Birgit Gertrud Heim

St. Galler Kantonalbank AG (Private Banking) (SGKB PB) is the private banking division of State-owned St. Galler Kantonalbank AG (SW: SGKN) founded in Switzerland in 1868. St.Galler Kantonalbank decided to focus on their home market of Eastern Switzerland, as well as the remainder of German-speaking Switzerland and Germany and integrated the business segments of Hyposwiss Private Bank Ltd. Zurich (mostly Switzerland and Germany) into St.Galler Kantonalbank in 2014 and repositioned them as the private banking branch of the SGKB group. SGKB PB offers a comprehensive advisory service on investing, asset management and wealth planning, tailored to reflect individual client requirements.

Gold Coin Invest AG (GCI) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. Founded in 2008, GCI provides investment advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Swiss Bankers Association operates bankers association. The company was founded by Robert U. Vogler in 1912 and is headquartered in Basel, China.

Verband Schweizerischer Kantonalbanken operates as a nationally chartered commercial bank. The private company is based in Basel, Switzerland.

St. Galler Kantonalbank Deutschland AG (SGKB) is an asset management firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of state-owned St. Galler Kantonalbank Bank AG (SWX: SGKN). SGKB offers different investment philosophies that are geared to the specific needs of their clients - regardless of whether the booking location is in Germany or Switzerland.

Liechtensteinische Post AG provides postal services. It operates as a postal company for services in the fields of mail, parcel post, courier services, logistics, philately and eBusiness. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Schaan, Liechtenstein.

VP Bank (Luxembourg) SA (VP Bank) is a private bank based in Luxembourg. Established in 1988, their VPB Finance S.A. division provides investment counseling, asset and wealth management for their high net-worth private clients. The bank is a member of VP Bank Group, owned by the Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank, Vaduz, which is located in Liechtenstein and founded in 1959. In addition, the group has offices in Switzerland, the British Virgin Islands and Germany. VP Bank manages several Luxembourg-domiciled funds.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

VP Bank AG (Private Banking) (VP Bank-PB) is the private banking division of VP Bank AG (SWX: VPBN, NASDAQ: VUPPF), an international banking group headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The firm was founded by Guido Feger in 1956 as Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank AG. VP Bank-PB offers tailor-made asset management solutions for private individuals and financial intermediaries.

Deutsche Bank Österreich AG (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Austria-based Deutsche Bank Österreich AG, ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK) in Germany. Founded in 1989, the firm is headquartered in Vienna and provides services in the fiduciary, brokerage and securities custody and administration business.

Serafin Asset Management GmbH is a specialized equity asset manager that focuses on three investment themes\: "Value & Quality", "Precious Metals", and "Innovation". Serafin Asset Management is based in Frankfurt, DE. The German company's description emphasizes its commitment to providing up-to-date fund data, prices, and news.

Vontobel Asset Management AG (Vontobel AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN) in Switzerland. Founded in 1988, the firm is headquartered in Zurich and manages assets for institutional clients and the Vontobel Group's pension funds. Vontobel AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Investment Management) (ZKB-IM) is the investment management division of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a Swiss full-service bank headquartered in Zurich. Founded in 1870, ZKB-IM performs the bank's investment activities, including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. The asset management division provides investment solutions for institutional, corporate and private clients, managing discretionary mandates and the ZKB range of mutual funds. Their mission includes fostering economic growth in the Canton of Zurich.

Kraus Partner Investment Solutions AG (Kraus Partner) is an independent Swiss investment management firm which was founded in 2001 by Thomas Kraus to provide asset management products for investors and advisory services for third-party funds. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm provides retail and institutional clients with cutting-edge solutions in the field of quantitative finance through publicly available mutual funds, managed accounts, third-party advisory mandates and a fact-based decision support tool.

Research Partners AG provides investment research. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 2014 by Martin Coninx. Martin Coninx has been the CEO since 2014.

Basinvest AG (Basinvest) is the asset management subsidiary of Actieninvest AG in Switzerland. Established in 2004, the firm is based in Zurich and specializes in asset management and fund management for private investors and institutional clients. Their flagship fund is Basicstar, a hedge fund registered in Liechtenstein.