Ian Linnell

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. (LGIM) is a fund management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd., which is owned by Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN, ADR: LGGNY). LGIM provides investment management services to pension funds, institutional and private clients. Their clients are primarily in Great Britain, and marginally in the US though their Chicago-based subsidiary LGIM America, which established in 2006.

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Fitch Group, Inc. engages in the provision of credit ratings, opinions, research, and financial data for credit markets. It offers debt market solutions, corporate strategy and business planning, and custom research. The company was founded on December 13, 2005 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Fitch Italia SpA is the Italian investment research subsidiary of Fitch Ratings Ltd., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. Headquartered in Milan, Fitch Italia provides credit ratings, commentary and research.

Fitch France SAS is the French investment research subsidiary of Great Britain-based Fitch Ratings Ltd., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1990 and provides credit ratings, commentary and research that cover the most important events and themes in the global credit markets.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Ratings Southern Africa (Pty) is a South African company that provides investment research. The company is based in Sandton, South Africa.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Ratings Singapore Pte Ltd. is a company that provides investment research. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore. Sing Chan Ng has been the CEO of the Singaporean company since 2005.

Part of The Hearst Family Trust, Fitch Ratings (Hong Kong) Ltd. provides investment research. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

Fitch Ratings CIS Ltd. is an investment research firm headquartered in Moscow, Russia. The firm was founded in 2003 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings Ltd. It provides credit ratings, commentary and research.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. Ltd. is a British company that provides credit rating services. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2017.

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.