Paul Johnson

Founded in 2011, Zeltiq Ltd. is a British company that wholesales machinery and equipment. Part of AbbVie, Inc., the company is based in Marlow, UK.

Part of Moody's Corp., Barrie & Hibbert Ltd. is a British company that provides financial consulting services. The company is based in Edinburgh, UK. Barrie & Hibbert was acquired by Moody's Corp. on December 16, 2011 for $77.38 million.

Markit Securities Finance Analytics Ltd. engages in the provision of global securities finance data, tracking short selling, and institutional fund activity. The company was founded by Mark C. Faulkner on January 14, 1998 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Credit Benchmark Ltd. provides credit risk data and analytics. It operates a contributed data model, focused on gathering credit risk information from the world’s major global banks. The firm also offers customized output and risk reports to highlight areas of interest for credit professionals. It calculates consensus credit risk data analytics for probability of default and loss given default at the entity level in the areas of sovereigns, corporates, and banks, as well as non-bank financials that include private equity, mutual funds, and hedge funds. It currently focuses on credit risk estimates produced by banks using the Internal Ratings-Based Approach. The company was founded by Donal Smith and Mark Faulkner in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.