Hans Erik Hamre

BNP Paribas Asset Management UK Ltd. (BNPP AM UK) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management Holding SA, itself a subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP, ADR: BNPQY) in France. BNPP AM UK provides customized investment management services to institutional clients, wholesale clients and collective investment schemes.

The ECU Group Plc is a British company that provides macro and currency management services. The private company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1988 by Michael Petley. The company's services include currency overlay, multi-currency liability management, debt reduction, interest savings, and tax efficiency. The company also offers duo and trio programs, synthetic debt programs, and macro advisory services.

WAY Fund Managers Ltd. (WFM) is an investment management firm headquartered in Wimborne, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of Apex Group Ltd., owned by Q Associates Ltd. They were founded in 2000 to provide a home for Funds where the Sponsor was WAY Investment Services Ltd., a sister firm to WFM, but also to promote similar services to third-party asset managers. WFM provides services to a wide range of collective investment schemes, which includes Investment Companies with Variable Capital and authorized unit trusts. These can be aimed at retail and/or institutional investors and can even be created for high net-worth individuals and their families (private funds).

Part of Apex Group Ltd., WAY Investment Research Ltd. is a British company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Wimborne, UK and was founded in 2009.

Liontrust Investment Partners LLP (Liontrust IP) is the fund management subsidiary of Liontrust Investment Services Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Liontrust Asset Management Plc (LON: LIO) in Great Britain. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 2010. Liontrust IP offers investment management and advisory services to professional investors. They also serve as an investment adviser to the Liontrust range of funds.

Santander Asset Management UK Ltd. (SAM-UK) is an asset manager headquartered in Glasgow, UK. The firm was founded in 1987 and formerly known as Scottish Mutual Portfolio Managers Ltd. and Abbey National Asset Managers Ltd. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of SAM Investment Holdings SL, owned by Banco Santander SA (NYSE, BME: SAN) in Spain. SAM-UK manages funds on behalf of other Santander group entities as well as retail investors. The firm also manages a small number of segregated corporate portfolios.

United Response operates as a non profit organization that provides social services. Its services include person centered support, physical disability, housing services, dementia, complex needs and money management. The company founded by Su Sayer in 1973 and is headquartered in Wimbledon, the United Kingdom.

Brompton Asset Management LLP (Brompton) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. It was founded by John Duffield and Rupert Ruvigny in 2009. The firm is a subsidiary of Brompton Asset Management Group LLP. Brompton offers discretionary investment management for mutual fund investors, private clients and institutions and they also offer direct real estate investment services.

Threadneedle Asset Management Ltd. (Threadneedle AM) is the wholly-owned global asset management subsidiary of TC Financing Ltd., ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1994 and manages assets for a range of clients which includes pension schemes, insurance companies, private investors and corporations. Threadneedle AM is a socially responsible investor which believes they have a responsibility to, and will benefit from, exercising environmental and social stewardship throughout their firm.

BNP Paribas Asset Management Europe SAS (BNP Paribas France) is the investment management subsidiary of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP). Headquartered in Paris, the firm was founded in 1980. BNP Paribas France provides discretionary and pooled investment management for French and international private individuals, companies and institutions.

Blue Ocean Monitoring Pty Ltd. operates autonomous ocean data collection platforms. The private company is based in Subiaco, Australia.

BancoEstado SA Administradora General de Fondos (BancoEstado) is an independent Chilean fund management firm which was founded in 1997 as a joint venture between Banco del Estado de Chile and BNP Paribas Investment Partners. Headquartered in Santiago, BancoEstado provides short, medium and long-term investment options through products such as mutual funds and housing funds, keeping in line with the bank's financing tradition based on security, reliability and solvency.