Lawrence Schembri

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority (Investment Management) (HKMA-IM) is the investment management division of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, Hong Kong's central banking institution which was founded in 1993 when the Offices of the Exchange Fund and the Commissioner of Banking merged. Headquartered in Hong Kong, HKMA-IM aims to keep the Hong Kong dollar stable by managing the Exchange Fund.

National Association for Business Economics operates as a non-profit organization. It offers corporate planning, financial, health economics, small business, real estate, construction, technology and transfer pricing. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (Investment Management) (SAMA-IM) is the investment management division of State-owned Central Bank of Saudi Arabia, the central bank of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Headquartered in Riyadh, the firm was founded in 1952 and acts as the central government bank, issuing currency, supporting the value of the Saudi Riyal at home and abroad, and supervising as well as encouraging the development of the Kingdom's banking system in both the public and the commercial sectors. SAMA-IM manages the country's foreign assets inside and outside of the Kingdom.

BMI SYSTEM SAS develops and designs regulatory compliance software for the healthcare industry. The firm serves to pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies, public and private hospitals, and medical device manufacturers. Its products include NAYA GRC, YALTO GRC, TYMEA GRC, and NayApp. The company was founded by Françis Geysermans, Brigitte Dillen, and Laurent Clerc in 2004 and is headquartered in Montrouge, France.

Banca d'Italia (Research Firm) (Banca d'Italia-Research) is the investment research division of Banca d'Italia, the central bank of Italy which is headquartered in Rome. Banca d'Italia-Research conducts economic and statistical research and analysis to provide fundamental support for the decisions that the Bank of Italy takes in relation to its institutional activity.

Mecatronia Automatizaciones SL provides automation solutions for storage. The company was founded by Eva Ortega and Iván Portas Arrondo and is headquartered in San Sebastian, Spain.

Central Bank of Chile (Research Firm) is the investment research division of the Central Bank of Chile. Headquartered in Santiago, the firm was founded in 1925 and provides economic research for the country.

Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Research Firm) (BCRP-Research) is the investment research division of government-owned Central Reserve Bank of Peru. The firm was founded in 1922 as The Reserve Bank of Peru and became Central Reserve Bank of Peru in 1931. Headquartered in Lima, BCRP-Research provides various reports and publication including: Weekly Report (contains the recent evolution of monetary variables, interest rates and stock market indices, among others), Inflation Report (includes the macroeconomic forecasts that support the monetary policy decisions of BCRP as well as an analysis of the risk factors that can modify such forecasts), Annual Report (on the performance of the Peruvian economy, the audited financial statements of the BCRP and the institutional activity), Special Reports and Working Papers (preliminary research documents disseminated to motivate discussion and analysis).