Katy H. Mowat

Martin Currie, Inc. is the American hedge fund management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd. in Great Britain. They are ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, Martin Currie primarily offers investment management services through segregated accounts and through managed portfolios via pooled-fund structures for clients worldwide, such as financial institutions, charities, foundations, pension funds and investment trusts.

M&G Investment Management Ltd. (MAGIM) is the asset management subsidiary of MG FA Ltd., ultimately owned by M&G Plc (LON: MNG) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Prudential Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in London. MAGIM provides investment management for a broad range of clients, with a product range that includes segregated mandates for institutions as well as retail mutual funds for individuals.

Janus Henderson Investors UK Ltd. (JHI UK) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of Janus Henderson UK (Holdings) Ltd., ultimately held by Janus Henderson Group Plc (LON: 0RPW; NYSE: JHG) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1934 and formerly known as Henderson Global Investors Ltd. Headquartered in London, JHI UK is a client-centric, sustainable and responsible investor which provides investment management services to individuals, private banks, third party distributors, insurance companies, pension funds, government bodies, investment trusts, charities and corporate entities.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

Société Générale SA (UK) (Société Générale UK) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of Societe Generale SA (XP: GLE, ADR: SCGLY) in France. Headquartered in London, Société Générale UK was founded in 1993 and provides broking services.

Premier Fund Managers Ltd. (PFM) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Premier Investment Group Ltd., ultimately held by Premier Miton Group Plc (LON: PMI) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Guildford. PFM manages a range of authorized UK and offshore funds and provides tailor made discretionary management services for private and corporate clients including professional advisers, retail investors, institutions and charities.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Santander Asset Management UK Ltd. (SAM-UK) is an asset manager headquartered in Glasgow, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Scottish Mutual Portfolio Managers Ltd. and Abbey National Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAM Investment Holdings SL, owned by Banco Santander SA (NYSE, BME: SAN) in Spain. SAM-UK manages funds on behalf of other Santander group entities as well as retail investors. The firm also manages a small number of segregated corporate portfolios.

Aegon Asset Management UK PLC (Aegon AM UK) is the asset management subsidiary of Aegon Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by AEGON NV (AMS: AGN) in The Netherlands. The firm's roots date to 1831 when the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society was established. In 1994, Scottish Equitable sold a significant minority stake to Aegon NV, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary in 1998. In 2001, the firm was re-branded as AEGON Asset Management and changed their name to Kames Capital in 2011. They became Aegon Asset Management UK PLC in 2020. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Aegon AM UK manages assets on behalf of clients internationally, which includes public funds, pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, wealth managers, family offices and individuals. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

S-Bank Fund Management Ltd. (S-Bank) is the asset management subsidiary of S-Pankki Oyj, which is owned by S-Group in Finland. Founded in 1994 as FIM Asset Management Ltd., the firm was acquired by Reykjavik-based Glitnir banki hf (ICEX: GLB) in 2007 and renamed as Glitnir Asset Management. They changed their name back to FIM Asset Management Ltd. in 2008 after an MBO from Glitnir and became S-Bank Fund Management in 2021. Headquartered in Helsinki, S-Bank offers discretionary asset management, fund management and financial advisory services to institutions, companies and private investors with a team specifically dedicated to insurance companies.

Nordea Bank SA (Nordea Bank-Luxembourg) is the wholly-owned Luxembourg-based private banking subsidiary of Nordea Bank Abp (STO: NDA-SE) in Finland. Headquartered in Luxembourg, the firm was founded in 1976 and provides a range of private banking and wealth management planning and services to a multinational clientele of high-net worth individuals worldwide.

Sycomore Asset Management SA (Sycomore AM) is the French asset management subsidiary of Generali Investments Holding SpA, itself a subsidiary of Assicurazioni Generali SpA (BIT: G) in Italy. The firm was founded in 2001 by Cyril Charlot, Laurent Deltour, Christine Kolb and Emeric Préaubert. On February 2019, Sycomore AM was acquired by Generali Investments Holding SpA. Headquartered in Paris, the firm manages mutual funds and segregated mandates for institutional clients such as private and public pension funds, insurance companies, banks, corporations; and distribution partners including IFAs and fund distribution platforms in France and abroad. Sycomore AM is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates ESG into their investment process and manages an SRI fund.

Edinburgh Partners Ltd. is a directly owned, UK-based investment management subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded by Alasdair Nairn as DMWS 612 Ltd. in 2003 to exclusively focus on investment research and portfolio management. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Edinburgh Partners provides investment advisory services for institutional clients, which includes public and corporate pensions, registered investment companies, pooled investment vehicles and sub-advisory accounts.

