Group 1 - Financial companies are increasing their allocation to equity assets, with significant actions and new approaches taken in the first half of this year [1] - Multiple financial companies, including Bank of China Wealth Management and Postal Savings Bank Wealth Management, have announced plans to increase investments in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) through direct or indirect means [1] - The number of index-based financial products has significantly increased in the first half of this year compared to the same period last year [1] Group 2 - Financial companies are accelerating their research efforts on A-share listed companies, with 24 companies conducting a total of 1,473 research visits in the first half of this year [1] - A total of 1,249 different stocks were researched, with a significant portion belonging to the Sci-Tech Innovation Board, Growth Enterprise Market, and Beijing Stock Exchange [1] - The stocks researched from these boards accounted for over 51% of the total [1]