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Jersey Issuers
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WT Issuer
WT Issuer is an umbrella investment company with variable capital having segregated liability between its funds and organised under the laws of Ireland as a public limited company. WT Issuer has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) and is organised as an Undertaking for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (“UCITS”) under the laws of Ireland and shall issue a separate class of shares representing each fund.
ICBC Issuer
ICBCCS WisdomTree S&P China 500 UCITS ETF (“ICBCCS ETF”) is issued by ICBC Credit Suisse UCITS ETF SICAV (”ICBC Issuer”), which is an umbrella investment company with variable capital, incorporated under the form of a société anonyme in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and authorised by the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier. ICBC Issuer qualifies as an undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which may operate separate sub-funds having segregated liability between each other, and may issue different share classes within each sub-fund.
Boost Issuer
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