Garth Francis

Credit Suisse (Australia) Ltd. (Credit Suisse Australia) is a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1999 and is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Australia offers global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage, underwriting, and comprehensive investment research for corporate and institutional investors.

UBS Securities Australia Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBG AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Securities Australia offers execution and settles trade in ASX quoted financial products for private investors.

Citigroup Global Markets Australia Pty Ltd. (Citi Australia) is the brokerage arm of Citigroup Global Markets Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc., (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne, Citi Australia provides brokerage services to Australian consumers, corporations, institutions and governments. The firm participate in sales and trading across all asset classes including equities, corporate, government and agency bonds, mortgage-backed securities, syndicated loans, structured products, foreign exchange and futures.

JPMorgan Securities Australia Ltd. (JPMorgan Australia) is a broker/dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Markets Australia (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney, JPMorgan Australia provides brokerage services for investors which they can use in making portfolio decisions.

CLSA Australia Pty Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of CLSA Ltd., which is owned by CITIC Securities Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600030) in China. CLSA Australia provides equity research and broking, asset management, corporate finance and capital markets and securities services to corporates and investors.

Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets.

MST Financial Services Pty Ltd. (MST Financial) is an investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Gerard Satur in 2017. MST Financial provides bespoke solutions to private wealth managers and family offices.

Goldman Sachs Australia Pty Ltd. is the Australian securities brokerage subsidiary of Goldman Sachs Holdings ANZ Pty Ltd., ultimately held by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS) in the US. Headquartered in Perth, Goldman Sachs Australia provides service to institutional clients who manage large portfolios of Australian and New Zealand equities. They work with the financial instruments used to trade debt, currency and commodities. Their clients include corporations, financial institutions, governments and high-net-worth individuals throughout Australasia.

SG Hiscock & Co. Ltd. (SGH) is a boutique fund manager headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded in 2001 by six of its principals and is entirely owned by directors, staff and associates. They offer quality investment solutions to institutions, financial advisers and high-net-worth investors. SGH is a signatory to the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

NovaPort Capital Pty Ltd. is a boutique Australian equities investment manager headquartered in Sydney. The firm was founded by Alex Milton and Sinclair Currie in 2010 as Challenger Alpha Small Co AFSL Pty Ltd. NovaPort Capital provides investment management services to institutional and retail clients.

Part of Nine Entertainment Co. Holdings Ltd., Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd. is a publisher. The company is based in Newcastle, Australia.

Evans & Partners Pty Ltd. is an independent brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded by David Evans and Paul Ryan in 2007. They provide trade execution services for private high-net-worth individuals and institutional clients.

Founded in 2001, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (ASX: MBL). They provide coverage of the following industries: resources, healthcare, security/defense, transportation, financial services, retail/consumer products, TMET (telecommunications, media, entertainment and technology), oil & gas, diversified manufacturing/distribution and infrastructure/utilities. Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc. is a member of FINRA.

Ord Minnett Ltd. is the brokerage and private wealth management subsidiary of IOOF Holdings Ltd. (ASX: IFL) in Australia. Headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne, the firm offers private wealth clients a full-service stockbroking services that covers Australian and global stock markets.

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.

Bell Potter Securities Ltd. (Bell Potter) is the stockbroking subsidiary of Bell Financial Group Ltd. (ASX: BFG) in Australia. The firm was created in 2001 when Bell Financial Group acquired Johnson Taylor Potter and merged them with the Bell Securities share broking business. Bell Potter is headquartered in Melbourne and offer stockbroking, portfolio management and administration, cash management, margin lending, superannuation and financial planning to private, corporate and institutional clients. Their institutional broking services are supported by a dedicated research team, a team of specialists in equity capital markets providing small, mid and large-cap corporate clients with advice, and a team of advisers across a network of offices in Australia, as well as in London and Hong Kong.

Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (MSCI) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Investments (UK), ultimately held by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. MSCI provides a range of brokerage services to corporations, governments and financial institutions.

Part of Jefferies Financial Group, Inc., Jefferies (Australia) Pty Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Michael Stock has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2018.

Astris Advisory Japan KK (Astris) is an independent securities broker headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded by David Shirt and David Gibson in 2018. Astris provides execution services to domestic and foreign institutional investors.