Giles Gilbertson

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (Threadneedle AM) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of TC Financing Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1994 and manages assets for a range of clients which includes pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors and corporations. Threadneedle AM is a socially responsible investor which believes they have a responsibility to, and will benefit from, exercising environmental and social stewardship throughout their firm.

FundQuest (UK) Ltd. (Fundquest-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment advisory subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management (France) SAS, ultimately owned by BNP Paribas SA (XP: BNP) in France. Formerly known as Investment Manager Selection Ltd., established in 1999, the firm was acquired by BNP Paribas in 2008. Fundquest-UK is based in London and primarily manages single strategy funds on behalf of a wide range of clients. They also manage a number of multi-asset portfolios, either white labelled for retail distributors or as part of the CF FundQuest Select range.

Investment Manager Selection Ltd. manages both fund of funds and manager of manager portfolios for both domestic and international clients. It offers multi-manager solutions to corporate pensions, unit funds, institutional clients and family offices. IMS was founded in the year 1999 and headquartered in London, UK.