John Murray

Perennial Investment Partners Ltd. (Perennial) is the majority-owned investment management subsidiary of IOOF Investment Management Ltd., ultimately owned by IOOF Holdings Ltd. (SY: IFL) in Australia. Perennial was established in 2000 as a joint venture between senior investment professionals and IOOF. They are a specialist investment management firm which comprises a suite of investment management boutiques including Perennial Value Management Ltd., Perennial Growth Management Pty Ltd. and Perennial Fixed Interest Partners Pty Ltd. Based in Sydney and Melbourne, the firm also has a branch office in Hong Kong. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which manages investment trusts on behalf of institutional and retail investors, specializing in various investment approaches.

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).

Wealth Defender Equities Ltd. engages in the investment in Australian listed companies, derivatives, and equities. It invests mainly in listed large, mid and small cap companies. The company was founded on October 24, 2014 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Perennial Value Management Ltd. (PVM) is an independent fund management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by John Murray in 2000. PVM provides fund management services through equity ownership and the alignment of interests between key investment management staff and institutional and retail clients.

Perennial Investment Management Ltd. (Perennial) is an investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded by John Murray in 2000 and is a subsidiary of SFG Australia Ltd., itself owned by Insignia Financial Ltd. (ASX: IFL). Perennial manages equities portfolios on behalf of retail and institutional investors.