Baillie Gifford is an independent investment management partnership established in 1908. The firm is based in Edinburgh and wholly owned by our current partners, who all work within the firm.

As stewards of Baillie Gifford?s long term vision, our partners are free to manage the firm without the distraction of the short term demands that external shareholders often bring to the management of investment firms.

The growth of the firm has always been organic, with no mergers and acquisitions. We are committed to remaining independent.

The stability of our ownership structure means that we can recruit and retain some of the best people, creating a distinctive and enduring culture. Staff continuity is very high, allowing us to retain investment expertise within the firm and to take a truly long term approach to investing.

Banjaran Asset Management is regulated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore and holds a Capital Markets Services license to carry out fund management for accredited investors and institutional investors.

Bank of Montreal?s Exchange Traded Notes (ETNs) are investment products designed to provide an investor with access to the returns of an index or strategy, less any investor fees and expenses. An investment in the ETNs involves significant risks, including possible loss of principal, and may not be suitable for all investors. For additional information regarding selected risks associated with the ETNs, please see "Selected Risk Considerations" below.

Barclays offers premier investment banking products and services to its clients through Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays"), and in the US through Barclays Capital Inc.

Barclays is an international financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions - in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 130,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

Barclays offers premier investment banking products and services to its clients through Barclays Bank PLC ("Barclays"), and in the US through Barclays Capital Inc.

Barclays is an international financial services provider engaged in personal banking, credit cards, corporate and investment banking and wealth management with an extensive presence in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. Barclays purpose is to help people achieve their ambitions - in the right way.

With over 300 years of history and expertise in banking, Barclays operates in over 50 countries and employs approximately 130,000 people. Barclays moves, lends, invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide.

Barclays Investment Managers (?BIM?) is a business in the Markets division of the Corporate and Investment Bank that was formed in July 2017, which performs fiduciary portfolio management and structuring activities across the platforms to which it performs the role of investment manager. BIM operates out of two inter-connected trading hubs in London and Tokyo, managing over 90 funds and over USD 10 billion of assets globally and leverages off the extensive infrastructure of the global Barclays Group which include central legal, compliance, operations, and technology teams.

The Barings Group was founded in 1762 in UK. The Barings Group was founded in 1762 in UK and established its asset management business, now known as "Baring Asset Management" from 1958. Back in 1976, Barings was among the earliest firms to open an investment management office in Hong Kong. In 2005, Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) acquired Barings as a strategic move to expand their asset management services globally.

Barings is a US$456+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.
*As of June 30, 2025

Barings is a US$456+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.
*As of June 30, 2025

BIMB Investment Management Berhad (?BIMB Invest?) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad. Licensed by the Securities Commission as an Islamic Fund Management Company, BIMB Invest was incorporated on 14 September 1993 and commenced its operations on 20 June 1994. BIMB Invest has been in the unit trust industry for over 22 years. It has an authorised capital of RM20 million and issued and paid up capital of RM15 million. As at 31 December 2017, BIMB Invest has a total fund size of RM2.23 billion.

BIMB Investment currently manages eight (8) Shariah-compliant retail unit trust funds that offer various investment strategies for individual and corporate clients, namely BIMB i Growth, BIMB Dana Al-Fakhim, BIMB Dana Al-Munsif, BIMB Dana Al-Falah, BIMB i Dividend Fund, BIMB i Flexi Fund, BIMB-Arabesque Malaysia Shariah-ESG Equity Fund and BIMB-Arabesque Asia Pacific Shariah-ESG Equity Fund and four (4) Shariah-compliant wholesale funds, namely BIMB Invest Money Market Fund, BIMB i Cash Management Fund 3 and BIMB Invest Wafiyah for liquidity management purposes and BIMB-Arabesque i Global Dividend Fund 1.

BIMB Investment also offers equity, fixed income and money market investment management services for institutions and corporations.

