Kenneth Lamont

AXA Investment Managers UK Ltd. (AXA IM-UK) is the UK-based investment subsidiary of AXA Framlington Group Ltd., itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS, ADR: AXAHY) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1979. AXA IM-UK manages a diverse range of pooled funds and offers tailor-made investment products for liability management. They specialize in institutional pension fund management and individual retirement savings products.

GHC Capital Markets Ltd. (GHC) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Leicester, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 as Goy, Harris, Cartwright & Co., Ltd. and rebranded as GHC Capital Markets in 2007. GHC provides investment management services to companies and individuals alike.

Fitch Ratings Ltd. (FRL) is an investment research firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1977 and is a subsidiary of Fitch Ratings, Inc., ultimately held by The Hearst Family Trust in the US. FRL provides research and specialized ratings of services to residential and commercial mortgages, asset managers and managed funds. They also publish quantitatively based ratings such as Q-IFS ratings.

Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd. (Investment Management) (Charles Stanley-IM) is the investment management division of Charles Stanley & Co. Ltd., an investment company headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1852 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF). Charles Stanley-IM provides bespoke investment portfolios and tailored financial advice to individuals, charities, institutions and professional advisers.

Edison Investment Research Ltd. (Edison) is an investment research, investor relations and consulting firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Stephen Rogers and Fraser Thorne in 2003. They are a subsidiary of Edison Global Ltd. Edison provides investment research to international investors, advisors and stakeholders.

Citigroup Global Markets Korea Securities Ltd. is the South Korean brokerage subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately owned by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides a full suite of securities services to institutional investors.

JPMorgan Securities (Far East) Ltd. (South Korea) (JPMorgan Korea) is the South Korea-based broker/dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Holdings (Hong Kong) Ltd. in Hong Kong, which is owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Seoul, JPMorgan Korea was founded in 1991 and provides corporations, financial institutions and government entities an integrated range of corporate and investment banking and investment advisory services.

Resilient Fund Managers Ltd. is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of GHC Group Ltd. in Great Britain. Headquartered in Leicester, the firm was founded in 1990 and provides investment advisory services to individuals and their families, trusts, charities and corporates.

Morningstar Real-Time Data Ltd. provides market data and financial data workstations. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. is the Australian investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Direct Investments Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in Barangaroo, the firm was founded in 1999 as Huntley’s Investment Information Pty Ltd. They provide research on Australian stocks, managed funds, superannuation funds, credit securities, exchange-traded funds, and listed investment companies for individual investors, financial advisers, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar U.K. opened in London in 2000 and launched its investing Web site in 2001. The Web site offers access to and objective information on more than 9,000 funds available to individual investors in the U.K. The site also offers independent editorial content produced by Morningstar analysts and journalists based in London and around the world. In addition to its investing site, Morningstar U.K. provides a range of innovative products and services to advisers and institutions, including Morningstar® Adviser Workstation™, a comprehensive, Web-based investment planning system and Morningstar Direct™, a Web-based institutional platform providing access to Morningstar's global databases and investment research.

Proactive Investors Ltd. is a financial media portal that connects companies and investors. The company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The British company provides breaking news, commentary, and analysis on hundreds of listed companies and pre-IPO businesses globally, 24/7. The company offers in-depth comment, analysis, press releases, and share price data on small to large capitalized companies. Proactive is one of the fastest-growing financial media portals in the world, leading in up-to-the-minute, multi-media news provision, events organization, and investor research. The company was founded in 2006 by Craig Ribton, who has been the CEO since 2006.

Morningstar Investment Management Europe Ltd. (MIME) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Morningstar Investment Management LLC, which is owned by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in London, MIME was founded in 2006 and provides discretionary investment management and advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

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.

Morningstar Network SLU is the Spanish investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Holland BV, ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in Madrid, the firm was founded in 2001 and provides equity research on companies, deals, funds, investors, and service providers across the entire public and private investment lifecycle.

Cinnabar Investment Management Pty Ltd. (Cinnabar) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Cinnabar provides global multi-management solutions to individual and institutional clients.

Moody's Investors Service Ltd. is the Great Britain-based investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was founded in 1985 under the name Rapidcredit Ltd. Headquartered in London, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis. Credit ratings and research help investors analyze the credit risks associated with fixed-income securities. Such independent credit ratings and research also contribute to efficiencies in fixed-income markets and other obligations, such as insurance policies and derivative transactions, by providing credible and independent assessments of credit risk.

Part of Morningstar, Inc., Morningstar Holland BV is a Dutch company that provides investment research. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The company was founded in 2000. The CEO is Steven Smit.