Christopher Michael Aldous

Barclays Global Investors Ltd. (BGI), based in London, became a part of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US, which merged in 2009 with Barclays Global Investors (BGI). The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. Originally founded in 1971, BGI managed assets for individual investors, government and corporate retirement plans, financial institutions, charities, endowments and unions. BGI, headquartered in New York City, was a leader in investment management, risk management and advisory services for institutional and retail clients worldwide. They offered a wide range of products including separate accounts, mutual funds and ETFs.

Charles Stanley Group Plc engages in the provision of investment and financial services. It operates through the following divisions: Investment Management Services, Asset Management, Financial Planning, Charles Stanley Direct, and Support Functions. The Investment Management Services division offers personal discretionary, advisory and execution-only services to private clients, trusts, charities and companies. The Asset Management division is involved in a range of pooled funds and bespoke solutions, including model portfolios, open-ended investment company (OEIC) funds and inheritance tax solutions. The Financial Planning division includes a range of personalized solutions working in partnership with the Investment Management Services division. The Charles Stanley Direct division comprises dealing, settlement and custody services, covering a range of funds, shares, gilts and bonds. The Support Functions division covers the market data costs generated by the main operating divisions. The company was founded on January 2, 1792 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Absolute Fund Managers LLP is a company based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1998 by Charles B. Hovenden.

Evercore Pan-Asset Capital Management Ltd. (Evercore Pan-Asset) is an independent Great Britain-based investment management firm which was founded in 2007 by Robert Brown, John Redwood and Christopher Aldous. Headquartered in London, the firm focuses on providing exchange-traded funds and investments that track the movements of underlying indexes across international stock markets to a range of clients including pension funds, charities, universities and high-net worth families.

Charles Stanley Pan Asset Capital Management Ltd. is a British investment advisory company founded in 2007. The company is based in London, UK. The company provides investment advice to its clients.