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Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG (Investment Management) (J. Safra Sarasin-IM) is the investment management division of Bank J. Safra Sarasin AG, a private banking firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Founded in 1841, the firm is owned by J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG, which is ultimately held by JS International Holdings Ltd. in The Bahamas. J. Safra Sarasin-IM actively manage assets for private and institutional clients.

HSBC Global Asset Management (Deutschland) GmbH (HSBC-GAM-DE) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt KG (FR: TUB), itself a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE: HSBC; LSE: HSBA) in Germany. Formerly known as HSBC Investments Deutschland GmbH, the firm was established in 1989 and is the HSBC group's asset management arm for German speaking-countries, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg, as well as for Eastern European countries. They are located in Düsseldorf and manage and develop investment instruments for institutional clients and private individuals.

Bank Sarasin & Cie. AG (Investment Management) (Sarasin-IM) is the investment management division of Bank Sarasin & Cie AG (SW: BSAN) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Basel, the firm has offices in Zurich, Geneva and Lugano as well as international subsidiaries in Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, London, Luxembourg, Munich, Paris, and Singapore. The bank was founded in 1841 and specializes in investment advisory and asset management services for private and institutional clients, as well as an investment funds business. Sarasin-IM manages direct institutional mandates, retail and institutional funds for BSAN and third parties, as well as the subfunds of the Sarasin Investment Foundation.