Bob Gonzales

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

Santro Invest AG is a company that specializes in mandate pension funds, mandates private, strategy consulting, investment policy, sustainability and Alpina Swiss Opportunity Fund. The company is based in Schindellegi, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Liechtenstein. The company optimizes the risk and yield of investment policy through their five investment grounds. The company takes into consideration the financial, business, and personal situation of their clients. The company was founded in 2008 by Mirko Sangiorgio, who has been the CEO since 2008.

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

Crossinvest SA (Crossinvest) is an independent, family-owned Swiss asset management firm which was established in 1985. Based in Lugano, the firm provides financial consulting services to high-net worth individuals and entrepreneurial families. They are a member of the Swiss Association of Asset Managers and provide a range of services including family continuity and wealth protection, research, analysis, advising and intermediation, access to alternative instruments, consolidation and account reporting, control of operating third parties through monitoring activities and selection of depositary banks. In 2007, Crossinvest obtained permission to engage in fund management under both Swiss and Luxembourg law.