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Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.

Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. is the mutual fund management subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management plc (LSE: LIO) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2008 as Lone Wolf Investment Management Ltd. and subsequently became Architas Multi-Manager Ltd. They changed their name to Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. when Liontrust acquired Architas UK Investment Business in 2020. Headquartered in London, Liontrust Multi-Asset provides a range of diversified multi-manager funds to private and institutional investors.

Ignis Investment Services Ltd. (IIS) is the asset management subsidiary of Ignis Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPY) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was formed following the 2008 merger of Resolution Asset Management and Axial Investment Management. They can trace their origins since 1986. IIS offered tailor-made and pooled solutions for small- to medium-sized pension schemes. Their clients include large corporate pension schemes, charities and life companies along with other strategic partners. They cater to UK retail, institutional and international clients.

Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd. (IW&I) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Carr Sheppards Ltd. and Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Ltd. In 2023, Rathbones Group Plc (LSE: RAT) acquired the firm from Investec Plc (LSE: INVP, ADR: IVTJY) in Great Britain. IW&I provides a range of investment management and financial planning services for individual clients, charities, trusts and clients of professional advisers on a bespoke basis.

TwentyFour Asset Management (US) LP (TwentyFour US) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of TwentyFour Asset Management LLP, ultimately held by Vontobel Holding AG (SWX: VONN; OTCMKTS: VONHF) in Switzerland. TwentyFour US provides discretionary sub-advisory services to registered investment companies (RICs) and discretionary investment advisory services to a private fund.