Gareth Brown

Investors Mutual Ltd. (IML) is a boutique Australian Equities Fund Manager which was founded by Anton Tagliaferro in 1998. Since 2017, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers SA, ultimately held by BPCE SA in Paris. Headquartered in Sydney, IML offers various Australian Equity funds for individual and institutional clients. The firm is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Acorn Capital Ltd. is an independent, specialist investment manager in emerging Australian companies. It was founded in 1998 by Barry Fairley. Headquartered in Melbourne, the firm provides discretionary investment management services to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Macquarie Capital Ltd. is the Hong Kong-based securities brokerage arm of Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG), a global financial services group headquartered in Australia. Macquarie Capital offers brokerage services to various investors.

Cadence Asset Management Pty Ltd. is a boutique equity fund manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Karl Siegling and Wayne Davies in 2003 to manage a portfolio based on fundamental and technical analysis, along with a disciplined stock entry/exit strategy.

Watermark Funds Management Pty Ltd. (WFM) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. Formerly known as Braitling Investments Pty Ltd., the firm was founded as KWB Capital Pty Ltd. in 2003 by Justin Braitling, Geoff Wilson and Matthew Kidman. They became wholly-owned by Justin Braitling who subsequently renamed the firm. WFM provides investment management services to private pooled investment vehicles that are offered to investors on a private placement basis, Australian investment vehicles, including listed investment companies and separately managed accounts.

Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. is the Australian investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Direct Investments Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in Barangaroo, the firm was founded in 1999 as Huntley’s Investment Information Pty Ltd. They provide research on Australian stocks, managed funds, superannuation funds, credit securities, exchange-traded funds, and listed investment companies for individual investors, financial advisers, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Eight Investment Partners Pty Ltd. (8IP) is an independent fund manager headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The firm was founded by Kerry Series in 2009. 8IP manages equity portfolios for institutional, sophisticated and retail investors.

Fairlight Asset Management Pty Ltd. (Fairlight) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Nicholas Cregan and Will Dowd in 2018. They provide investment advice to various clients. Fairlight is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

L1 Capital International (Pty) Ltd. (L1 Capital International) is global investment manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by David Steinthal in 2018 as a joint venture between L1 Capital Pty Ltd. and Perpendo Investment Management Pty Ltd. L1 Capital International manages money for a range of clients including large superannuation funds, pension funds, asset consultants, financial planning groups, family offices, high net worth individuals and retail investors.