GTJAI 818 Wealth Management Festival: AI-Driven Global Asset Allocation Redefines Wealth Management 2.0

SINGAPORE and HONG KONG, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Guotai Junan International Holdings Limited ("GTJAI", Stock Code: 1788.HK), a company of Guotai Haitong Group, has generated a strong market response across Asia for its 2026 "818 Wealth Management Festival" since launching on August 1, with campaign momentum intensifying heading into mid-August. Anchored around the theme of technology-driven investment and global multi-asset strategy, the annual festival combines expert-led investment research livestreams, exclusive client privileges, interactive public installations, and digital wealth management innovations. Together, these initiatives deliver a professional, technology-enhanced wealth management experience tailored to high-net-worth individuals, institutional clients, and global investors seeking resilient capital growth.

1. Macro Strategy Panel: Navigating Fed Policy and the Disinflationary AI Wave

A flagship highlight of this year's festival occurred on August 18, when GTJAI Chief Economist Zhou Hao hosted an in-depth macro strategy panel alongside Ding Yifei, Head of Asset Management at GTJAI, and Dr. Wang Shengzu, Head of Asset Management at Haitong International. The panel analysed Federal Reserve monetary policy trajectories, global capital flows, and cross-asset allocation strategies for the second half of 2026.

The expert panel reached a clear consensus that the probability of further interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve in the second half of the year remains exceptionally low. Addressing market concerns regarding artificial intelligence and inflation, the panellists noted that while massive capital expenditure driven by the AI boom creates near-term upward pressure on prices, the structural impact over a longer horizon tells a different story. Over time, AI integration will substantially enhance total factor productivity across industries, ultimately acting as a powerful disinflationary force for the global economy.

In fixed income markets, Dr. Wang Shengzu projected a stabilising-to-declining trajectory for 10-year US Treasury yields throughout H2, elevating the tactical appeal of high-quality financial bonds. Recognising supply-side pressures on longer-duration US Treasuries, Ding Yifei advised conservative investors to overweight short-to-medium-duration, high-grade credit as well as emerging market investment-grade bonds with maturities under three years to lock in historically attractive yields with high certainty.

Regarding global equities, Dr. Wang maintained a long-term optimistic outlook on US technology equities, supported by resilient corporate balance sheets, steady earnings growth, and favourable structural tailwinds. He recommended that investors adopt a "Stay Invested" strategy to navigate short-term macroeconomic noise and market volatility. Turning to Hong Kong equities, Ding pointed out that valuations remain at historic lows relative to major global benchmarks. This presents compelling entry opportunities for long-term investors seeking high-dividend yield targets alongside market-leading technology enterprises.

Beyond his positive stance on Hong Kong equities, Ding further recommended incorporating a strategic allocation of 5% to 10% in gold-related assets to enhance portfolio resilience and act as an inflation hedge within a diversified multi-asset framework.

2. Dual-Hub Synergy: Unlocking Hong Kong and Singapore Advantages

As part of GTJAI's commitment to expanding its international wealth management footprint, the Company collaborated closely with its Singapore subsidiary to host a dedicated strategic forum. Li Xuan, Head of Wealth Management at GTJAI Singapore, and Liu Xin, Head of Asset Management at GTJAI Singapore, explored the complementary attributes of Hong Kong and Singapore as Asia's premier wealth management centres.

Li Xuan underscored Hong Kong's irreplaceable position as the primary bridge connecting Chinese Mainland's deep liquidity pools with global financial markets. Hong Kong excels in offering deep liquidity within the offshore RMB ecosystem, access to standardised financial instruments, and direct investment links into Chinese Mainland. Conversely, Singapore has solidified its reputation as a leading global asset allocation hub and safe haven, distinguishing itself through multi-regional asset diversification, cross-border corporate structuring, family office administration, and alternative asset structuring. Li emphasised that sophisticated investors should view accounts across both jurisdictions not as isolated pools, but as a unified, dual-hub framework—leveraging Hong Kong for China-focused market opportunities and Singapore for global risk dispersion.

Addressing the broader economic backdrop characterised by persistent inflation, market volatility, and selective growth opportunities, Liu Xin noted that fixed-income yields remain near two-to-three-decade highs. He favoured short-duration (under three years) emerging market investment-grade bonds and short-term US Treasuries to capture solid income. On the equity side, AI-driven structural growth remains a key conviction theme. To further enhance portfolio resilience, Liu suggested allocating 10% to 20% across gold and commodities as alternative asset hedges. Furthermore, he highlighted that establishing robust trust structures and family office frameworks in Singapore provides an effective layer of risk isolation between enterprise operational liabilities and private family wealth.

3. Accelerating Digital Transformation to Reshape Wealth Management 2.0

At the core of GTJAI's strategic vision is the transformation of wealth management through cutting-edge technology. GTJAI continues to pioneer digital solutions by embedding artificial intelligence directly into its core financial service chain:

• Junhong Global App (君弘全球通): GTJAI's flagship, one-stop global execution platform enables clients to seamlessly allocate capital across major international markets and execute multi-asset strategies with single-click efficiency.
• "Archer" AI Robo-Adviser: GTJAI introduced "Archer", a next-generation intelligent robo-advisory system integrated with automated, real-time AI compliance verification mechanisms. Archer analyses cross-market dynamics to deliver customised, risk-adjusted asset allocation solutions tailored to individual investor profiles while ensuring strict compliance with regulatory standards.

