Alberto Carnicer Malax-Echevarria

Kutxabank Gestión SGIIC SA is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Kutxabank SA in Spain. Headquartered in Bilbao, the firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as BBK Gestion SA. They became Kutxabank Gestión SGIIC SA in 2012 when BBK Gestion absorbed Kutxagest SA and Vitalgestion SA. Kutxabank Gestión manages a range of fixed income, target return, guaranteed, international equity and global funds. Their open-end collective investment schemes are marketed by Kutxabank and CajaSur Bank.

Elkarkidetza EPSV de Empleo (Elkarkidetza) is an independent pension fund management firm headquartered in Vitoria Gasteiz, Spain. Founded in 1986, the firm is a voluntary social security entity for employment of local and provincial institutions, as well as other institutions, autonomous bodies and public companies. Elkarkidetza manages the funds contributed jointly by Basque public institutions and their workers.

Amistra SGIIC SA is an independent Spain-based asset management firm which was founded by Inigo Casla in 1992 as Amistra Gestion SA. In 2010, they changed their name to Amistra SGIIC SA to reflect their transformation to a fund management firm. Headquartered in Bilbao, Amistra manages the Amistra funds for individual and institutional clients.

BBVA Asset Management SA SGIIC (BBVA-AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA (BME: BBVA, ADR: BBVA) in Spain. Founded in 1979 as BBV Gestinova, the firm became BBVA Gestión in 2000 when BBV Gestinova and Argentaria Gestión merged and was rebranded as BBVA-AM in 2008. They are headquartered in Madrid and manage pension plans and participate in the Latin American markets of Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Chile and Argentina. BBVA-AM also manages a range of investment mandates for insurance companies, employment plans and corporate clients through their platform in Luxembourg.

Bankinter SA (Private Banking) is the private banking division of Bankinter SA (BME: BKT, ADR: BKNIY) in Spain. Headquartered in Madrid, the firm was founded in 1965 and provides a range of private banking and discretionary portfolio management services to private individuals and high-net worth clients.

CaixaBank SA (Private Banking) is the private banking division of CaixaBank SA (MP: CABK) in Spain. La Caixa was created in 1990 when Caja de Pensiones para la Vejez y de Ahorros de Cataluña y Baleares, founded in 1904, and the Caja de Ahorros y Monte de Piedad de Barcelona, founded in 1844, merged. The firm is headquartered in Barcelona and provides a range of private banking services for high-net worth clients.

Intermoney Gestión SGIIC SA (Intermoney) is the fund management subsidiary of Corretaje e Información Monetaria y de Devisas SA in Spain. Founded in 1987, the firm is headquartered in Madrid and manages two range of actively managed funds, one classic and the other technological (imdi), for private and institutional clients.