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Basler Kantonalbank (Investment Management) (BKB IM) is the investment management division of state-owned Basler Kantonalbank (SW: BSKP) in Switzerland. Established in 1899, the firm is headquartered in Basel and manages the investments of Basler Kantonalbank.

Basler Kantonalbank (Private Banking) (Basler-PB) is the private banking division of Basler Kantonalbank (SW: BSKP) in Switzerland. Formerly known as Competence Center Asset Management, renamed in 2009 when the private banking departments from Basler Kantonalbank merged, the firm is headquartered in Basel and has a network of offices throughout Switzerland. Basler-PB provides wealth management and investment fund management services to individual customers and small and medium-sized businesses.

Arecon AG provides investment advisory and asset management services. The company is based in Zurich, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 2007 by Christoph Hans Peter Bianchet.

UBS AG (Wealth Management Research) is the investment research division of UBS AG, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, the firm provides corporate, institutional and wealth management clients in-depth cross-asset research, along with access to equities, foreign exchange, precious metals and selected rates and credit markets, through its business units.