4. Omnichannel City Engagement Across Hong Kong

Complementing its digital offerings, GTJAI launched a multi-channel public marketing campaign across Hong Kong from August 15 to 19. The Company transformed the landmark Central Market into an interactive wealth management experience centre. Visitors engaged with brand mascot "Lingxi", explored digital onboarding tools, and accessed exclusive onboarding promotional packages offering rewards valued up to HK$2,500+. The initiative was further supported by a fleet of branded mobile advertisements navigating Hong Kong Island's taxi networks, bringing modern financial concepts into everyday public life.

Looking forward, GTJAI remains committed to leveraging technology innovation and research capabilities to upgrade its wealth management product suite and service offerings. By offering smart, secure, and globally diversified wealth management solutions, GTJAI empowers global investors to capture market opportunities and achieve long-term, sustainable wealth preservation and growth.

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LG Electronics' Decades of Manufacturing Know-How Meets NVIDIA's Robotics Stack At LG's New Data Factory in Seoul

News Summary

• Senior executives from LG Electronics (LG) and LG Group affiliates joined top NVIDIA officials at LG's Data Factory to accelerate the companies' robotics collaboration.
• LG is combining decades of manufacturing and logistics data with NVIDIA's open robotics development platform to build a world-class "data flywheel" for robot learning.
• LG has set this year as the starting point of its robotics push, launching a dedicated Robotics Business Center and expanding its lineup from industrial and commercial robots to home robots.

SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- LG Electronics (LG) today announced that it is accelerating its robotics collaboration with NVIDIA. LG hosted senior NVIDIA officials at its Data Factory, currently under construction at the company's Yangjae R&D Campus in Seoul, to review the direction of the two companies' collaboration and discuss ways to generate further synergies.

LG Group and NVIDIA signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for strategic collaboration on future business initiatives at NVIDIA's headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on August 13 (local time). Reconvening just four days later at LG's Data Factory signals that the two companies intend to move quickly to solidify the strategic cooperation and speed up commercialization of the robotics business.

Officials from both companies also reviewed the current status of LG's Data Factory, which is scheduled to be fully operational by the end of the year. LG has deployed its self-developed, field-proven LG CLOiD™ home robots at scale to generate, collect and learn from data.

The LG's Data Factory features training spaces where robots practice a range of tasks, as well as dedicated areas for validating and refining the resulting data sets. There is a replicated home environment where LG CLOiD learns and repeats cleaning tasks, and a simulated manufacturing space – modeled on LG's washing machine plant in Tennessee – where LG CLOiD units move, stack and assemble a variety of parts. The robots are also being deployed in LG CNS's logistics automation solutions and in a space where LG Innotek trains robotic hands. Data collected across these environments will be linked with NVIDIA's robotics stack, where it is augmented and synthesized into high-quality data for robot learning.

For LG, the core competitiveness of physical AI is its ability to help build a "data flywheel," where high-quality data is repeatedly secured and then used to train and continuously improve robots. Integrating detailed data gathered from LG's manufacturing and logistics operations over decades with NVIDIA's robotics stack is expected to produce a world-class data flywheel that will help set LG apart from competitors.

The Data Factory serves as a space where robots collect data through physical learning and as a forward base for expanding, synthesizing and amplifying robot-learning data collected from LG's manufacturing and logistics sites, and home appliances worldwide. NVIDIA's physical AI technologies – including NVIDIA Omniverse libraries, NVIDIA Cosmos open world models and the open NVIDIA Isaac robotics development platform – are used from data to deployment.

Spanning four floors – one basement level and three above ground – with a total floor area of 10,000 square meters, the Yangjae facility will house several hundred robots by the end of the year. LG also plans to continue upgrading its data-learning systems.

By the end of this year, training data collected directly at the facility and data synthetically generated and augmented using NVIDIA Cosmos open world models are expected to total 100,000 hours, equivalent to roughly 12 years of data.

LG plans to use this data to advance its Robot Foundation Model (RFM), which underpins the performance of humanoid robots, as it continues to build its robotics competitiveness.

LG has designated this year as the starting point for its robotics business push and is moving quickly to strengthen its capabilities. Last month, the company established a Robotics Business Center. Reporting directly to the CEO, the center oversees LG's companywide robotics business and has been tasked with improving execution and efficiency.

The company has established a strong presence in the industrial and commercial robotics markets and plans to expand into home robotics. Backed by proven expertise in manufacturing and developing core robotic components, including actuators, LG delivers differentiated competitiveness spanning from components to finished products. Combined with its Data Factory, which collects and manages the large-scale data needed for robot learning and operation, these strengths will further accelerate LG's transformation into a comprehensive robotics solutions provider with both hardware and software capabilities.

"Through the synergy built on 'One LG' – bringing together core capabilities across the Group – and strategic collaboration with global partners, we will secure our competitiveness in physical AI and become a comprehensive robotics solutions provider," said Lyu Jae-cheol, CEO of LG Electronics.

About LG Electronics, Inc.

LG Electronics is a global innovator in technology and consumer electronics with a presence in almost every country and an international workforce of more than 75,000. LG's four Companies – Home Appliance Solution, Media Entertainment Solution, Vehicle Solution and Eco Solution – combined for global revenue of over KRW 89 trillion in 2025. LG is a leading manufacturer of consumer and commercial products ranging from TVs, home appliances, air solutions, monitors, automotive components and solutions, and its premium LG SIGNATURE and intelligent LG ThinQ brands are familiar names world over. Visit www.LG.com/global/newsroom/ for the latest news.

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