AMP Capital is a global investment manager with a large presence in Australia. As part of the AMP Group, we share a heritage that spans almost 170 years. We have more than 250 investment professionals in 18 locations around the world, working together to share the latest insights and discover the best possible investment opportunities for our clients.

We operate across all major asset classes - with a particular focus on real estate and infrastructure. Our asset class specialists, investment strategists and economists work together and today manage  over A$189 billion (as at 30 June 2018) in funds under management on behalf of our clients, across a range of single sector and diversified funds.

AXA IM is an active, long-term, global, multi-asset investor with assets under management of AUD 1 trillion*. We were founded in 1994, and are fully owned and backed by the AXA Group, a world leader in financial protection. We offer a range of investment strategies with teams of investment experts – Fixed Income, Framlington Equities, Rosenberg Equities, Real Assets, Structured Finance – as well as a Multi Asset Client Solutions team. We have 2,300 employees operating in 21 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia pacific and the Middle East. We are committed to becoming a leader in Responsible Investment (RI) and supporting sustainable financial markets.

*As at 30th June 2017

Federated Hermes is guided by the conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create long-term wealth. We provide specialised capabilities across equity, fixed income and private markets, in addition to multi-asset strategies and proven liquidity-management solutions. Through our world-leading stewardship services, we engage companies on strategic and sustainability concerns to promote investors’ long-term performance and fiduciary interests. Our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, to help clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to positive outcomes in the wider world.
 
£382bn in assets under management | £662bn in assets under advice | 1900 employees

Insight Investment¹ is an active investment manager that has been operating since 2002. It is now responsible for A$1,246.3bn¹ in assets under management and employs 236 investment professionals. Headquartered in London, Insight has operations in the UK, Germany, US, Australia, and Japan. Our clients are predominantly pension and sovereign wealth funds.

In Australia, Insight’s six local staff includes three investment professionals, managing A$29.7bn² for institutional investors. Our core strength is objective-based investing with a strong risk management focus.

Investment solutions delivered for our Australian clients include tailored currency risk management programs (A$11.8bn²), an ‘inflation plus’ multi-asset strategy (A$2.6bn²), global fixed income strategies (A$2.2bn²) and bespoke asset allocation implementation services (A$13.1bn²).

In 2017 alone, Insight received significant industry recognition for its investment expertise, with six awards for our fixed income capabilities as well as a number of different awards for other capabilities such as liability-driven investment.

¹Insight includes, among others, Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited (IIMG), Insight Investment International Limited (IIIL) and Insight North America LLC (INA) each of which provides asset management services.

²As at 31 December 2019. Assets under management (AUM) are represented by the value of cash securities and other economic exposure managed for clients. Figures shown in AUD. FX rates as per WM Reuters 4pm spot rates. Reflects the AUM of Insight, as previously defined.

Link Group connects millions of people with their assets including equities, pension and superannuation, investments, property and other financial assets. We do this by partnering with thousands of financial market participants to deliver services, solutions and technology platforms that enhance the user experience and make scaled administration simple. We help manage regulatory complexity, improve data management and provide tools to help people connect to their assets, leveraging analysis, insight and technology. We are the largest provider of services in Australia's superannuation administration industry, which services the fourth largest pension pool in the world based on funds under management. Our core businesses are complemented by our expertise in digital solutions and data analytics, and enable us to provide a complete service to our global network of clients and partners.

Northern Trust Corporation is a leading provider of asset servicing, asset management, wealth management and banking to corporations, institutions, affluent families and individuals. Northern Trust has offices in the United States in 20 states and Washington, D.C., and 23 international locations in Canada, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. As of December 31, 2019, Northern Trust had assets under custody/administration of US $12.1 trillion, and assets under management of US $1.2 trillion. For more than 130 years, Northern Trust has earned distinction as an industry leader for exceptional service, financial expertise, integrity and innovation.

With offices in 11 locations across Asia Pacific - Beijing, Bengaluru, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Melbourne, Pune, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney and Tokyo – and servicing clients in the Australia-New Zealand market since 1993 - Northern Trust is a full-service provider offering a comprehensive range of customised asset servicing, asset management and capital markets solutions to institutional and investment manager clients.

Nuveen, the investment manager of TIAA, offers a comprehensive range of outcome-focused investment solutions designed to secure the long-term financial goals of institutional and individual investors. Nuveen has $1.1 trillion in assets under management as of 31 December 2019. Its affiliates offer deep expertise across a comprehensive range of traditional and alternative investments through a wide array of vehicles and customized strategies.

For more information, please visit www.nuveen.com.

PIMCO is one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers. With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing. In the nearly 50 years since, we have worked relentlessly to help millions of investors pursue their objectives – regardless of shifting market conditions.

As active investors, our goal is not just to find opportunities, but to create them. To this end, we remain firmly committed to the pursuit of our mission: delivering superior investment returns, solutions and service to our clients. Today we have over 2,800 professionals located in 17 global offices throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, including eight trading desks covering every time zone.

QIC is a leading long-term specialist manager in alternatives offering infrastructure, real estate, private capital, liquid strategies and multi-asset investments. It is one of the largest institutional investment managers in Australia, with A$85 billion (US$60 billion) in funds under management1. QIC has over 1000 employees and serves more than 115 clients. Headquartered in Brisbane, Australia, QIC also has offices in Sydney, Melbourne, New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, San Francisco, London and Copenhagen. For more information, please visit: www.qic.com.

Robeco is a pure play international asset manager founded in The Netherlands in 1929. Through its unique integration of fundamental, sustainable and quantitative research, Robeco offers an extensive selection of active investment strategies, covering a broad range of asset classes and managing AUD 322 billion in assets as at September 2019.

A pioneer in the field of Sustainable Investing since the 1990s, Robeco also benefits from the expertise of RobecoSAM, founded in 1995 and focusing solely on Sustainability Investing. With over AUD 200 billion of assets integrating ESG criteria, Sustainable Investing is at the core of Robeco’s business. In addition, Robeco’s Active Ownership team uses voting rights and strategic engagement with companies in which it invests to maximise its sustainability impact. In 2019, the PRI’s assessment report awarded Robeco the coveted A+ score for core strategy and governance, along with five other modules.

Schroders is one of the largest and most internationally diverse independent investment managers in the world, providing investment management, research and marketing services. Schroders was established in Australia in 1961 and as at 30 September 2019, manages more than A$39.4 billion on behalf of clients.
 
The Australian business is focused on asset management for institutions, advisers and individual clients. Comprising a team of more than 90 people, it is home to the domestic research and investment teams for capabilities in Australian Equities, Fixed Income, Multi-Asset and Global Equities.
 
As at 30 September 2019, Schroders managed A$823.6 billion on behalf of clients in 32 locations across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Schroders in Australia is a wholly owned subsidiary of Schroders plc.