Tony Pearce

Franklin Templeton Australia Ltd. is the Australian asset management arm of Legg Mason, Inc. (NYSE: LM) in the US. The firm was founded in 1899 and formerly known as Legg Mason Asset Management (Australia) Ltd. Headquartered in Melbourne, they partner with their asset management affiliates to manage unit trusts, pooled superannuation trusts, domestic and international trusts for institutional and financial planning groups.

Acorn Capital Ltd. is an independent, specialist investment manager in emerging Australian companies. It was founded in 1998 by Barry Fairley. Headquartered in Melbourne, the firm provides discretionary investment management services to institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.