Thomas Steinberger

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (Research) (Raiffeisen RESEARCH) is the investment research division of Raiffeisen Bank International AG (VIE: RBI) in Austria. Headquartered in Vienna, the firm was founded in 2018 and provides corporate and institutional clients with in-depth, timely and actionable research covering a broad spectrum of markets, industries, and companies. Raiffeisen RESEARCH brings value through its unparalleled specialist knowledge and market expertise on the euro area, global markets and Central and Eastern Europe. The firm’s research focus is on macro, interest, currencies, government bonds, corporate bonds, financials, covered bonds, stocks, bond and equity markets as well as asset allocation.

Bankhaus Carl Spängler & Co. AG operates as a credit institution. Its products and services include savings accounts, medium-term notes, overdrafts in foreign exchange transactions and securities business, and asset management. The company was founded on January 14, 1994 and is headquartered in Salzburg, Austria.

Deka Investment GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1995, the firm is headquartered in Frankfurt and acts as the investment arm of the DekaBank Group. The firm offers a range of funds in a variety of asset classes including large-, mid- and small-cap, corporate and government bonds, asset backed securities and convertible bonds for retail and institutional investors.

Deka Vermögensmanagement GmbH (Deka) is the wholly-owned fund management subsidiary of DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale in Germany. Founded in 1988, the firm was formerly known as Landesbank Berlin Investment GmbH (LBB-INVEST) and changed their name into Deka Vermögensmanagement GmbH in April 2018. Headquartered in Frankfurt, Deka specializes in managing mutual funds and segregated accounts for private individuals and institutional investors, respectively.

Erste Asset Management GmbH (Erste AM) is the asset management subsidiary of Erste Bank Beteiligungen GmbH, itself a wholly-owned subsidiary of Erste Group Bank AG (VIE: EBS) in Austria. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Vienna. Erste AM offers a broad spectrum of high-quality investment funds and asset management solutions for their institutional investors. They are also responsible for all the asset management activities within Erste Group.

LRI Invest SA is a fully authorized Super ManCo that provides legal and compliance services for investment ideas. LRI Invest is based in Munsbach, LU and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, and Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company's portfolio management team validates clients' investment ideas and translates them into practice. The company offers insights through the latest events and thought leadership in the financial services space. Markus Gierke has been the CEO of the company since 2000.

UNIQA Capital Markets GmbH (UCM) is the asset management arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Vienna-based UNIQA Versicherungen AG (VN: UQA). Formerly known as Uniqa Finanz Service GmbH, the firm manages funds of funds for their parent company.