Theo M.M. Maas

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).

Morgan Stanley Australia Ltd. is an Australian broker/dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley International, Inc., itself owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney, the firm offers sales, trading and market-making investment management services to global institutions, hedge funds and industry innovators.

JPMorgan Securities Australia Ltd. (JPMorgan Australia) is a broker/dealer subsidiary of JPMorgan Markets Australia (Pty) Ltd., ultimately held by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) in the US. Headquartered in Sydney, JPMorgan Australia provides brokerage services for investors which they can use in making portfolio decisions.

DNR Capital Pty Ltd. is an employee owned, boutique investment manager headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The firm was founded by Jamie Nicol in 2001 and formerly known as Dalton Nicol Reid Pty Ltd. They deliver client-focused, quality investment solutions to institutions, advisers and individual investors. Australian Equities High Conviction is the firm’s flagship strategy. DNR Capital is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and is a specialist provider of socially responsible investment portfolios.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Merrill Lynch Equities (Australia) Ltd. is an Australian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Sydney, Australia. Joseph Fayyad has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Baring Asset Management Ltd. (Barings UK) is the Great Britain-based subsidiary of Barings Europe Ltd., ultimately held by Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. in the US. Barings traces its origins to 1762 when it was founded in London as a firm of merchants and merchant bankers. They were an asset management pioneer in the UK and set up an Investment Department in 1955. In 1989, all of Barings' asset management activities were consolidated within Baring Asset Management. Headquartered in London, the firm manages assets on behalf of pension funds, pooled vehicles, governments, charities and high-net worth individuals. Barings UK offers a wide range of equity and fixed-income mutual funds in both domestic and international markets. They are a socially responsible investor which takes environmental and socially responsible investment issues into account and seek guidance from clients.

Northcape Capital Pty Ltd. (Japan) (Northcape Capital JP) is the Japan-based asset management arm of Northcape Capital Pty Ltd. in Australia. Northcape Capital JP is headquartered in Tokyo and manages concentrated high quality equity portfolios for clients. Northcape Capital is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.