John D. Scott

Founded in 2009, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (MSSB) is a registered investment adviser, a registered broker-dealer, a registered futures commission merchant, and a member of the New York Stock Exchange. Headquartered in Purchase, New York, MSSB is one of the largest financial services firms in the US with branch offices in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The firm was initially owned by a joint venture company which was indirectly owned 65% by Morgan Stanley and 35% by Citigroup, Inc. On June 28, 2013, Morgan Stanley purchased Citi’s 35% interest in MSSB. As such, the firm is now a direct subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Holdings LLC and they are a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS).

KB Securities Co., Ltd. (Broker) (KB Securities-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of KB Securities Co. Ltd., which is owned by KB Financial Group, Inc. (KRX: 105560). The firm was founded in 1962 as Hyundai Securities Co., Ltd. Headquartered in Seoul, KB Securities-Broker provides institutional investors with brokerage services for stocks and financial products such as passive ETFs in addition to Prime Brokerage Service to OCIO solutions.

Saturna Capital Corp. is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Bellingham, Washington. The firm was founded by Nicholas “Nick” Kaiser in 1989. Saturna Capital advises a variety of accounts divided between (1) investment management accounts for individuals, families, trusts, estates, corporations, and retirement plans and (2) pooled investment funds (mutual funds and private partnerships).