HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 28 August 2026 - Huatai Securities Co., Ltd. (the "Company"; stock codes: 601688.SH, 6886.HK, HTSC.L), a leading technology‑driven and fully integrated securities firm in China, today announced its consolidated financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company recorded total revenue of RMB 31.31 billion, representing a year‑on‑year increase of 49.23%; net profit attributable to shareholders reached RMB 11.69 billion, up 54.87% year‑on‑year. Revenue from the Company's major business segments, wealth management, institutional services, investment management and international business all recorded year‑on‑year growth, driving operating performance to a record high for the period. Reflecting its strong financial performance, the Company has declared an interim dividend of RMB 1.80 per 10 shares, reaffirming its commitment to delivering sustainable value to shareholders. Huatai Securities believes that sustainable competitive advantage can only be achieved through a systematic and enterprise-wide approach to artificial intelligence (AI). Since the beginning of 2026, the Company has focused on establishing AI as a future‑ready strategic infrastructure, accelerating its integration with professional financial expertise, business processes and organizational frameworks. By advancing an AI‑native business ecosystem that combines human judgement with machine intelligence, Huatai Securities is empowering employees to enhance productivity, strengthen innovation and deliver more sophisticated professional insights. This approach enables the Company to respond to clients' evolving needs with greater efficiency, precision and service quality. AI-driven Business Transformation From large models to AI agents, AI technology is evolving at a rapid pace. Huatai Securities is firmly advancing its "ALL IN AI" strategy, leveraging technology not only to enhance quality and efficiency, but also to systematically re-engineer business workflows through AI-native thinking. The Company is embedding AI across key business functions, including investment research, investment banking, trading and wealth advisory, while also strengthening foundational capabilities in compliance, risk management and corporate decision‑making. As AI moves from the back office to the front line, Huatai Securities is transforming service delivery from reactive engagement to proactive support, creating a more intelligent, efficient and client-centric operating model. Huatai Securities' next‑generation AI‑native trading platform, the "AI ZhangLe" App, has redefined the traditional service model by shifting from an approach where clients actively seek out services to one where services proactively reach clients. The platform provides individual investors with intelligent, end‑to‑end support throughout the investment lifecycle. By deeply integrating investment research capabilities with advanced algorithms, AI ZhangLe replaces conventional command‑based interactions with natural language conversations, enabling the platform to understand investor needs, anticipate scenarios and provide proactive strategies. Before trades are executed, it scans market signals in real time to uncover potential targets based on objective indicators. During execution, it interprets investment intent through natural language interactions and translates it into actionable tasks for investors' reference. Following execution, it delivers multi‑dimensional portfolio analysis, performance attribution and personalized optimization strategies, while proactively providing scenario‑based insights and professional decision‑support information. Since its launch in October 2025, the "AI ZhangLe" App has surpassed 5 million cumulative downloads. As the AI transformation progresses, Huatai Securities is accelerating the development of a unified financial middle-office platform that provides a shared capability framework and data infrastructure across key business segments, including wealth management and institutional services. This platform enables the reuse of specialized expertise, integration of data assets and accumulation of organizational knowledge, driving continuous enhancement through real‑world business scenarios and iterative learning. At the core of this effort is the Company's AI‑powered industry map, which systematically structures and embeds industry knowledge generated across investment research, investment banking and investment management activities. By transforming fragmented individual expertise and relationship networks into organizational intelligence, the platform enhances asset discovery capabilities and supports more accurate asset valuation and pricing. The AI‑powered industry map currently covers a range of strategic sectors, including lithium battery energy storage,...