Heartland Capital Investment Consulting (Shanghai) Ltd. (HCIC) is the wholly-owned, research subsidiary of MC China Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Heartland Capital Management Ltd. in Mauritius. Formerly known as Heartland Investment Consulting Co. Ltd., a joint venture between China Securities Co. Ltd. and Great Britain-based Martin Currie Investment Management, the firm is located in Shanghai and specializes in performing Chinese market research.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Franklin Templeton Australia Ltd. is the Australian asset management arm of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1899 and formerly known as Legg Mason Asset Management (Australia) Ltd. Headquartered in Melbourne, they partner with their asset management affiliates to manage unit trusts, pooled superannuation trusts, domestic and international trusts for institutional and financial planning groups.

AustralianSuper Pty Ltd. is an independent pension fund management firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded in 2006 when the Australian Retirement Fund and the Superannuation Trust of Australia merged. AustralianSuper manages one of Australia's industry retirement funds.

Highclere International Investors LLP (Highclere) is a hedge fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of Highclere Investment Management Ltd. Highclere provides discretionary investment management services to investors based in the US through privately offered, unregulated collective investment schemes. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Sanlam Investments UK Ltd. (Sanlam UK) is the Great Britain-based specialist equity investment management subsidiary of Sanlam Investment Holdings UK Ltd., ultimately owned by Sanlam Ltd. (JSE: SLM) in South Africa. The firm was founded in 2006 by Derrick Dunne, Ted Williams, Chris Rodgers and Tom Carroll. Headquartered in London, Sanlam UK manages a number of pooled funds and segregated accounts for institutional and retail clients.

Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd. (MCEL) is the London-based subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (SY: MQG), a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and fund management services. Operating as part of the Macquarie Capital Advisers division, MCEL provides investment advisory services in the UK and in continental Europe. In relation with Macquarie Securities Group, they provide access to Asia Pacific markets for European clients. In terms of research, MCEL supplies macro-economic, markets and stock level analysis to a diverse range of clients. Their capabilities cover equity, debt, ForEx, futures, metals and mining worldwide, economics and strategy. In 2009 Macquarie Group acquired the international brokerage firm Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller LLC. The London branch Fox-Pitt, Kelton Ltd. was absorbed into MCEL.

Martin Currie Ltd specializes in equity portfolios and hedge funds. The company offers distinctive active equity portfolios and devote all of the company’s resources to delivering optimum investment outcomes and superior client relationships. The company is headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Fidelity Management & Research (Hong Kong) Ltd. (FMR-HK) is the Hong Kong-based, wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Fidelity Management & Research Co., Inc. (FMRC), the mutual fund management arm of FMR LLC, an American multinational financial services corporation headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. FMR-HK was founded in 2008 to provide research and investment advisory services for Fidelity mutual funds domiciled outside of the US. The firm sub-advises portfolios within mutual funds and investment trusts on behalf of FMRC.

Open Door Capital Advisors (US) LLC provides investment advice. The company was founded by Christopher Bentham Ruffle and Ke Shifeng in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Founded in 2011, Open Door Investment Management Ltd. is an SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in George Town, Cayman Islands. The firm is a subsidiary of Open Door Capital Management Ltd.

Martin Currie Asia Pte Ltd. is an investment management firm headquartered in Singapore. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Martin Currie Asia provides a range of investment solutions for various clients.

Part of Perpetual Ltd., Trillium Asset Management UK Ltd. is a sustainable investment firm founded in 2009. The company is based in London, UK and offers investment strategies and services that promote a sustainable economy, a just society, and a better world. Trillium uses a holistic, fully integrated fundamental investment process to uncover compelling long-term investment opportunities. The firm delivers equity, fixed income, and alternative investments to institutions, intermediaries, high net worth individuals, and other charitable and non-profit organizations with the goal to provide positive impact, long-term value, and ‘social dividends’. The Trillium Conviction Strategy invests in large capitalization stocks that are well-diversified across economic sectors and have higher dividend yields, benchmarked to the S&P 500.

Open Door Investment Management Ltd. (China) (ODIM) is the China-based asset management division of Open Door Investment Management Ltd., which is ultimately held by Abracadabra Investments Ltd. The firm is headquartered in Shanghai and was founded in 2011. ODIM provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

Florintree Advisors Pvt Ltd. is an independent alternative asset management firm headquartered in Mumbai, India. The firm was founded by Palaniappan Chidambaram in 2010. Florintree Advisors provides investment management services to high net-worth clients.