William Chuang

AXA Investment Managers Asia Ltd. (AXAIM-Asia) is a wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of AXA Investment Managers SA, itself a subsidiary of AXA SA (XP: CS, ADR: AXAHY) in France. The firm was founded in 1998 when AXAIM acquired and merged NMFM (Asia) and BGI Investment Management Hong Kong Ltd. AXAIM-Asia specializes in insurance investments and hedge funds. Their clients are local institutions including pension funds and insurance companies. They also manage insurance portfolios for the parent group, and operate in close relationship with fellow subsidiary AXA Rosenberg Investment Management Asia Pacific Ltd., which specializes in equity. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Templeton Investment Counsel LLC (TIC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Templeton Worldwide, Inc., ultimately held by Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN). TIC provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US registered funds, and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.