348 44 15,144 0
2005 6.6 11.2 18.1 9.0 31.6 16.6 6.8 12.7 19.7 7 3,728 72 19,794 0
2006 6.1 7.9 14.2 7.1 24.9 12.5 6.2 9.9 16.3 8 4,022 46 20,482 0
2007 5.4 8.0 13.7 6.8 23.9 11.8 5.6 9.9 15.6 7 4,348 33 24,219 0
2008 5.2 11.4 6.6 9.8 1.6 8.2 5.1 11.1 5.9 7 3,836 100 21,447 0
2009 7.5 2.7 10.3 5.2 18.1 7.4 7.3 3.2 10.8 7 3,371 52 16,601 0
2010 7.2 1.7 9.0 4.2 19.5 6.9 7.8 3.1 11.1 7 2,852 38 4,516 0
2011 7.2 2.8 10.2 5.1 17.8 8.1 7.1 3.2 10.6 7 3,457 50 17,414 5

Annualized Returns (%)

3 Year 7.3 1.9 9.8 7.5 7.4 3.2 10.8

5 Year 6.5 2.9 7.1 5.0 6.6 1.4 8.2
7 Year 6.4 2.6 9.6 7.6 6.6 4.2 10.9
10 Year 7.0 11.2 10.0 8.1 7.0 3.5 10.7
Since
Inception 7.0 7.9 10.0 8.1 7.0 3.5 10.7
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Composit e
Composite Gross TWR NET TWR Benchmark Composite at Year-End
External Non-Real
Income Capital Tot al Tot al Income Capital Total Composite Appraisal % Total Firm % of Estate % of
Return Return Return Return Return Return Return # of Assets Leverage of Composite Assets Firm Composite
Year (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) (%) Portfolios (U.S. Million) (%) Asset s (U.S. Million) Assets Assets

4/06 12/06 3.2 0.8 2.5 4.0 4.9 2.2 7.2 1 70 40 35 2,641 20 0
2007 2.5 3.4 6.0 4.5 5.8 1.1 7.1 1 164 45 28 3,125 18 0
2008 6.2 1.9 8.2 6.7 6.9 3.8 10.9 1 215 50 100 2,754 18 0
2009 7.4 30.7 38.6 36.1 7.0 10.2 17.4 1 256 53 44 2,142 21 0
2010 6.6 13.7 7.3 8.8 6.1 8.8 2.5 1 111 57 28 1,873 19 0
2011 5.8 1.5 4.3 2.8 5.4 2.6 3.0 1 112 60 85 2,247 20 15

Total
Commit ted Paid-In Cumulative
Gross Net Capit al Capital Distributions TVPI DPI RVPI PIC
Year SI-IRR SI-IRR (U.S. Million) (U.S. Million) (U.S. Million) Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple

4/06 12/06 2.3 3.1 250 71 0 0.99 0.00 0.99 0.28

2007 3.7 2.2 250 161 1 1.02 0.01 1.02 0.64
2008 5.8 4.2 250 226 26 1.07 0.12 0.95 0.90
2009 18.5 15.2 250 236 76 1.41 0.32 1.08 0.94
2010 11.5 9.8 250 240 201 1.30 0.84 0.46 0.96
2011 10.8 9.1 250 245 208 1.31 0.85 0.46 0.98
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SI-IRR
Gross- Benchmark Committed Paid-In Cumulative
Investment of-Fees Return Capital Capital Distributions Assets DPI RVPI TVPI PIC
Strategy (%) (%) ($ Mil) ($ Mil) ($ Mil) ($ Mil) Multiple Multiple Multiple Multiple

Venture
Capital 65.3 32.6 8.0 8.0 16.0 2.0 2.0 0.3 2.3 1.0
Buyout 11.3 10.2 12.0 12.0 13.0 4.5 1.1 0.4 1.5 1.0
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