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Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

Vietnam Emerging Equity Fund Ltd. acts as closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The company is headquartered in Cayman Islands.

Aegon Asset Management UK PLC (Aegon AM UK) is the asset management subsidiary of Aegon Asset Management UK Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by AEGON NV (AMS: AGN) in The Netherlands. The firm's roots date to 1831 when the Scottish Equitable Life Assurance Society was established. In 1994, Scottish Equitable sold a significant minority stake to Aegon NV, becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary in 1998. In 2001, the firm was re-branded as AEGON Asset Management and changed their name to Kames Capital in 2011. They became Aegon Asset Management UK PLC in 2020. Headquartered in Edinburgh, Aegon AM UK manages assets on behalf of clients internationally, which includes public funds, pension plans, financial institutions, endowments, foundations, wealth managers, family offices and individuals. The firm is a signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Old Mutual Investment Group (Pty) Ltd. (OMIGSA) is an asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Old Mutual Investment Group Holdings (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by Old Mutual Ltd. (JSE: OMU; OTCMKTS: ODMUF). Formerly known as Old Mutual Asset Managers, OMIGSA offers segregated portfolios and pooled funds across the risk/return spectrum and manage various multi-assets, equity, fixed interest and listed property strategies for individual and institutional investors. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Atlantis Investment Management Ltd. provides fund management services. It is an employee-owned asset manager, specializing in long-only Asian equities. The firm operates through its offices located in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Mumbai, and Seoul. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

EDM Gestión SA SGIIC is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of EDM Holding SA in Spain. Headquartered in Barcelona, the firm was founded in 1986 and manages a range of investment funds and SICAVs for a variety of private and institutional clients. EDM is a signatory member of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) fostered by United Nations Organization (UNO).

JPMorgan Securities Plc is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1992 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of JP Morgan Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPMorgan Securities provides market research, proprietary pricing data and analytics, and trade execution across multiple asset classes such as credit, equities and FX. They help institutional investors, traditional and alternative asset and fund managers, broker dealers and equity issuers meet the demands of changing markets.

Sanford C. Bernstein Ltd. is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. They are a subsidiary of Alliancebernstein Corp. of Delaware, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Founded in 1999, the firm provides fundamental research and full service execution services to institutional clients globally. They offer bottom-up coverage and portfolio strategies supported by sophisticated quantitative tools.

Part of Shore Capital Group Ltd., Stockdale Securities Ltd. is a brokerage firm based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1963 by Timothy David Feather. Mark Finlay Brown has been the CEO of the company since 2014. Stockdale Securities was acquired by Shore Capital Group Ltd. from Somers Ltd. on March 31, 2019 for $11.72 million.

Nedgroup Securities (Pty) Ltd. is the brokerage subsidiary of Nedbank Group Ltd. (JSE: NED) in South Africa. Headquartered in Sandton, Nedbank provides brokerage services for retail and institutional investors.

Somerset Capital Management LLP (Somerset) is an independent, specialist Global Emerging Markets investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2007 by Edward Robertson, Dominic Johnson and Jacob Rees-Mogg. Somerset provides discretionary investment advisory services to its clients, which include institutions with separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. is the mutual fund management subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management plc (LON: LIO) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2008 as Lone Wolf Investment Management Ltd. and subsequently became Architas Multi-Manager Ltd. They changed their name into Liontrust Multi-Asset Ltd. when Liontrust acquired Architas UK Investment Business in 2020. Headquartered in London, Liontrust Multi-Asset provides a range of diversified multi-manager funds to private and institutional investors.

Bernstein Autonomous LLP (dba Autonomous Research) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a subsidiary of Sanford C. Bernstein (Autonomous UK) 1 Ltd., ultimately owned by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. Autonomous Research provides fundamental analysis and thematic work on financial companies globally. Their clients are large institutional investors along with private equity firms, regulators, financial advisors and corporations who value the firm's research for its in-depth, intellectual approach and high quality.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, DWS Grundbesitz GmbH is a German property management company. The company is based in Frankfurt, Germany. The company was founded in 2002. Ulrich Horst Karl von Creytz has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

CFA Society of the UK is an association of investment professionals based in the UK. The British company was founded in an unspecified year.

E Fund Management (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. (E Fund HK) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of E Fund Management Co., Ltd. in China. Established in 2008, the firm serves as the global investment and business platform for their parent company, serving as a window to connect China and overseas markets. They are based in Hong Kong and provide a range of fixed-income and electronically traded fund management services to clients in Hong Kong and overseas.

Tideway Investment Partners LLP (Tideway) is a Great Britain-based asset management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 2009 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tideway Investment Group Ltd. Tideway provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to individuals and institutional clients.

Part of N1 Singer Ltd., Singer Capital Markets Securities Ltd. is a brokerage firm. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 2012 by Timothy Bruce Cockroft, Peter Welch. Timothy Bruce Cockroft has been the CEO since 2012.

Quilter Cheviot Ltd. is the investment management subsidiary of Quilter Cheviot Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Quilter Plc (LON: QLT) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 as Quilter Goodison & Co. In 2013, they merged with Cheviot Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in London, Quilter Cheviot provides bespoke investment portfolios for individuals and families for generations.

DWS Investment GmbH (DWS) is an asset and wealth management firm headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Deutsche Bank AG (ETR: DBK). DWS offers traditional and alternative investments across asset classes to institutional clients such as public and private pension funds, national and supranational entities, corporations, charities and foundations. They also provide customized wealth management solutions and private banking services to high-net worth individuals and family offices.

Global Student Accommodation UK Ltd. (GSA UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of GSA International Developments Ltd., ultimately owned by Capital Values Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 2006 as Capital Values Ltd. GSA UK facilitates growing interest in student accommodation assets by institutional investors, funds, insurers, sovereign wealth funds, family offices and professional investors.

PXP Vietnam Emerging Equity Fund Ltd. operates as an open-end mutual fund and investment trust company. The company was incorporated on July 25, 2005 and is headquartered in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Mobius Capital Partners LLP is an independent mutual fund manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Mark Mobius and Carlos von Hardenberg in 2017 as MCP Capital LLP. Mobius Capital Partners is an emerging and frontier markets asset manager that offers an innovative private equity approach to public markets.

Polen Capital UK LLP (Polen Capital) is an independent asset manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm provides active, high-conviction, growth equity, and high yield credit strategies to a wide range of clients. Polen Capital is a supporter of the following industry associations: TCFD, CDP and UNPRI.

EFG Private Bank Ltd. is the UK-based private banking arm of EFG International AG (SWX: EFGN; ADR: EFGXY), a global private banking group in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in London. EFG Private Bank provides international private banking and wealth management services to high-net worth individuals and a range of intermediaries.