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Santander Asset Management UK Ltd. (SAM-UK) is an asset manager headquartered in Glasgow, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Scottish Mutual Portfolio Managers Ltd. and Abbey National Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAM Investment Holdings SL, owned by Banco Santander SA (NYSE, BME: SAN) in Spain. SAM-UK manages funds on behalf of other Santander group entities as well as retail investors. The firm also manages a small number of segregated corporate portfolios.

Ruffer LLP is the investment management subsidiary of Ruffer Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded as Ruffer Investment Management Ltd. in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Jane Tufnell, and Earl Ferrers. In 2004, they transferred their investment business to Ruffer LLP. Headquartered in London, Ruffer manages assets and funds on a discretionary basis for private and institutional clients including trusts, charities, pension funds, family offices, corporations, investment companies and insurance companies. Ruffer is a responsible investor that fully integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into their investment process.

Liontrust Portfolio Management Ltd. (LPM) is a specialist fund management boutique headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2002 by James de Uphaugh, Chris Field, Simon Hazlitt, Rob Harris and Adam Parker. Formerly a subsidiary of Majedie Investment Plc (LSE: MAJE), the firm was acquired by Liontrust Asset Management Plc (LON: LIO) in 2022 and has been renamed under this acquisition from Majedie Asset Management Ltd. to Liontrust Portfolio Management Ltd. LPM manages equity portfolios for institutional clients. Portfolios may be structured as separate managed accounts as well as private funds.

City Group Plc engages in the provision of investment advice. It provides outsourced company secretarial services and corporate governance advice to small listed companies. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Alliance Trust Equity Partners Ltd. (ATEP) is a private equity firm founded in 1888 by Raymond Abbott.The firm is headquartered Edinburgh, Scotland and is the wholly-owned private equity arm of Alliance Trust Plc (LSE: ATST) in the UK.

Barratt & Cooke Ltd. is an independent investment advisory firm headquartered in Norwich, UK. The firm was founded by Legh Barratt in 1880. Barratt & Cooke provides personal portfolio management service to private clients, charities and trusts.

Redmayne-Bentley LLP (Redmayne-Bentley) is an independent Great Britain-based stockbroking and investment management firm which was established in 1875. Headquartered in Leeds with a network of branches throughout Great Britain, the firm provides stockbroking and investment management services for individuals, families, trusts, charities and limited companies.

Waverton Investment Management (Waverton) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Waverton Investment Management Group Ltd., ultimately held by Somers Ltd. (BH: SOMS) in Bermuda. The firm was founded by Richard Hambro in 1986 as J.O. Hambro Investment Management Ltd. They changed their name to Waverton Investment Management Ltd. in 2014. Headquartered in London, Waverton provides discretionary investment management services to private clients such as individuals, charities, trusts and collective investment schemes (funds).

Seilern Investment Management Ltd. (Seilern) is an independent and privately-owned investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Peter Seilern-Aspang in 1989 as Emshelf VII Ltd. Seilern manages investment portfolios for international clients (HNW individuals, family trusts, and institutions).

Church House Investments Ltd. (Church House) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Sherbourne, Dorset with additional office in London. The firm was founded in 1997 and do-business-as Church House Investment Management. Church House offers specialist services to individuals, financial professionals and institutions. The firm manages a range of six funds for use by advisers and wealth managers and as the ‘building blocks’ of their discretionary managed private client portfolios.

RWC Partners Ltd. provides investment advisory services. Its activities portfolio include convertible bonds, European equity, Japan active engagement, equity income, emerging and frontier market equity, and global horizon equity. The company was founded by Chris Simon Maude, John Hugh Innes, and Mark Robert Hadsley-Chaplin in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

ABRDN Capital Partners LLP (ABRDN Capital Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ABRDN Investment Management Ltd founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Scotland, United Kingdom.

Evelyn Partners Discretionary Investment Management Ltd. (Evelyn Partners) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. Formerly known as Tilney Discretionary Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1990 and is a subsidiary of Evelyn Partners Group Ltd., ultimately held by Platinum LP Guernsey Ltd. Evelyn Partners provides discretionary investment management services to various clients.

Tilney Asset Management Services Ltd. (Tilney AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Ashcourt Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Platinum LP Guernsey Ltd. in Great Britain. Founded in 1993 as Ashcourt Rowan Asset Management Ltd., the firm was acquired by Towry Holdings and changed their name to Towry Asset Management in 2016. They became Tilney Asset Management Services Ltd. in 2017. Headquartered in London, Tilney AM offers a range of services such as financial planning, investment management and advice to private investors, charities and professional intermediaries.

Downing LLP is an independent sustainable investment manager headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 1986, the firm manages the assets of retail and institutional investors under a broad range of investment mandates across the firm’s funds, investment trusts and tax-efficient products. Downing is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

RWC Asset Management LLP (RWC) is the alternative asset management subsidiary of RWC Partners Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by John H. Innes in 2007 as MPC Asset Management LLP. Headquartered in London, RWC primarily provides discretionary investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles as well as separately managed accounts.

Voiamo Group Plc provides telecommunication services. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Chartered Institute For Securities & Investment operates as securities and investment educational institute. It is the professional body for those who work in the securities and investment industry in the UK and in a growing number of major financial centres round the world. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.