Joanna Cound

UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. (UBS-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment subsidiary of UBS Asset Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1981 as Phillips & Drew Investment Management Ltd., the firm merged with UBS Asset Management in 2000 to form UBS Asset Management Ltd., which became UBS Global Asset Management (UK) Ltd. in 2002. They changed their name to UBS Asset Management (UK) Ltd. in 2015. Headquartered in London, UBS-UK provides asset management services to corporate and public pension plans, sovereign institutions, endowments and municipalities, charities, insurance companies, wholesale intermediaries, financial institutions, and private clients.

UBS AG (Investment Management) (UBS-IM) is the Swiss investment management division of UBS AG, itself a subsidiary of UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Formerly known as UBS Global Asset Management Switzerland, the firm was founded in 1998 when Union Bank of Switzerland and Swiss Bank Corporation merged. Headquartered in Zurich and has additional office in Basel, UBS-IM manages a range of investment funds and offers investment management services for institutional, corporate and private clients.

UniCredit Bank AG provides banking services. It offers banking and financial products to corporate as well as public and private sector clients. The company operates through three segments: Commercial Banking, Corporate & Investment Banking and Other/Consolidation. The Commercial Banking segment offers consumer loans, mortgage loans, savings-and-loan and insurance products and banking services for retail customers. The corporate & Investment Banking segment operates through three divisions HVB, UniCredit Bank Austria AG and UniCredit spa. The other/consolidation segment encompasses the chief operating office business unit, activities of the group corporate center business unit and consolidation effects. The company was founded on July 1, 1869 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Nordea Investment Management AB (Denmark) (NIM-Denmark) is the Danish asset management operating division of Nordea Investment Management AB, ultimately held by Nordea Bank ABp (HEL: NDA-FI, ADR: NRBAY) in Finland. Founded in 2005, the firm headquartered in Copenhagen and provides fund management services for individual and institutional clients including pension funds, unions, foundations, corporations and insurance companies.

Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH (Union Investment) is the asset management subsidiary of Union Asset Management Holding AG in Germany. Founded in 1956, the firm was formerly known as Union-Investment-Gesellschaft mbH and changed their name to Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH in 2002. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Union Investment is a socially responsible investor which offers a product range that covers all asset classes worldwide including equity, fixed-income, balanced, index and real estate funds.

Union Asset Management Holding AG engages in the management of subsidiaries and coordination of individual investments. It also specializes in fund asset management, advisory and outsourcing, institutional asset management, as well as institutional public and special funds. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Arendt & Medernach SA provides legal services. Its services includes human resources, finance, information technology and robotics, operations and transformation, business systems and processes, and business development, marketing and communication. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

AMP Bank Ltd. provides banking services. The company is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Ente Autonomo Fiera Internazionale di Milano operates as a private law foundation that represents institutions including the region of Lombardy, Milan Provincial Government and the city of Milan. They engage in non-profit functions that foster and promote trade exhibitions in Italy and abroad. The company was established in 2000 and is based in Milan, Italy.

UBS Asset Management (Hong Kong) Ltd. (UBS-HK) is the wholly-owned, Hong Kong-based investment management subsidiary of UBS Asset Management AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG), a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Switzerland. Founded in 1992, UBS-HK provides investment management services for institutional and wholesale intermediaries primarily located in Greater China. The firm is the local representative for the funds managed within the parent group, covering both traditional and alternative strategies.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

HFT Investment Management Co., Ltd. (HFT) is an independent asset management firm which was founded in 2003 as a joint venture between Fortis Investments Asia (now BNP Paribas Investment Partners) and Haitong Securities, following a strategic alliance agreement signed in 2001. The firm was formerly known as Fortis Haitong Investment Management Co., Ltd. and changed their name to HFT Investment Management Co., Ltd. in 2010. Headquartered in Shanghai, HFT manages mutual and institutional funds for retail and institutional investors in China including corporate pension schemes. They also service foreign investors such as European pension funds through the firm's Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor portfolios.

Reserve Bank of Australia provides commercial banking services. It offers financial services. The company implements monetary policy, market operations and payment systems. Reserve Bank of Australia was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Pictet Asset Management SA (Pictet AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Pictet Asset Management Holding SA, ultimately held by Banque Pictet & Cie in Switzerland. Established in 1967, the firm is headquartered in Geneva with investment management centers in Zurich, London, Singapore and Tokyo. They also have marketing client service centers in major cities worldwide. Pictet AM manages a range of equity, fixed income, alternative and multi asset products. They provide specialist investment services through segregated accounts and investment funds to some of the world’s largest pension funds, financial institutions, sovereign wealth funds, intermediaries and their clients. Pictet AM is a responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.

ObjectWay SpA provides financial software and technology solutions. The firm’s product suite encompasses wealth applications, eXimius portfolio manager, wealth analytics, optimo, PFP, fiscal, wealth portal and back office features. It also offers outsourcing solutions, ranging from cloud servicing to software applications testing. The company was founded by Luigi Marciano in 1990 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

FundConnect A/S provides data infrastructures, fund data services, web information solutions, fund document management solutions and data distribution services. It also conducts comparisons and creates mutual fund portfolios. The company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

BIP Capital Partners SA is the private equity division of BIP Investment Partners headquartered in Luxembourg, an independent investment firm providing debt and equity financing to high growth companies. Formerly known as BGL Investment Partners, founded in 2000, the firm changed their name to BIP Investment Partners when Banque Générale was rebranded to Fortis in 2006.

Assogestioni Servizi Srl operates as an association of savings managers. The organization represents the majority of local and foreign asset management companies operating in Italy as well as banks and insurance companies active in the individual and collective management of savings. It promotes greater financial culture among savers through constant communication with institutions, a daily collaboration with the media, and the intervention with the authorities in the process of regulating operators and financial instruments introduced on the market. The company in 1984 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Société de la Bourse de Luxembourg SA operates a stock exchange. It offers listing of bonds, investment funds, short term papers, warrants, market data products, and international securities. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Collimate Capital Ltd. provides insurance services. The company was founded on June 11, 1997 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Poste Vita SpA provides insurance services. It offers life, accident and health, fire, and other damaged goods insurance coverage. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Rome, Italy.

Part of Sofia Partners SpA, Sofia Gestione del Patrimonio SGR SpA provides investment advice. The company is based in Milan, Italy and was founded in 2006.

Global Infrastructure Hub Ltd. provides infrastructure development services. The non-profit company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company was founded in 2014. Marie Lam-Frendo has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Arendt & Medernach engages in provision of legal services. The company was founded on November 6,2008 and is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.