Philip Sellaroli

Platinum Investment Management Ltd., trading as Platinum Asset Management (Platinum), is an alternative investment management firm headquartered in Sydney, Australia. The firm was founded in 1994 and is wholly owned by Platinum Asset Pty Ltd., which is a subsidiary of Platinum Asset Management Ltd. (ASX: PTM). Platinum provides investment management services to corporations/business entities, high-net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles and other investment advisers.

Macquarie Capital Securities (Japan) Ltd. (MCS-J) is a securities brokerage firm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Macquarie International Investments, which in turn is a subsidiary of Macquarie Bank Ltd. (SY: MBL), based in Australia. Established in 2004 following the acquisition of the Asian equity division of ING Groep NV (NYSE: ING) by Macquarie, MCS-J provides trading and financial analysis services to Japanese and overseas institutions as well as hedge funds. The firm specializes in Japanese equity, economic research, fundamental research at the company level, quantitative analysis, information on infrastructure funds and other funds, equity derivatives and structured products. They also act as intermediary for Macquarie Bank in the equity-linked notes private placement market. The firm's analysts research themes including Japanese reflation, global industries and Asian technologies. MCS-J is located in Tokyo, and operates in close cooperation with Macquarie sales teams in London, Geneva, Frankfurt, New York and Boston.