Miyako Urabe

BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. (BofA Securities Japan) is the wholly-owned Japanese brokerage subsidiary of Merrill Lynch International, Inc., which is ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Merrill Lynch Japan Securities Co., Ltd. (MLJS) and changed their name to BofA Securities Co., Ltd. in line with grobal re-branding from BofA Merrill Lynch to BofA in 2020. They subsequently became BofA Securities Japan Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Tokyo, BofA Securities Japan provides stock and bond trading, capital markets, investment banking and other advisory services to corporate clients, financial institutions and government agencies.

Gartmore Investment Management Ltd. provides investment products and services. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

JPMorgan Asset Management (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (JPAM AP) is an investment management firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm was founded in 1974 as JF Asset Management Ltd. and is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. JPAM AP manages Asian mandates and equity funds for institutional and retail investors.

BlueOptima Ltd. provides objective metrics to track productivity, quality, and vulnerabilities of software development teams. BlueOptima is based in London, UK. The British company offers different pricing plans to suit organizations of different sizes and supports popular software development infrastructures. BlueOptima's developer analytics benchmarks revision data to help create efficient software engineering teams that ship high-quality code productively. The private company's performance analytics are powered by objective software development metrics that help manage resources and budgets effectively.

Part of UBS Group AG, SG Warburg & Co. Ltd. provides security brokerage services.

UBS Asset Management (Japan) Ltd. (UBS AM-JP) is the wholly-owned Japanese asset management subsidiary of UBS Asset Management AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS; SW: UBSGE) in Switzerland. Established in 1972, the firm is based in Tokyo and provides fund management, discretionary asset management and off-shore pooled vehicle management services to financial institutions, public and private pension funds, corporations and wholesale intermediary clients.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS AG (Japan Branch) is a financial services company based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company leverages years of experience to deliver services to clients and partners with them to mobilize capital towards a more sustainable world and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. UBS has put sustainability at the heart of its own business and prioritizes climate as it transitions to a low carbon economy with a plan to achieve net zero by 2050.

LGT Wealth Management Ltd. is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2007 and formerly known as Abrdn Capital Ltd. In 2023, they became a subsidiary of LGT UK Holdings Ltd., which is ultimately owned by LGT Group Foundation in Liechtenstein. LGT Wealth Management provides discretionary investment management services for private clients, charities and pension schemes.

Dai-Ichi Life Insurance Co., Ltd. provides life insurance and pension products services. It operates through the following segments: domestic life insurance, overseas insurance, and others segment. The company was founded on September 15, 1902 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of abrdn Plc, Ignis Asset Management Ltd. is a British company that provides investment advisory services. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Ignis Asset Management was acquired by Standard Life Investments (Holdings) Ltd. from PGH (Cayman) on July 01, 2014 for $643.71 million.

Regulus Bidco Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The private company is based in Aylesbury, UK.

Sarasin & Partners LLP specializes in ethical investing for charities, private clients, and institutional investors. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of Nippon Telegraph & Telephone Corp., GOOD EAT COMPANY, Inc. operates restaurants. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2019. The CEO is Shujiro Kusumoto.

Ignis Investment Services Ltd. (IIS) is the asset management subsidiary of Ignis Asset Management Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN, ADR: SLFPY) in Great Britain. Headquartered in Edinburgh, the firm was formed following the 2008 merger of Resolution Asset Management and Axial Investment Management. They can trace their origins since 1986. IIS offered tailor-made and pooled solutions for small- to medium-sized pension schemes. Their clients include large corporate pension schemes, charities and life companies along with other strategic partners. They cater to UK retail, institutional and international clients.

bio-bean Ltd. engages in the provision of coffee collection services. It offers services to consumer retail product, Coffee Logs, and natural flavouring ingredient into the food and beverage industry. The company was founded by Benjamin Peter Harriman and Arthur Kay in 2013 and is headquartered in Huntingdon, the United Kingdom.

The London Community Foundation is a charity organization that aims to build strong and connected communities by inspiring generosity to invest in small charities and community groups. The foundation is based in London, UK and was founded in 1995. The British company has raised over £100 million to support grassroots organizations in the capital's communities. The foundation has collaborated with corporate and individual philanthropists as well as public sector partners. Since the first lockdown, they have committed over £9 million in COVID funding as part of the community response. The CEO is Kate Markey.

DefaqtoMedia Ltd. operates as an independent financial product and fund information and ratings agency. It specializes in comparing and analyzing financial products. The firm provides insight and consultancy to financial services sectors including IFAs, mortgage and general insurance brokers, web aggregators and the public sector. The company was founded on May 18, 1995 and is headquartered in Aylesbury, the United Kingdom.

Defaqto Ltd. operates as a financial services technology firm that develops a fintech platform for advisers and also provides independent ratings of financial products and funds. It offers ratings, software solutions, consultancy and data services, and publications and events. The company was founded by Alastair Harold Whitehead in 1994 and is headquartered in Haddenham, the United Kingdom.

Quilter Financial Planning Ltd. operates as a holding company with interests in financial advisory services. It also offers retirement, estate and trust planning, risk protection services. The company was founded by Alexander Park Leitch, George Higginson, Wallace Dobbin and Richard Freeman in 2005 and is headquartered in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

Montanaro Asset Management Ltd. (Montanaro) is an independent Great Britain-based specialist asset management firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in London and provides asset management services to a range of professional or institutional investors including pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, wealth managers and charities. Montanaro is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and believes that ESG related issues are essential to valuing companies, being a good investment manager and in being a better investor.