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Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

Fisch Asset Management AG (Fisch) is an independent Swiss asset management firm which was founded by Kurt Fisch and Pius Fisch in 1994. Based in Zurich, the firm manages a range of convertible bond, corporate bond, multi-asset and managed futures strategies primarily for institutional clients such as banks, portfolio managers, pension funds and family offices, as well as for wholesale investors. They are a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and integrate socially responsible factors into their investment processes.

VP Bank (Luxembourg) SA (VP Bank) is a private bank based in Luxembourg. Established in 1988, their VPB Finance S.A. division provides investment counseling, asset and wealth management for their high net-worth private clients. The bank is a member of VP Bank Group, owned by the Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank, Vaduz, which is located in Liechtenstein and founded in 1959. In addition, the group has offices in Switzerland, the British Virgin Islands and Germany. VP Bank manages several Luxembourg-domiciled funds.

Part of VP Bank AG, VP Fund Solutions (Liechtenstein) AG is a Liechtensteiner company that provides fund management services. The company is based in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The CEO of the company is Alex Boss.

TrendConcept Vermögensverwaltung GmbH (TCV) is the asset management subsidiary of TrendConcept GmbH in Germany. The firm was founded by Jürgen Reitz and Holger Fuchs in 1994. Headquartered in Wiesbaden, TCV specializes in the development and implementation of systematic portfolio management strategies and offers institutional customers and private investors tailor-made investment funds with a high level of capital security.

UBS Europe SE (Luxembourg Branch) (UBS Luxembourg) is a wholly-owned wealth management subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Luxembourg. UBS Luxembourg offers wealth management, asset servicing, investment banking and asset management services to private, corporate and institutional clients.

Crédit Suisse Fund Services (Luxembourg) SA provides financial investment services. It specializes in personal investment advice and professional portfolio management for discerning private investors. The company is headquartered in Luxembourg.

UBS Wealth Management (Singapore) (UBSWM-Singapore) is the wealth management operation of UBS AG (Singapore), a subsidiary of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. The firm provides a range of services including strategic wealth planning, liquidity solutions, retirement planning and succession planning to private clients.

Zürcher Kantonalbank (Broker) (ZKB-Broker) is the brokerage business unit of Zürcher Kantonalbank, a state-owned full-service bank founded in 1870, which is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. They conduct all investment activities in-house including financial advisory services, research, trading, and asset management. ZKB-Broker is an active trader in securities, foreign currencies, banknotes, precious metals, commodity contracts and financial derivatives on their own account and on behalf of third-party customers. The bank provides underwriting services in domestic debt and equity markets, sales and trading of listed domestic warrants and structured derivatives, and Swiss Franc foreign exchange trading. The firm offers round-the-clock market-making in credit default swaps from Swiss issuers. Their research covers a broad international investment universe and maintains a successful equity, bonds and sustainability research capability, together with independent investment fund research.

MRB Fund Partners AG is an expert in structuring and managing complex investment solutions. The private company is based in Zurich, Switzerland, and has subsidiaries in Liechtenstein. The Swiss company offers professional solutions to project partners under their regulatory approval. The company was founded in 1979, and Markus Töllke has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young Luxembourg SA is a company that provides accounting services. The company is based in Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

ODDO BHF (Schweiz) AG (ODDO BHF Schweiz) is the Swiss subsidiary of ODDO BFG AG, ultimately held by Société Générale SA (XP: GLE) in France. Formerly known as BHF-BANK (Schweiz) AG, established in 1974, the firm provides private banking services to an international clientele of high-net worth individuals, including investment advisory, administration and financial planning. They also manage investments for corporate clients, in particular small and medium-sized family-owned companies, and provide underwriting services on the Swiss capital market. They are located in Zurich with a branch in Geneva and representative offices in Spain, Abu Dhabi and Latin America.

Part of UBS Group AG, UBS Geneva is a commercial bank. The company is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

VP Bank AG (Private Banking) (VP Bank-PB) is the private banking division of VP Bank AG (SWX: VPBN, NASDAQ: VUPPF), an international banking group headquartered in Vaduz, Liechtenstein. The firm was founded by Guido Feger in 1956 as Verwaltungs- und Privat-Bank AG. VP Bank-PB offers tailor-made asset management solutions for private individuals and financial intermediaries.

Reichmuth & Co. is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of Reichmuth & Co. Holding AG in Switzerland. Headquartered in Lucerne, the firm was founded in 1996 and provides fund administration and advisory services for private and institutional clients.

VP Vermögensverwaltungs GmbH is a private company based in Munich, Germany. The German company is involved in National Commercial Banks.

Finanz- & Beteiligungsgesellschaft GmbH des Niederösterreich is a company based in St. Poelten, Austria. The company's main focus is on the generation fund, which is a safe and future-oriented investment opportunity for Lower Austrians. The fund is a long-term investment of funds from the State of Lower Austria and ultimately controlled by the State of Niederösterreich.