LifeSci Index Partners, LLC is an index provider of healthcare-based stock market indices. The principals of our firm are also founders of and/or are affiliated with LifeSci Advisors, a unique investor relations consultancy founded to provided companies in the life sciences a comprehensive solution to investor communications and outreach.

BlackRock is one of the world?s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions. BlackRock offers a range of solutions ? from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

BlackRock is one of the world?s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions. BlackRock offers a range of solutions ? from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

BlackRock is one of the world?s leading asset management firms and a premier provider of investment management, risk management and advisory services to institutional, intermediary and retail clients worldwide. We offer a range of solutions ? from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through wide variety of creative solutions and product structures, including institutional and individual separate accounts, mutual funds, the industry-leading iShares® (exchange-traded funds) and other pooled investment vehicles.
BlackRock helps investors build better financial futures. As a fiduciary to investors and a leading provider of financial technology, our clients turn to us for the solutions they need when planning for their most important goals.
As at 31 December 2020, BlackRock?s assets under management totaled US$8.68 trillion.

BlackRock is one of the world?s leading providers of investment, advisory and risk management solutions.

BlackRock offers a range of solutions ? from rigorous fundamental and quantitative active management approaches aimed at maximizing outperformance to highly efficient indexing strategies designed to gain broad exposure to the world's capital markets. Our clients can access our investment solutions through a variety of product structures, including individual and institutional separate accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles, and the industry-leading iShares® ETFs.

BlackRock is trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm*.

Our business is investing on behalf of our clients ? from large institutions to parents and grandparents, teachers, nurses, doctors and people from all walks of life who entrust their savings to us.

* Based on $5.1 trillion in AUM as of 9/30/16

BlueStar Indexes is a financial firm that specializes in developing and commercializing indexes and ETFs with a focus on the Israeli capital markets. BlueStar?s mission is to provide global institutional and retail investors with thoughtfully designed proprietary and custom investment strategies for efficiently accessing the full range of Israeli asset classes.

BMO Global Asset Management is a global investment manager delivering superior investment solutions powered by global insights, expertise and service excellence. Managing US$238 billion (As of July 31, 2016) in assets, we support our clients around the world through a network of 25 offices that span 14 countries across five continents.

In 2014, BMO Global Asset Management (Asia) Limited introduced three ETFs in Hong Kong, ringing a series of global FIRSTS in ETF solutions to investors, addressing the demand for income, growth and access to the region?s robust financial sector. With the commitment to continue to offer relevant and innovative products, BMO proudly introduced four new ETFs in early 2016, designed to provide local access to global markets, and to generate high quality income for investors.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners Singapore Limited (BNPPIPS) was incorporated in 1993 and is one of the key Asian offices of the BNP Paribas Investment Partners ("BNPP IP") network.

Today, BNPPIPS is responsible for the business development of the Southeast Asian asset management business of BNPP IP. It markets the full range of BNPP IP's product families to institutional and corporate clients in the region; and distributes BNPP IP investment funds via distributor partnerships to high net worth and retail clients.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is the asset management arm of the BNP Paribas Group. With EUR 533 billion of assets under management and advice and more than 4000 professionals operating in over 45 countries, it offers a full range of investment management services to institutional clients and distributors wherever they are based.

BNPP IP is made up of 26 specialist companies (Partners) with a distinct investment philosophy and business scope, in terms of asset classes or regions covered.

*Source: BNPP IP figures as at 30 June 2010

BNP Paribas Investment Partners Singapore Limited (BNPPIPS) was incorporated in 1993 and is one of the key Asian offices of the BNP Paribas Investment Partners ("BNPP IP") network.

Today, BNPPIPS is responsible for the business development of the Southeast Asian asset management business of BNPP IP. It markets the full range of BNPP IP's product families to institutional and corporate clients in the region; and distributes BNPP IP investment funds via distributor partnerships to high net worth and retail clients.

