ASX Limited

ASX

ASX Ltd. engages in operating a securities exchange. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 1,140 full-time employees. The firm is engaged in offering listings, trading, clearing, settlement, technical and information services, technology, data and other post-trade services. The company acts as a market operator, clearing house and payments system facilitator. The ASX operates markets for a range of asset classes including equities, fixed income, commodities, and energy. Its activities span primary and secondary market services, including the raising, allocation and hedging of capital flows; trading and price discovery; central counterparty risk transfer, and securities settlement for both the equities and fixed income markets. ASX operates through four divisions: listings, markets, technology and data, and securities and payments. The company also provides data and technology services to intermediaries, banks, information vendors and software developers to help them make decisions, offer services to their clients and connect with one another.

Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited

AFI

Australian Foundation Investment Company Ltd is a AU-based company operating in industry. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Australian Foundation Investment Company Limited is an investment company, which is focused on investing in Australian and New Zealand equities. Its investment objective is to provide shareholders with investment returns through access to a stream of franked dividends and growth of capital invested. The company has two portfolios of securities: the investment portfolio and the trading portfolio. The investment portfolio holds securities which the Company intends to retain on a long-term basis and includes a small sub-component over which options may be written and an additional small sub-component of international (non-Australian/New Zealand listed stocks). The trading portfolio consist of securities that are held for short term trading only, including call option contracts written over securities that are held in the specific sub-component of the investment portfolio and on occasion put options and is relatively small in size. Its investment sectors include banks, healthcare, and materials.

Commonwealth Bank of Australia

CBA

Commonwealth Bank of Australia engages in the provision of banking and financial services. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 48,930 full-time employees. The company serves approximately 17 million customers. The firm's segments include Retail Banking Services, Business Banking, Institutional Banking and Markets and New Zealand. Retail Banking Services segment provides banking products and services to personal customers, and banking and advisory services for high-net-worth individuals. Business Banking serves the banking needs of business, corporate and agribusiness customers across the full range of financial service solutions. Institutional Banking and Markets offers a full range of financial services solutions including access to debt capital markets, transaction banking, working capital and risk management. New Zealand includes the banking and funds management businesses operating in New Zealand under the ASB brand.

JB Hi-Fi Limited

JBH

JB Hi-Fi Ltd. engages in the retail of home consumer products from stand-alone destination sites, shopping center locations, and online stores. The company is headquartered in Southbank, Victoria and currently employs 14,500 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2003-10-23. The company offers a range of brands with a particular focus on consumer electronics, software (including music, games, and movies), whitegoods and appliances. The company operates through three segments: JB Hi-Fi Australia (JB Aust), JB Hi-Fi New Zealand (JB NZ) and The Good Guys (TGG). The firm comprises two retail brands: JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys. JB Hi-Fi is a retailer of technology and consumer electronics with a position with a young tech-savvy demographic. The Good Guys is a retailer of home appliances and consumer electronics with a position with home-making families. The company has multichannel sales capability with sales primarily from its branded retail store networks (JB Hi-Fi/JB Hi-Fi Home stores in Australia, JB Hi-Fi stores in New Zealand and The Good Guys stores in Australia), online operations (JB Hi-Fi and The Good Guys websites) and over the phone. The company also provides information technology and consulting services.

Macquarie Group Limited

MQG

Macquarie Group Ltd. operates as a non-operating holding company. The company is headquartered in Sydney, New South Wales and currently employs 20,666 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2007-11-05. The firm specializes in asset management, retail and business banking, wealth management, leasing and asset financing, market access, commodity trading, renewables development, specialist advice, access to capital and principal investment. Its segments include Macquarie Asset Management (MAM), Banking and Financial Services (BFS), Commodities and Global Markets (CGM) and Macquarie Capital. MAM segment provides investment solutions to clients across a range of capabilities in private markets and public investments. The BFS segment provides a range of personal banking, wealth management, and business banking products and services to retail clients, advisers, brokers, and business clients. The CGM segment is a global business offering capital and financing, risk management, market access, physical execution, and logistics solutions. Macquarie Capital segment offers advisory and capital raising services.