Christophe Forest

AXA Investment Managers Schweiz AG (AXAIM-CH) is the Swiss branch of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS) in France. Formerly known as Winterthur Investment Management, AXAIM-CH was founded in 1990 as a subsidiary of Winterthur Insurance and is located in Zurich with a branch in Winterthur. AXAIM-CH provides asset management services to private and public-sector staff pension funds, insurers, corporate associations and other institutional and non-profit organizations. The firm offers customized asset management mandates in addition to the Winterthur Managed Funds, investment products and Win Investment Funds. Their product range for institutional clients in Switzerland includes bond (CHF and foreign currencies), equity (Swiss and global) and mixed (BVV2) portfolios.

State Street Global Advisors Ltd. (SSGAL) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. Founded in 1990, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Street Global Advisors International Holdings Inc., ultimately held by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT) in the US. SSGAL offers a variety of asset management solutions to pension funds, investment management companies, insurance companies, central banks, and family offices.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Legal & General Investment Management Ltd. (LGIM) is a fund management firm headquartered in London. The firm was founded in 1970 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Ltd., which is owned by Legal & General Group plc (LSE: LGEN, ADR: LGGNY). LGIM provides investment management services to pension funds, institutional and private clients. Their clients are primarily in Great Britain, and marginally in the US though their Chicago-based subsidiary LGIM America, which established in 2006.

Mashreq Capital DIFC Ltd. (Invt Mgmt) (Mashreq-IM) is the investment management division of Mashreq Capital DIFC Ltd., which is headquartered in Dubai, UAE. The firm was founded in 2006 and is a subsidiary of MashreqBank PSC (DA: MASQ). Mashreq-IM offers a range of investment solutions to individual, institutional and corporate investors through their Makaseb funds or tailored portfolios, providing mix and match country, sector and investment plays within the region and across asset classes.

Mashreq Capital (DIFC) Ltd. provides investment and funds management services. The firm's business activities encompass credit and deal investment, asset management, collective investment funds operation, custody provision, and fund administration. It also provides banking advisory and consulting services on financial products and credit intermediation operations. The company was founded on February 7, 2006 and is headquartered in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates.

Banque Lombard Odier & Cie SA (Investment Management) (Lombard Odier-IM) is the investment management division of Banque Lombard Odier & Cie, a subsidiary of Compagnie Lombard Odier SCmA in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2002 when Lombard Odier & Cie and Darier Hentsch & Cie. merged. They are headquartered in Geneva with branches and representative offices throughout Switzerland, Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Lombard Odier-IM provides private banking and asset management services to institutions, family-owned businesses and high-net worth individuals. They also provide a range of support services for independent intermediaries.