Andreas Utermann

RCM (UK) Ltd. (RCM-UK) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK), ultimately owned by Allianz SE (FR: ALV, ADR: AZSEY) in Germany. RCM-UK is the dedicated global equity platform within Allianz Global Investors. Established in 1997 as Allianz Dresdner Asset Management (UK) Ltd., the firm changed their name to RCM (UK) Ltd. in 2004. RCM-UK offers a range of products primarily to institutional clients including pension funds, investment trusts, governments, insurance companies, and charitable foundations.

SIX SIS Ltd. operates as the national central securities depository of the Swiss financial market and an international central securities depository. It offers services for the settlement and custody of national and international securities. The firm also operates an online real-time settlement system, which enables market participants to settle their transactions through a single technical interface. The company was founded on May 21, 1999 and is headquartered in Olten, Switzerland.

Allianz Global Investors (UK) Ltd. provides financial services. It provides access to specialized equity and fixed-income expertise of affiliated institutional investment firms. Allianz Global Investors (UK) Ltd. is a member of Allianz AG. The company is headquartered in London, UK.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

SIX Group AG engages in the development and operation of a central infrastructure, which ensures the flow of information and money between banks, traders, merchants, and investors. It offers products and services for securities trading, stock market transactions, financial information, and payment transactions. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

Allianz Global Investors GmbH (UK) (AGI-UK) is the Great Britain-based investment management division of Allianz Global Investors GmbH, which is owned by Allianz SE (ETR: ALV) in Germany. Headquartered in London, AGI-UK was founded in 2013 and offers a range of expertise and capabilities across and within asset classes for institutional and retail clients.

Tokio Marine Rogge Asset Management Ltd. provides miscellaneous credit services. The joint venture company is based in London, UK.