Mark Martyrossian

Martin Currie Investment Management Ltd. (MCIM) is the Great Britain-based investment management subsidiary of Martin Currie Ltd., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. The firm was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Edinburgh. MCIM performs investment management, dealing, investment support, sales and marketing and platform functions for the Martin Currie group. The firm manages active-equity portfolios for a global client base of financial institutions, charities, foundations, endowments, pension funds, family offices, government agencies and investment funds.

First Sentier Investors (UK) IM Ltd. (FSIIM) is the wholly-owned, Great Britain-based specialist asset management subsidiary of S.I. Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8306) in Japan. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd. FSIIM provides discretionary investment management and portfolio management services to a range of institutional clients and funds.

Walter Scott & Partners Ltd. (Walter Scott) is a wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of BNY Mellon International Asset Management Holdings No. 1 Ltd., itself a subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK) in the US. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was founded by Walter G. Scott in 1983 to manage long-term equity portfolios for institutional investors around the world. Prior to October 2006 and the acquisition by Mellon Financial Corporation, Walter Scott was independently owned.

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.

Polar Capital LLP is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Polar Capital Partners Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Polar Capital Holdings, Plc (LON: POLR) in Great Britain. Founded in 2001, Polar Capital offers its services primarily to Polar Funds and managed accounts, all of which are pooled investment vehicles. Investors in Polar Funds include individuals, banking or thrift institutions, investment companies (including mutual funds), pension and profit-sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles (such as hedge funds), high net-worth individuals, collateralized debt obligations (CDO’s), charitable organizations, trusts and estates, corporations and other business entities, and state or municipal government entities.

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 Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Stewart Ivory & Co. Ltd. is a British company that manages investment trusts and other investment portfolios. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Stewart Ivory & Co. was acquired by Colonial Pty Ltd., a SUB of Commonwealth Bank of Australia from Scottish American Investment Co. Plc on March 24, 2000 for $115.29 million.

Baker Steel Capital Managers LLP (BSCM) is an independent specialist investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by David Baker and Trevor Steel in 2001. BSCM manages substantial assets on behalf of a broad range of financial institutions, wealth managers and professional investors.

Credit Suisse (Hong Kong) Ltd. (CSHK) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse AG, which is owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN; ADR: CS) in Switzerland. CSHK provides corporate and institutional investors with sales, trading, financing, prime services, and market-making in global equities, as well as equities-related securities, options, futures, risk management, and hedging products. Their client-focused platform offers issuer and investor clients access to distribution, trading, and origination capabilities across various markets globally.

Rathbone Investment Management Ltd. (RIM) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of Rathbone Brothers Plc (LON: RAT) in Great Britain. The firm is headquartered in Liverpool and was founded in 1979. RIM manages portfolios for US resident individuals, trusts, charities and pensions. They also provide individual investment and wealth management services for private clients, charities, trustees and professional partners, primarily in Great Britain.

Murray Asset Management Ltd. is an independent provider of financial services based in Edinburgh. Formally established in 2008, the firm was previously the private clients' investment division of Murray Beith Murray WS Solicitors in the UK. Murray AM provides financial planning and investment management services on a discretionary or advisory basis to private clients in Scotland and throughout the UK. Their clients include individuals, families, trustees, executors, landowners, entrepreneurs and company executives.

Part of HSBC Holdings Plc, HSBC Securities (Asia) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides banking and financial services. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.

TreeTop Asset Management LLP (TreeTop AM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2005 and is a subsidiary of TreeTop Asset Management TreeTop AM offers a range of investment funds to individual and institutional clients.

Scale Investors Ltd. helps investors and entrepreneurial women to connect, invest and succeed. It is a female focused angel investor network. The company was founded by Susan Oliver, Annette Kimmitt and Carol Schwartz in March 2013 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.