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Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

Founded in 1989, Russell Investments Systems Ltd. is a subsidiary of Russell Investment Management LLC. The company provides other business support services and is based in London, UK.

Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. (CTAM) is an asset management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1990 as F&C Asset Managers Ltd. and renamed BMO Asset Managers Ltd. in 2018. They changed their name to Columbia Threadneedle Asset Managers Ltd. when BMO rebranded to Columbia Threadneedle Investments in 2022. The firm is a subsidiary of Columbia Threadneedle AM (Holdings) Plc, ultimately held by Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) in the US. CTAM manages a range of in-house and multi-manager funds for private individuals and institutional clients.

The On-Line Partnership Group Ltd. provides financial and mortgage advisory group membership services. The company is headquartered in Horsham, the United Kingdom.

Part of Russell Investment Management LLC, The Whitechurch Network Ltd. is a British company that provides financial and mortgage advisory group membership services. The company is based in Horsham, UK. The company was founded in 1998. The Whitechurch Network was acquired by The On-Line Partnership Group Ltd., part of Russell Investment Management LLC from November 19, 2013.

Sarasin & Partners LLP (Sarasin) is a global investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and formerly known as Sarasin Investment Management Ltd. They are a subsidiary of SIM Partnership (London) Ltd., ultimately held by JS International Holdings Ltd. in The Bahamas. Sarasin invests thematically and responsibly on behalf of charities, private clients, institutions and investment professionals.

Russell Investments Japan Co. Ltd. is the Japanese asset management subsidiary of Russell Investment Group KK, ultimately held by Russell Investment Management LLC in the US. Headquartered in Tokyo, the firm was founded in 1999 to serve individual and institutional investors both directly and through relationships with other financial services institutions.

Aviva Investors Global Services Ltd. (AIGSL) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Aviva Investors Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by Aviva plc (LSE: AV, ADR: AV) in Great Britain. Previously known as Morley Fund Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 1973, merged with Norwich Union Investment Management Ltd. in 2000 and underwent restructuring in 2008. Headquartered in London, AIGSL provides investment management services and related advisory to various subsidiaries of the Aviva Group and external clients such as retail funds, pension funds, and other institutional investors.

USS Investment Management Ltd. (USS-IM) is the wholly owned investment management subsidiary of Universities Superannuation Scheme Ltd. (USS), the final salary scheme for higher education employers in Great Britain. USS-IM is the principal investment manager and advisor to the scheme. Headquartered in Liverpool, the firm was founded in 1997.

Founded in 2016, Russell Investments UK Blocker Ltd. is a company that provides investment services. The company is based in London, UK and is part of Russell Investments Group Ltd.

GLG Partners LP (GLG) is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1995 by Noam Gottesman, Pierre Lagrange and Jonathan Green as a hedge fund division within Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. GLG offers advisory or sub-advisory services to non-US and US institutional managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

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.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

Russell Investments France SAS is an asset management firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Russell Investments Group LLC, which is owned by Russell Investment Management LLC in the US. Russell Investments France provides investment solutions to financial professionals and institutional investors.

Russell Investments Group Ltd. engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Quilter Investors Ltd. is the investment management subsidiary of Quilter Plc (JSE, LON: QLT) in Great Britain. Formerly known as Old Mutual Investment Management Ltd., the firm was founded in 2001 as Skandia Investment Services Ltd. and changed their name in 2012 when Skandia merged with Old Mutual. They became Quilter Investors in 2018. Headquartered in London, Quilter Investors manages funds, segregated mandates and hedge fund structures on behalf of retail, wholesale, institutional and internal customers.

Part of Russell Investments Group Ltd., Russell Investment Group Pty Ltd. is a financial asset management company based in Sydney, Australia. The Australian company offers a set of resources and articles to help clients navigate through market volatility and focus on the long term. The company provides analysis on the impact of pivoting the superannuation system to a mass personalized, goals-based approach on the real retirement gap. The company's investment approach brings the world's leading managers and strategies together aimed at achieving investors' goals. Russell Investment Group manages investments for institutions, advisors, and individuals, and is dedicated to improving financial security for people.

Russell Investments (Ireland) Ltd. provides investment management advisory services. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Praefinium Partners Ltd. (Praefinium) is a privately-held alternative investment firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2000 by Alpesh Patel, Ajay Singh and Nayan Srivastava. Praefinium provides intelligent access to worldwide growth economies (primarily India, Central Eastern Europe and the United States of America), regulated and supervised in the UK. The firm invests for an exclusive group of investors who include renowned institutional investors, sovereign funds, family offices and a selected group of ultra-high net worth individuals.

Part of Ping An Insurance (Group) Co. of China Ltd., Ping An Daoyuan Investment Management (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a Chinese Shanghai-based company founded in 2011. The company provides investment advice. The CEO is Xiao Hua Yang.

Part of National Australia Bank Ltd., Nulis Nominees (Australia) Ltd. acts as a nominee/trust/depository. The company is based in North Sydney, Australia.

Russell Investments New Zealand provides investment services. The private company is based in Auckland, New Zealand. and has subsidiaries in New Zealand.

Van Lanschot Kempen Investment Management NV (Van Lanschot Kempen) is a specialist wealth manager headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm was founded in 1991 and was formerly known as Kempen Capital Management NV. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Van Lanschot Kempen NV (AMS: VLK). Van Lanschot Kempen administers Dutch pension funds and provides integral asset management for Dutch institutional clients.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) (BNY Mellon) is the investment management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2007 due to the merger of The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation. BNY Mellon is the umbrella organization for BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. They provide investment management services to financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments/foundations and high-net-worth individuals.

FIL Investment Advisors (UK) Ltd. (FIA UK) is a Great Britain-based fund management firm headquartered in Tadworth, Surrey. Founded in 1984, the firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Holdings (UK) Limited, which in turn is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FIL Ltd. in Bermuda. FIA UK provides a range of global investment products and services to institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

FIL Investments International (FILII) is an asset management firm headquartered in Tadworth, UK. The firm was founded in 1979 and is a subsidiary of FIL Holdings (UK) Ltd., which is ultimately held by FIL Ltd. in Bermuda. FILII provides investment advisory and management services to their clients.

Part of Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, CIBC World Markets Plc is a British company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. CIBC World Markets was founded in 1999.

Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a subsidiary of Alliance Capital Management LLC, ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. provides trading and executions services to their clients.

Isomer Capital LLP (Isomer Capital) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Christopher John Charles Wade. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.