Tim Hext

BT Funds Management Ltd. (BTFM) is the fund administration subsidiary of Westpac Financial Services Group Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Westpac Banking Corp. (SY: WBC) in Australia. Part of BT Financial Group, founded in 1969, the firm was formerly known as BT Asset Management Ltd. and became BT Funds Management Ltd. in 1994. BTFM is located in Sydney and distributes investments in managed funds and listed securities. They also offer general financial product advice for the financial products which they are authorized to provide.

Perpetual Investment Management Ltd. (PIML) is the investment management subsidiary of Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. Headquartered in Sydney, PIML provides a broad range of investment strategies and products to Australian and international institutions, not-for-profit organizations, small businesses, financial advisers, high net-worth individuals and families.

Part of Perpetual Ltd., Pendal Institutional Ltd. is an independent investment management business based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company's experienced fund managers have the autonomy to make decisions with conviction and offer sustainable investment options, such as the Pendal Sustainable Balanced Fund - Class G through Investment Giving. Recently, the company's Pendal Select Fund (class R) was awarded the highest rating of "highly recommended" by researcher Zenith.

PM Capital Ltd. is a globally focused fund manager headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Paul Moore in 1998. They were acquired by Regal Partners Ltd. (ASX: RPL) in 2023. PM Capital manages money on behalf of private clients, the clients of financial advisers and institutions.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

The Trustee for Aware Super (Aware Super) is a pension fund management firm headquartered in Wollongong, Australia. They are a subsidiary of Aware Super Pty Ltd. The firm was founded in 1992 to provide for the superannuation and retirement needs of NSW public sector employees and their families. Aware Super provides superannuation, advice and retirement solutions to those who teach, nurse, care, respond and help others in their communities.

The Financial Services Council provides financial services. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia. and has subsidiaries in New Zealand. Sally Loane has been the CEO of the Australian company since 2014.

Sentient Impact Group Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that invests in high-performing portfolios to shape the present and future. The private company is based in St. Kilda, Australia. The company's focus is on making an impact and they invest in people to achieve this goal. The CEO of the company is Oliver Yates.

Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd. (AIGSL) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LSE: AV, ADR: AV) in Great Britain. Previously known as Morley Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1973, merged with Norwich Union Investment Management Ltd. in 2000 and underwent restructuring in 2008. Headquartered in London, AIGSL provides investment management services and related advisory to various subsidiaries of the Aviva Group and external clients such as retail funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

FIL Investment Management (Australia) Ltd. (Fidelity Australia) is a fund management firm headquartered in headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 2003 and is owned by Fil Ltd. in Bermuda. Fidelity Australia serves as an institutional client service and business development office that covers both Australia and New Zealand. The team is backed by a global research network, providing them with world-class Australian equities capability.

Moody's Investors Service Pty Ltd. is the Australian investment research subsidiary of Moody's Corp. (NYSE: MCO) in the US. The firm was formerly known as Gavinu Pty Ltd. Headquartered in Sydney, Moody's Investors Service provides credit ratings, research, and risk analysis to Australian corporate, financial institutions, structured, and sovereign issuers. Their regionally based analysts cover a variety of industries namely telecommunications, project finance, airlines, oil & gas, hybrid securities, real estate, power & utilities and structured finance.

AllianceBernstein (Australia) Ltd. (ABAL) is the Australian subsidiary of AllianceBernstein Holdings (Cayman) Ltd., ultimately owned by AXA Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH) in the US. The firm is headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne. They provide diversified investment management services worldwide to institutional, high-net worth individuals and retail investors.

AMP Capital Investors Ltd. (AMPCI) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AMP Capital Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by financial group AMP Ltd. (ASX: AMP) in Australia. Founded in 1849 as the non-profit Australian Mutual Provident Society, the group is an Australian superannuation provider and asset manager. The firm is headquartered in Sydney with additional offices in New Zealand, Dubai, China, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Luxembourg, UK and the US. They were one of the first to invest in infrastructure when they participated in the financing of the Sydney Harbour Tunnel in 1988. AMPCI is a socially responsible investor which manages a range of unlisted and listed infrastructure investments in Asia, Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand as well as life insurance, institutional and mutual funds for the AMP group.

