Geoff M. Balzano

Morningstar U.K. opened in London in 2000 and launched its investing Web site in 2001. The Web site offers access to and objective information on more than 9,000 funds available to individual investors in the U.K. The site also offers independent editorial content produced by Morningstar analysts and journalists based in London and around the world. In addition to its investing site, Morningstar U.K. provides a range of innovative products and services to advisers and institutions, including Morningstar® Adviser Workstation™, a comprehensive, Web-based investment planning system and Morningstar Direct™, a Web-based institutional platform providing access to Morningstar's global databases and investment research.

Morningstar Europe Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Holland BV, ultimately owned by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 2000 and provides investment research services to European retail and institutional investors. Morningstar Europe takes a rigorous bottom-up approach by evaluating the fundamental factors that drive the investments they cover. Their global coverage uses the same consistent research framework in every region where Morningstar analysts are evaluating investments.

Morningstar Investment Management Europe Ltd. (MIME) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Morningstar Investment Management LLC, which is owned by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in London, MIME was founded in 2006 and provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients.