Chris Francis

Australian Securities & Investments Commission operates as an independent commonwealth government body that enforces company and financial services laws to protect consumers, investors and creditors. Its strategic priorities include promoting investor and financial consumer trust and confidence; ensuring fair, orderly and transparent markets and; providing efficient and accessible registration. The firm regulates Australian companies, financial markets, financial services organizations and professionals who deal and advise in investments, superannuation, insurance, deposit taking and credit. It licenses and regulates people and businesses engaging in consumer credit activities. The company assesses how effectively authorized financial markets are complying with their legal obligations to operate fair, orderly and transparent markets. It also licenses and monitors financial services businesses to ensure that they operate efficiently, honestly and fairly in superannuation, managed funds, shares and company securities, derivatives and insurance businesses. The firm operates through its offices located in Adelaide, Brisbane, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney. Australian Securities & Investments Commission was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

BBY Ltd. provides brokerage services. The private company is based in Sydney, AU. and has subsidiaries in New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom. The Australian company was founded in 1987 by Graham Harry Buckeridge. Glenn Rosewall has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Cranport Pty Ltd. is a private family office headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Stuart Foster in 2003. Cranport manages an investment vehicle predominantly focused on Australian equities with a long bias.

Part of MA Financial Group Ltd., Moelis Australia Securities Pty Ltd. is a brokerage firm. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. The CEO of the Australian company is Ian McKenzie.

UOB Kay Hian Securities (M) Sdn. Bhd. is the Malaysian brokerage subsidiary of UOB-Kay Hian Holdings Ltd. (SGX: U10) in Singapore. Headquartered in Kuala Lumpur, the firm was founded in 1990 and offers capability of trading across a broad range of securities, including stocks, bonds, unit trusts, futures, options, CFDs and forex to institutions, large corporations, high-net-worth individuals and retail investors.

Part of AIMS Financial Group Pty Ltd., APP Securities Pty Ltd. is a brokerage firm that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Sangeeta Venkatesan has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2017.

Part of ASX Ltd., Australian Securities Exchange Ltd. is a stock exchange. The company is based in Sydney, Australia.

Paragon Funds Management Ltd. (Paragon) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded by John Deniz in 2012. Paragon serves as the investment manager for the Paragon Australian Long Short Fund (the Paragon Fund), which comprises of a portfolio of thematic-led/fundamentally driven bottom-up high conviction stock picks, available to both retail and wholesale investors.

Pitt Street Research Pty Ltd provides investment research. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company was founded in 2016 by Stuart Roberts.