Michael Andreas Hagmann

HSBC Bank Plc (Broker) (HSBC Bank-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of HSBC Bank Plc, which is owned by HSBC Holdings Plc (LON: HSBA; NYSE: HSBC) in Great Britain. Headquartered in London, HSBC Bank-Broker was founded in 1880 and offers bespoke brokerage services across every major asset class for their corporate and institutional clients.

Nomura International Plc provides a variety of financial services including advisement, investment banking and asset management. It trades in and sells fixed income and equity products, including related derivatives; and provides investment banking services, and corporate finance and private equity services. The company is also involved in asset and principal finance business. It offers investment advisory and management, custody, and employment services. Nomura International was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

UBS Ltd. (Broker) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of UBS Ltd.,the wholly-owned subsidiary of Switzerland-based UBS AG (SWX: UBSN; NYSE: UBS). Established in 1975, the firm is located in London. UBS Ltd.'s business is organized in three departments: fixed-income, rates and currencies; equity and investment banking. UBS Ltd. (Broker) engages in equity trading, equity derivatives and equity-linked products. The equity research department covers a diverse range of sectors globally and also supplies macroeconomic analysis, quantitative and derivative research. The fixed-income, rates and currency business covers credit, rates, commodities including energy and metals, municipal bonds, Forex and cash and collateral trading globally. Their investment banking activities include analysis, structuring, transaction negotiation and communication.