Scope of survey:The survey mainly covers financial companies registered in Shanghai and subject to financial regulation and administration by or reporting to Shanghai’s government authorities.

Survey targets:The survey targets are financial practitioners working for financial companies registered in Shanghai and engaged in financial activities in the territory of Shanghai,including employees,leased staff and other practitioners.For financial companies headquartered in Shanghai,only their workforce in active service in the Shanghai is surveyed,while their workforce engaged in operation activities in other provinces or municipalities or overseas is not included.

Classification of financial companies:According to the Industrial Classification for National Economy Activities(2011)and the operational realities of financial service companies,and with the consent of Shanghai Municipal Statistics Bureau,the survey puts financial companies into 16 subsectors:banking,securities,fund,futures,insurance,trust,asset management,group finance,financial leasing,microlending,financing guarantee,pawn,financing leasing,factoring,third-party payment and markets.Internet-based financial companies are not included.

Banking:Including State-owned banks,policy banks,jointstock commercial banks,rural banks,foreign banks,credit card centers,licensed operation centers(fund operation centers,business units for notes,private banking units,business units for precious metals,RMB trading business headquarters),bank branches in the pilot free trade zone,SME finance units and financial services centers for small businesses.

Securities:Including securities companies,Shanghai branches or business units of securities companies registered in other regions,securities investment consulting companies,underwriting and sponsorship and other subsidiaries of securities companies.

Fund:Including fund companies(public offering)and fund sales institutions.

Futures:Including futures companies,Shanghai branches or business units of futures companies registered in other regions.

Insurance:Including insurance groups,life insurance companies,property and casualty insurance companies,reinsurance companies,pension companies,health and accident insurance companies,insurance brokers and agents,risk and impairment assessment companies,and shipping insurance operation centers.

Trust:Including Shanghai International Trust,Zhonghai Trust,Shanghai AJ Trust,Anxin Trust,Hwabao Trust,Zhongtai Trust,and Sino-Australian International Trust.

Asset management:Including private equity funds,venture funds,QFLPs,private equity securities and QDLPs managing over one billion RMB yuan of assets,banking asset management companies,and specialized subsidiaries of fund companies.

Group finance:Including limited liability financial companies under large corporate groups such as SAIC,China Eastern Airlines,Sinopec,Shanghai Huayi Group,Matsushita Electric Industrial(China),Shenergy,China COSCO Shipping,Jin Jiang International,China Power,Hitachi(China),Baosteel Group,Shanghai Fosun High-Tech Group,Shanghai Electrics and Bailian Group.

Financial leasing:Including CAF Financial Leasing Co.,Ltd.,Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co.,Ltd.,CMB Financial Leasing Co.,Ltd.and SPD Bank Financial Leasing Co.,Ltd.

Micro-lending:Including all licensed micro-lending companies.

Financing guarantee:Including all financing guarantees companies holding a valid business license.

Pawn:Including non-banking financial institutions which provide non-gratuitous term loans with the deposit of property as security.

Financing leasing companies:Including domestic financing leasing companies and foreign financing leasing companies with a registered capital of over 100 million RMB yuan.

Factoring:Including factoring service providers.

Third-party payment:Including independent businesses that provide payment platforms outside the banking system.

Markets:Including Shanghai Stock Exchange,Shanghai Futures Exchange,China Financial Futures Exchange,Shanghai Gold Exchange,Shanghai Clearing House,CSDC Shanghai,China Foreign Exchange Trading Center,China Union Pay and Shanghai Equity Exchange.