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abrdn Australia Ltd. is the Australian asset management subsidiary of abrdn Asia Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 2000 as Equitilink Australia Ltd. and formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management Ltd. and as Aberdeen Standard Investments (Australia) Ltd. they were renamed into abrdn Australia Ltd. to reflect abrdn’s global rebranding in 2021. Headquartered in Sydney, abrdn Australia manages the Group's Australian and New Zealand assets for a range of global and domestic clients such as listed investment companies, managed investment schemes and segregated mandates. In addition, the firm provides local clients with access to the Group's investment capabilities which include domestic, regional equity and fixed-income, international equity and fixed-income and single country equity products.

Schroder Investment Management Australia Ltd. (SIMAL) is the wholly-owned Australian investment management subsidiary of Schroder Australia Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Schroders Plc (LON: SDR, ADR: SHNWY) in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Sydney. SIMAL manages assets for institutional and wholesale clients across Australian equities, fixed income and multi-asset and global equities.

JGL Investments Pty Ltd. is an independent investment manager headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. The firm provides investment management services to various clients.

First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd. (FSIAIM) is the wholly-owned Australian asset management subsidiary of First Sentier Investors Holdings Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (MUFG) (TYO: 8306) in Japan. The firm was founded as Colonial First State Asset Management (Australia) Ltd. (CFSAMA) in 2005 as a separate business from the retail product distribution services offered by Colonial First State Investments. Headquartered in Barangaroo, FSIAIM provides investment, superannuation and retirement products to individuals as well as corporate and superannuation fund investors. Their clients are institutional investors and accredited investors.

Paradice Investment Management Pty Ltd. (Paradice) is an independent Australian investment management firm which was founded by David Paradice in 1999 as a boutique investment firm specializing in investing in smaller Australian and New Zealand companies. Based in Sydney, Paradice manages assets for institutional and high-net worth clients, investing in small, mid and large-cap companies. Their flagship fund is the Australian Equities Small Cap Fund.

Contango Funds Management Ltd. (Contango FM) is the fund management subsidiary of CSM Holdings Pty Ltd. in Australia. Founded in 1998 by David Stevens and Stephen Babidge, the firm is based in Melbourne and manages mandates across market-caps for institutional and professional investors.

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.

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.

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.

Australian Institute of Co. Directors is a non-profit organization that provides leadership on director issues. It offers governance education, director development, and advocacy. The organization was founded in January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Ord Minnett Ltd. is the brokerage and private wealth management subsidiary of IOOF Holdings Ltd. (ASX: IFL) in Australia. Headquartered in Sydney with additional office in Melbourne, the firm offers private wealth clients a full-service stockbroking services that covers Australian and global stock markets.

Morningstar Australasia Pty Ltd. is the Australian investment research subsidiary of Morningstar Direct Investments Pty Ltd., ultimately held by Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) in the US. Headquartered in Barangaroo, the firm was founded in 1999 as Huntley’s Investment Information Pty Ltd. They provide research on Australian stocks, managed funds, superannuation funds, credit securities, exchange-traded funds, and listed investment companies for individual investors, financial advisers, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Optar Pty Ltd. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia.

Spheria Asset Management Pty Ltd. is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. It was founded in 2016 by Marcus Burns and Matthew Booker. The firm provides asset management services to small and micro-cap Australian companies. They are a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment which integrates environmental, social, and governance considerations into their investment process.

Contact Asset Management Pty Ltd. is an Australian company that offers the Contact ex-50 fund, which provides a balance of growth and income. The private company is based in Sydney, Australia. The fund allows investors to access opportunities outside of the largest 50 stocks on the ASX. The company was founded in 2016 by William Culbert, Thomas Charles Dobson Millner.

Firetrail Absolute Return Ltd. engages in providing investors with access to an actively managed investment portfolio, which is designed to be market neutral. Its portfolio includes long and short positions in Australian listed securities. The company was founded on August 10, 2018 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.