Ben Hayward

Goldman Sachs International (GSI) is the Great Britain-based, wholly-owned brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Group UK Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Trushelfco Ltd. Headquartered in London, GSI provides prime brokerage, securities lending, futures services and financing services for a range of clients such as corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net worth individuals.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Ltd. (MSIM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 1986, the firm is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSIM provides client-centric investment and risk-management solutions to a wide range of investors and institutions.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG (Channel Islands) Ltd. is a British company that provides accounting services. The company is based in St. Helier, UK.

Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. is the mutual fund management subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management plc (LSE: LIO) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2008 as Lone Wolf Investment Management Ltd. and subsequently became Architas Multi-Manager Ltd. They changed their name to Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. when Liontrust acquired Architas UK Investment Business in 2020. Headquartered in London, Liontrust Multi-Asset provides a range of diversified multi-manager funds to private and institutional investors.

Ignis Investment Services Ltd. (IIS) is the asset management subsidiary of Ignis Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPY) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was formed following the 2008 merger of Resolution Asset Management and Axial Investment Management. They can trace their origins since 1986. IIS offered tailor-made and pooled solutions for small- to medium-sized pension schemes. Their clients include large corporate pension schemes, charities and life companies along with other strategic partners. They cater to UK retail, institutional and international clients.

Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners Ltd. operates a professional association for practitioners. The non-profit company is based in London, UK. and has subsidiaries in Cyprus and Hong Kong. It was founded in 1991 by George Tasker. Mark Walley has been the CEO of the British company since 2019.

Schroders (C.I.) Ltd. provides wealth management services to private clients, family trusts, companies, charities, and pension plans. Its services include discretionary portfolio management, banking and treasury, cash administration service, credit services, wealth planning, responsible investing, and execution services. The company is headquartered in St Peter Port, the United Kingdom.

Guernsey Financial Services Commission is a regulatory body for the finance sector in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The private company is based in Channel Islands, UK, and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The British company supervises and regulates licensees from different finance sectors across Guernsey. The law creates a public register of non-regulated financial services businesses, and application for registration must be made to the Commission, with the register available online. The CEO of the company is William Mason.

Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd. (IW&I) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Carr Sheppards Ltd. and Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd. In 2023, Rathbones Group Plc (LSE: RAT) acquired the firm from Investec Plc (LSE: INVP, ADR: IVTJY) in Great Britain. IW&I provides a range of investment management and financial planning services for individual clients, charities, trusts and clients of professional advisers on a bespoke basis.

TwentyFour Asset Management (US) LP (TwentyFour US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of TwentyFour Asset Management LLP, ultimately held by Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN; OTCMKTS: VONHF) in Switzerland. TwentyFour US provides discretionary sub-advisory services to registered investment companies (RICs) and discretionary investment advisory services to a private fund.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.