Guolian Securities Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through five segments: Brokerage and Wealth Management, Investment Banking, Asset Management and Investment, Credit Transaction, and Proprietary Trading. It offers securities trading and brokering services; financial leverage services for brokerage clients, securities-backed lending, and securities repurchase; and corporate finance and financial advisory services to institutional clients and market maker business. The company also engages in the sale of wealth management products; and direct investment and funds related businesses, as well as provision of management and maintenance, investment consultancy and advisory, transaction execution, and asset allocation services. In addition, it is involved in the securities underwriting, sponsorship of stocks and bonds, investment management, proprietary investment in venture capital, industrial investment, equity investment, asset management, introducing broker for futures companies, margin financing and securities lending, and agency sale of financial broker products. The company was formerly known as Wuxi Securities Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Guolian Securities Co., Ltd. in May 2008. Guolian Securities Co., Ltd. was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Wuxi, the People's Republic of China.