William W. Kerr

Lloyd George Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (LGM-HK) is the investment management subsidiary of the Bank of Montreal (NYSE: BMO) in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is a specialist investor which manages funds in Asian and global emerging markets for institutions, pension funds, governments and local authorities, endowments, foundations and private investors. They focus on Asian mandates and also offer a range of mutual funds.

Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. (Columbia Threadneedle EMI) is a specialist fund management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 and formerly known as LGM Investments Ltd. In 2021, they became a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle Investments UK International Ltd., which is owned by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. The legal entity of LGM Investments Ltd. became Columbia Threadneedle (EM) Investments Ltd. in 2022. Columbia Threadneedle EMI provides a broad range of actively managed investment strategies and solutions for individual, institutional and corporate clients around the world.