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About IRESS Ltd Iress Limited engages in the designing and developing software and services for the financial services industry in the Asia Pacific, the United Kingdom and Europe, Africa, and North America. It offers client management, business automation, portfolio data, research, financial planning tools, digital advice solutions, digital client solutions, data-driven compliance and analytics, regulatory obligations management solutions; and revenue and payments management; and market data, trading interfaces, order and execution management, smart order routing, FIX services, portfolio management, analytical tools, algorithmic trading, market making, post trade solutions, and trading and market data APIs. The company provides connectivity, client relationship management, wealth management, funds registry, digital advice, digital member portal, fund administration services, application processing, connectivity, mortgage comparison and advice, lender connectivity, quoting, comparison, and application processing solutions. It offers its solutions to institutional and independent advisory clients; institutional sell-side, retail, and online brokers; investment, fund, private client advisers, and wealth managers; retail and investment platforms; superannuation funds; and mortgage lenders and intermediaries. The company was formerly known as IRESS Market Technology Limited and changed its name to IRESS Limited in May 2012. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Key Stats

About WiseTech Global WiseTech Global Limited engages in the development and provision of software solutions to the logistics execution industry in the Americas, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It develops, sells, and implements software solutions that enable and empower logistics service providers to facilitate the movement and storage of goods and information. The company offers CargoWise, a software platform for logistics service providers that enables execution of complex logistics transactions and manage operations on one global database across multiple users, functions, offices, corporations, currencies, countries, and languages. It also provides CustomsWare, a customs declaration management and related international trade software solution; customs compliance and warehouse solutions; Blume Global, a multimodal supply chain orchestration platform that unites end-to-end visibility, supplier management, and logistics execution; container yard/terminal management software; MatchBox Exchange platform for the supply of empty containers; Trinium-TMS, enables companies to automate their processes; parcel shipping software; and SmartFreight, a less than truckload shipping software. In addition, the company offers customs and warehouse management, freight forwarding, warehousing, and transport solutions; customs clearance solutions; customs compliance consultancy solutions; customs tracking solutions; software solutions for shipping and port logistics businesses; cloud-enabled customs compliance solutions; trade compliance solutions; container optimization solutions; transport and logistics solutions; freight rate management; trade processes and transaction digitizing solutions; automation solutions for logistics organizations; LTL and logistics transportation management solutions; rate comparison services; messaging integration solutions; and data integration systems. WiseTech Global Limited was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Alexandria, Australia. Key Stats

About Nanosonics Nanosonics Limited operates as an infection prevention company globally. The company manufactures and distributes the trophon ultrasound probe disinfector, and its related consumables and accessories; and research, develops, and commercialize of infection control and decontamination products and related technologies. Its product portfolio includes trophon2 that provides protection across various level disinfection HLD cycle; AuditPro nanosonics, an infection control workflow compliance management; Trophon EPR, a patented sonicated mist technology that provides high level disinfection of both endocavitary and surface ultrasound probes; and CORIS, an instrument reprocessing product platform. The company was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Macquarie Park, Australia. Key Stats

About Insurance Australia Group Insurance Australia Group Limited underwrites general insurance products and provides investment management services in Australia and New Zealand. It offers cars, motorcycles, dirt bike, homes, businesses, travel, boats, caravans, landlord, farm, business, trade, strata and investment property requirements, rural and personal, construction and engineering, compulsory third party, directors and officers, professional indemnity, workers' compensation, marine, liability, homeowners warranty, casualty insurance products, as well as reinsurance. The company sells its products through branches and agencies, call centers, online, insurance brokers, authorized representatives, motor dealerships, and financial institutions; and third parties under the NRMA Insurance, CGU, ROLLiN, WFI, Swann Insurance, NZI, State, AMI, and Lumley Insurance brands. The company was formerly known as NRMA Insurance Group Limited and changed its name to Insurance Australia Group Limited in 2002. Insurance Australia Group Limited was founded in 1920 and is based in Sydney, Australia. Key Stats

About Baby Bunting Group Baby Bunting Group Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the retail of maternity and baby goods in Australia and New Zealand. The company's principal product categories include prams, cots and nursery furniture, car safety, toys, babywear, feeding, nappies, and Manchester and associated accessories. It also provides car seat installation and hire services for nursery products, as well as operates retail stores and related online stores. Its products primarily cater to parents with children from newborn to three years of age, and parents-to-be. Baby Bunting Group Limited was founded in 1979 and is based in Dandenong, Australia. Key Stats

About Computershare Computershare Limited provides issuer, employee share plans and voucher, communication and utilities, technology, and mortgage and property rental services. The company offers issuer services that include register maintenance, corporate actions, stakeholder relationship management, corporate governance, and related services; corporate trust comprises trust and agency services in connection with the administration of debt securities; mortgage services and property rental, including tenancy bond protection services; and employee share plans and voucher services comprising administration and related services for employee share and option plans, and childcare voucher administration services. It also provides communication services and utilities operations consisting of document composition and printing, intelligent mailing, inbound process automation, scanning, and electronic delivery; and technology services, such as software solutions in share registry and financial services, and operations and shared services functions, as well as the provision of transitional services. It operates in Australia, Hong Kong, Switzerland, New Zealand, rest of Asia, Canada, rest of Continental Europe, the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, Ireland, Africa, and internationally. The company was incorporated in 1978 and is based in Abbotsford, Australia. Key Stats

About South32 Ltd South32 Limited operates as a diversified metals and mining company. The company operates through Worsley Alumina, Brazil Alumina, Brazil Aluminium, Hillside Aluminium, Mozal Aluminium, Sierra Gorda, Cannington, Hermosa, Cerro Matoso, Australia Manganese, and South Africa Manganese segments. It has a portfolio of assets producing bauxite, alumina, aluminum, copper, silver, lead, zinc, nickel, metallurgical coal, manganese, and ferronickel products. The company has operations in Australia, India, China, Japan, the Middle East, Italy, the Netherlands, Brazil, South Africa, South Korea, the United States, rest of Africa, rest of Asia, rest of Europe, rest of North America, and rest of Oceania. South32 Limited was incorporated in 2000 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia. Key Stats

About Medibank Private Ltd Medibank Private Limited provides private health insurance and health services in Australia. The company operates in two segments, Health Insurance and Medibank Health. The Health Insurance segment provides private health insurance products, including hospital cover that offers members with health cover for hospital treatments; and ancillary cover, which provides members with health cover for healthcare services, such as dental, optical, and physiotherapy. This segment also offers health insurance products to overseas visitors and overseas students. The Medibank Health segment provides health management and in-home care services, as well as a range of telehealth services to government and corporate customers; and distributes travel, life, and pet insurance products. It underwrites its health insurance products under the Medibank and ahm brands. The company was founded in 1976 and is based in Docklands, Australia. Key Stats

About Woolworths Group Ltd Woolworths Group Limited operates retail stores in Australia and New Zealand. It operates through Australian Food, Australian B2B, New Zealand Food, BIG W, and Other segments. The Australian Food segment procures and resells food and related products; and provides services to customers in Australia. The Australian B2B segment engages in procurement and distribution of food and related products for resale to other businesses, as well as provision of supply chain services to business customers in Australia. The New Zealand Food segment is involved in the procurement of food and drinks, and provides services to retail customers in New Zealand. BIG W segment procures discount general merchandise products to customers in Australia. The Other segment operates Quantium, Petstock, and MyDeal retail stores. The company was formerly known as Woolworths Limited and changed its name to Woolworths Group Limited in December 2017. Woolworths Group Limited was incorporated in 1924 and is based in Bella Vista, Australia. Key Stats