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is the asset management arm of the BNP Paribas Group. With EUR 533 billion of assets under management and advice and more than 4000 professionals operating in over 45 countries, it offers a full range of investment management services to institutional clients and distributors wherever they are based.

BNPP IP is made up of 26 specialist companies (Partners) with a distinct investment philosophy and business scope, in terms of asset classes or regions covered.

*Source: BNPP IP figures as at 30 June 2010

BNP Paribas Investment Partners is the dedicated autonomous asset management business of the BNP Paribas Group. BNP Paribas Investment Partners offers the full range of investment management services to both institutional and retail clients around the world. Central to the way we work is the concept of partnership ? both in terms of how we behave as a family of companies and our relationships with our clients. More than 800 investment professionals work across our network of some 60 investment centres, each specialising in a particular asset class or type of product. With total assets under management of EUR 502 billion*, BNP Paribas Investment Partners is the 6th-largest asset manager in Europe**.

* Source: BNPP IP, per 30 June 2012
** Source: BNPP IP, per 31 March 2012

BNY Mellon Investment Management is the global investment management arm of BNY Mellon, one of the world's major financial services groups with operations in 35 countries, serving more than 100 markets. As of 30 September 2015, we manage over US$1.6 trillion* in assets for investors across a wide range of asset classes; and were ranked the 7th largest global investment manager (by Pensions & Investments, November 2014) and the 7th largest U.S. Money Manager (by Institutional Investor, July 2014).

With a history in Asia Pacific for almost 100 years, BNY Mellon continues to build and expand our presence in the region with a focus on developing and delivering innovative investment solutions for our clients.

BNY Mellon Investment Management?s distinctive multi-boutique model encourages an entrepreneurial and focused approach to generating investment performance, embracing a diversity investment ideas, philosophies and approaches across asset classes and styles.

* Assets under management include investment boutiques and wealth management

BNY Mellon Investment Management is the global investment management arm of BNY Mellon, one of the world's major financial services groups with operations in 35 countries, serving more than 100 markets.

With a history in Asia Pacific for over 100 years, BNY Mellon continues to build and expand our presence in the region with a focus on developing and delivering innovative investment solutions for our clients.

Our distinctive multi-boutique model encourages an entrepreneurial and focused approach to generating investment performance, embracing a diversity investment ideas, philosophies and approaches across asset classes and styles.

With extensive experience in anticipating and responding to the investment and financial needs of the world's governments, pension plan sponsors, corporations, foundations, endowments, advisors, intermediaries, individuals and family offices, we can help you reach your goals through our global network.

US$1.7 TRILLION
IN ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT*

5th LARGEST
GLOBAL INVESTMENT MANAGER**

7th LARGEST
U.S. ASSET MANAGER***

*Assets under management include assets from all of BNY Mellon's investment boutiques in addition to the company's Wealth Management assets, as of 30 June 2016.

**Pensions & Investments, June 2016.
***Institutional Investor, July 2016.

BOCI-Prudential Asset Management Limited (?BOCI-Prudential Asset Management?) was jointly established by
BOCI Asset Management Limited (which is a subsidiary company wholly owned by BOC International Holdings
Limited) and Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited (which is a subsidiary company wholly owned by Prudential
Holdings Limited) in 1999.

The Company offers a comprehensive spectrum of investment products and services, which include Hong Kong
mandatory provident fund scheme (?MPF?), pension funds, retail unit trusts, exchange traded funds, institutional
mandates and other investment funds. In addition, the Company also manages discretionary investment portfolio
and charity fund for both private individuals and institutional clients.

Bosera Asset Management (International) Co., Limited (?Bosera International?) was established in Hong Kong on 4 March 2010, as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bosera Asset Management Company Ltd. (?Bosera?), one of the largest fund management companies in China. Bosera International licensed for dealing in securities, advising on securities and asset management by Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission. Our vision is to be your trusted partner for Greater China investments by offering a range of asset management services and products to both overseas and domestic investors, institutional and individual investors.