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Baring Asset Management is a global investment management firm with offices,
clients and business lines spanning the world's major markets. We provide asset
management services in developed and emerging equity and bond markets on behalf
of institutional, retail and private clients worldwide, and have £27.6 billion
of assets under management. Since the foundation of Barings Bank in 1762, the common thread linking our
past to our present has been our ability to help clients benefit from changes in
the markets. This tradition continues today as we invest client assets across
global markets using the proprietary insights generated by a team of over 100
investment professionals. By combining insights that cut across location, sector and asset classes,
Baring Asset Management offers a unique world-view into today's economies and
markets. Our investment professionals, based around the world in London, Tokyo,
Hong Kong and Boston, combine this informed perspective with local knowledge and
presence to seek out investment opportunities with the potential to perform well
and deliver the returns investors demand. Today, Baring Asset Management operates as a subsidiary of MassMutual, a
leading diversified financial services organisation. Funds under management as at 31 December 2007
Founded in June 2000 by John Duffield, New Star is an investment management
company committed to offering investors superior performance across a broad
range of asset classes, from equities and bonds to more specialist areas such as
property. As a genuinely active fund management company, we maintain an environment in
which the finest fund managers can focus on making investors richer, with as
much freedom to invest as possible, subject always to rigorous monitoring,
control and compliance. Our fund management team comprises some of the most
talented and experienced fund managers in the industry and we also devote time
and energy to developing the skills of younger investment professionals. New
Star is, however, more than just a collection of talented individuals. Our
culture encourages our investment teams to share and debate stock ideas within a
dynamic and free-thinking environment.
Vanguard Investments Europe is the European arm of The Vanguard Group, Inc.
The Vanguard Group, Inc., founded in 1975, is an independent asset management
and mutual fund firm, solely dedicated to investment management, and one of the
top asset managers in the world with assets approximating US$ 1.37 trillion at
end December 2007. Vanguard’s unique corporate structure – the Vanguard Group is entirely owned
by the U.S.-domiciled funds it manages - distinguishes us from our competitors
in the asset management industry, avoids conflicting loyalties and enables us to
offer the highest possible quality of investment solutions and services at
extremely low costs. Vanguard institutional investment solutions cover indexed, quantitative and
fundamental active strategies. Vanguard has built its reputation on its high
standards of corporate governance, transparency and ethics and the benefits of
its investment philosophy - in particular those of cost optimization. With
nearly 6,600 institutional clients worldwide, Vanguard has ample experience
working with pension funds. Vanguard Investment Europe has proved its ability to adapt to specific
requirements of European Institutions while maintaining Vanguard’s high
standards of excellence, ethics, transparency, service quality and the benefits
of cost optimization. Today, Vanguard offers over 200 investment funds worldwide, covering the main
asset classes, of which 34 UCITS funds domiciled in Dublin and tailored to
European investors’ needs. Offices are also located in the USA (Headquarters),
Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Australia, Japan and Singapore.
Nomura Asset Management (NAM) U.K. Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of
NAM Co. Limited and manages $256 billion in assets (as at 31 March 2008). NAM UK is the primary coordinator for all aspects of the management of
European, Middle East and African client mandates. Our extensive experience and
research capability in Asian equities gives us global recognition as a
specialist equities manager. We have established a unique Global Emerging
Markets equity strategy involving three regional specialist managers: NAM
Singapore Limited manages the Emerging Asia region and two external specialist
managers manage EMEA and Latin America regions. Additionally, we offer regional
and country pooled funds such as Asia Pacific ex Japan, Japan, India and China.
NAM is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group ("RBS") is one of the world's leading
financial services Through dedicated client coverage teams, we bring solutions to customers that
draw on a wide range of product expertise including international cash and
liquidity management, trade finance, debt and equity financing, full risk
management and corporate finance advisory. The acquisition of ABN AMRO will
significantly strengthen our product franchise, especially in the areas of
Equity Capital Markets, M&A advisory and Transaction Banking. Additionally,
through ABN AMRO's strong foothold in emerging markets, notably Asia, Latin
America and Central & Eastern Europe, RBS’s coverage will increase to over
50 countries, creating a truly global business.
providers, serving more than 40 million customers worldwide through our 165,000
staff. We are a leading banking partner to corporates, financial institutions
and governments around the world, specialising in providing these customers with
a full range of banking services.
