HONG KONG, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Far East Horizon Limited ("Far East Horizon" or "the Company", Stock Code: 03360.HK), a leading financial services company in China, is pleased to announce that the Company has been designated a constituent of the FTSE China Index, effective after the close of business on 16 March 2012, according to an announcement by the FTSE Group on 7 March, 2012.
The inclusion in the index demonstrates the capital market's recognition of Far East Horizon's unique business model and its advantages. After its listing, Far East Horizon was designated a constituent of other important indices, including the Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index and the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) China Index.
As a world leader in the creation and management of indices, the FTSE Group, headquartered in the UK, provides a series of globally renowned indices, among which the FTSE China Index Series is considered by domestic and international investors to be a leading measure of China's equities market. The FTSE China Index Series is reviewed quarterly by the independent FTSE Asia Pacific Index Advisory Committee.
About Far East Horizon Limited
Far East Horizon Limited ("Far East Horizon" or "the Company") is a leading Chinese financial services provider devoted to providing customers with tailored one-stop financial solutions through financial leasing and other value-added services. Over the past 20 years, it has evolved from a single financial services company to an integrated service provider with global vision centered in China to facilitate sustainable economic and social development. With the creative integration of industrial capital and financial capital and unique advantages in the organization of resources and value added services, Far East Horizon provides integrated finance, trade, consultation and investment services in healthcare, printing, shipping, construction infrastructure, industrial machinery, education, textile, information networks and other sectors. The Company is headquartered in Hong Kong with operation center in Shanghai, and it has offices scattered in many major cities such as Beijing, Shenyang, Ji'nan, Zhengzhou, Wuhan, Chengdu, Chongqing, Changsha and Shenzhen, shaping a client service network that covers the national market. Far East Horizon has been successfully operating the professional and dedicated business platforms in China and aboard in the financial leasing, trade, medical engineering, ship leasing, etc. The Company was officially listed at the main board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange on March 30, 2011. The Company was designated a constituent of a number of important indices, including the Hang Seng China-Affiliated Corporations Index, the Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) China Index and the FTSE China Index.
About FTSE Group
FTSE Group ("FTSE") is a world-leader in the creation and management of indices. With offices in London, Beijing, Dubai, Milan, Mumbai, Hong Kong, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Shanghai and Tokyo, FTSE works with investors in 77 countries globally. It calculates and manages a comprehensive range of equity, fixed income, real estate, currency, commodity and non market-cap indices, on both a standard and custom basis. The company has collaborative arrangements with a number of stock exchanges, trade bodies and asset class specialists around the world. FTSE indices are used extensively by investors world-wide for investment analysis, performance measurement, asset allocation, portfolio hedging and for creating a wide range of index tracking funds. FTSE is an independent company owned by the London Stock Exchange Group.