Cartica Management LLC (Cartica) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm was founded in 2009 by Teresa Barger, Steven Quamme and Farida Khambata. Cartica provides investment supervisory services to private investment funds which are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors and may also provide investment supervisory services for separately managed accounts for sophisticated institutional and high net-worth investors.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., EY Port Jackson Partners is an Australian company that provides real estate, precinct and project management services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. David Joseph Larocca has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Antares Capital Partners Ltd. (Antares Capital) is an investment management firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Portfolio Partners and Aviva Investors. They are a subsidiary of National Wealth Management Holdings Ltd., itself a subsidiary of National Australia Bank Ltd. (ASX: NAB) in Australia. Antares Capital manages assets on behalf of Australian investors.

Maple-Brown Abbott Ltd. (MBA) is an investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by Robert Maple-Brown and Chris Abbott in 1984. They are a subsidiary of Maple-Brown Family Investments Pty Ltd. The firm offers Australian managed investment schemes, UCITS (Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities) funds in a variety of currencies and discrete mandates to clients around the world. Their clients include superannuation funds, financial institutions, endowments, charities, family offices, financial advisers, wholesale investors and retail investors. MBA is a socially responsible investor and a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

UBS Securities Australia Ltd. is a brokerage firm headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBG AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Securities Australia offers execution and settles trade in ASX quoted financial products for private investors.

Advance Asset Management Ltd. (Advance AM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1982 and formerly known as NSW Property Managers Pty Ltd. and as NSW Asset Management Ltd. In 2023, they were acquired by Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc. (NYSE: MMC) in the US. Advance AM manages managed funds and multi-manager funds for various investors.

Part of Perpetual Ltd., Pendal Fund Services Ltd. is an Australian company that provides investment management services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia.

BT Financial Group Pty Ltd. provides online investment balance and transaction services. It offers investment, superannuation, retirement income products, financial advice, and insurance options. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Ausbil Investment Management Ltd. (Ausbil) is the Australian equities management subsidiary of Candriam SCA, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC) in the US. The firm was founded by Paul Xiradis and Reubert Hayes in 1997 as a joint venture between the founding investors and Dexia Asset Management. The firm was formerly known as Ausbil Dexia Ltd. and changed their name to Ausbil Investment Management Ltd. when they were acquired by NYLIC in 2014. Headquartered in Sydney, Ausbil primarily manages Australian and global equities for superannuation funds, institutional investors, master trusts and Australian retail clients. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to managed investment trusts offered in Australia. Ausbil is a signatory to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

Craton Capital Pty Ltd. (Craton Capital) is an independent investment management firm located in Johannesburg, South Africa. Craton Capital was established in 2003 and opened an office in London in 2006. They also have an office in Melbourne and created an alternative investments division in 2005. Craton Capital specializes in commodity investing and manages Liechtenstein-domiciled traditional and alternative funds including the Craton Capital Precious Metal Fund and the Craton Capital Global Resource Hedge Fund.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Deutsche Securities (Pty) Ltd. is a South African brokerage company. The company is based in Sandton, South Africa. The company was founded in 1979. Muneer Ismail has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

CFA Institute operates as non-profit organization, which engages in the provision of chartered financial analyst programs. It offers certificate in investment performance measurement program, investment foundations, and scholarship. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

J O Hambro Capital Management Holdings Ltd. provides financial services. The company was founded on June 13, 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

J.O. Hambro Capital Management Ltd. (JOHCM) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by James Hambro in 1993 as an independently managed boutique, and was acquired by Pendal Group Ltd., formerly BT Investment Management Ltd., in 2011. In 2023, Perpetual Limited (ASX: PPT) – an ASX-listed, global diversified financial services company in Sydney, Australia – acquired Pendal Group, including JOHCM. The firm provides discretionary investment advisory services across a diverse range of equity strategies through pooled vehicles (or investment funds) and to clients that establish separately managed accounts.

Ryder Court Emerging Markets Small Cap Fund Dst provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Portfolio Financial Services Ltd. is a private company based in Mumbai, India. Portfolio Financial Services Ltd. was founded in 1992.

JOHCM Funds (UK) Ltd. is based in London, UK. Part of Perpetual Ltd., JOHCM Funds (UK) Ltd. is a British company that provides financial intermediation services.

The Banking & Finance Oath Ltd. is an initiative that promotes ethical behavior, trust, and integrity in the banking and finance industry. The private company is based in Neutral Bay, Australia. The Australian company provides a practical guide to ethics and encourages young professionals to take the oath. The company offers programs for financial advisers and leaders on how to embed the oath and develop an ethical framework.

JOHCM (USA), Inc. (JOHCM USA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Pendal USA, Inc., which is owned by Perpetual Ltd. (ASX: PPT) in Australia. JOHCM USA provides investment advisory services on a segregated basis to US institutional investors.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.