Corporate Brochure. We are. Cobalt Capital. Groundbreaking. approaches allow you to appreciate life and leave an enduring

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1 Cobalt Capital Corporate Brochure 2018 Groundbreaking approaches allow you to appreciate life and leave an enduring legacy We are Cobalt Capital

2 Our mission is to provide you with the safest route to capital growth, asset preservation, and the endowment of wealth About Us Cobalt Capital was formed in order to provide a best of breed financial advisory service founded on the principal of providing exceptional and diversified financial services to high net worth individuals, family entities, foundations, and international institutional investors. Our overriding commitment is to set the bar higher in terms of excellence in providing financial advisory services, and to concentrate on maintaining a constant focus on our clients and their individual investment objectives. Our firm s early success in building long term relationships with our various clients spread throughout the world, continues as we build upon our established trusted relationships as the foundation for creating a growing list of client partnerships. Ultimately, we are as successful as we have become because our clients are confident in the quality of our team. Over the years we have worked hard to select an optimal team of industry professionals and specific specialists in their individual fields of expertise, united by our common commitment to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients. Our expert team has experience across all disciplines of investment management and financial planning, and they work closely together in order to provide the highest levels of personalised service to our growing list of clients. Our team is headed up by our Investment Committee, which consists of hand-picked investment professionals with many years of experience spread throughout the global investment banking community. They are a group of exceptionally qualified financial professionals who are well equipped to managed our clients assets and they have overall responsibility for the creation, as well as the ongoing management, of all of our clients investment portfolios. Our Investment Committee Our pre-eminent Investment Committee is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the entire investment process on a day to day to basis. At the top level, we hold regular bi-monthly meetings with the committee members as well as regular weekly meetings, which are attended by our Chief Investment Officer, together with our financial advisers and investment managers. The meetings allow our advisers and managers to be able to provide up to date valuable insights to our clients as to our investment making processes as well as being able to provide our committee members with valuable client feedback. Our Investment Process With over 100 years of combined experience in the investment markets we have proudly developed an investment process which we believe not only integrates our clients investment goals, but also fully accounts for their investment risk profile and requirements, and we employ this process through a transparent and interactive process of close coordination with our valued clients. Our investment process is entirely focused on our clients as well as our overriding objective to always treat our customers fairly. Our Principles Over the years, we have learnt that in order to attract and keep our clients that we need to hold steadfast to the following investment and business principles: We will continually seek out the best ideas and themes for investment from the entire global universe of available investment opportunities. We will always work hard to generate the very best of returns for each of our clients, based upon their clearly defined risk profile and investment objectives. We will provide timely, effective, and efficient services designed to provide the very best execution and reporting to our clients. We will be proactive as well as progressive in employing and using the latest technologies, as well as global best practises, to maximise our response to and engagement with our clients. We will always execute our clients business within a transparent structure designed to provide quality service, and the best possible value for money.

3 Your advantage is unsurpassed bespoke service Our disciplined and methodical six step process involves: Review clients Investment objectives Set clear investment objectives Formulate investment strategy Set up Asset allocation Select stocks and other investments Review and monitor performance Investment objective review and setting The key to the whole investment process is to ensure that, from the outset, every client has a realistic idea as to what they can expect from Cobalt Capital. Therefore, our client advisors are instructed to ensure that you have established an accurate investment objective before proceeding with any investment. This will form the cornerstone of how we manage your investments however, we do understand that as time goes on, your investment horizons may change and they will be affected by your personal circumstances. We therefore recommend that if your goals or circumstances change, that you inform your financial adviser immediately and re-evaluate your investment holdings to ensure they are balanced and in line with these changes. As each investors objectives and risk profile change according to circumstances, we recommend that these are re-evaluated continually. Investment Strategy Formulation Once we have ascertained a client s investment objective, we will propose an investment strategy that, we believe, is most aligned with those requirements and objectives. Our investment strategy will always provide a clear view as to our stock selection proposals. Asset Allocation Asset allocation is a medium to long-term process designed to capture more macro-economic determined events through investing in asset classes that we expect to appreciate, and withdrawing from those we expect to decline. We attempt to ensure that the asset allocation of the portfolio between the various asset classes (shares, bonds and cash, etc.) is continually managed according to the changing economic cycles and financial markets. However, this process is always managed in accordance with the investment mandate and corresponding risk profile. During certain phases of the economic cycle, asset allocation is the most effective method of maintaining the performance of portfolios. The saying a rising tide affects all ships can certainly be true in this respect. Investment Selection Process It is obvious that no single investment can be a top performer in respect of every geographic region or different industry or asset class. We therefore

4 We appreciate your unique requirements and craft resolutions to achieve your objectives consider a balanced approach to investing and we work with specialist analysts in order to get the best advise across a broad range of industries as well as varying investment disciplines. We prefer to diversify amongst known specialists with proven track records. Where appropriate, we also hold discrete investments in individual securities, if both the industry outlook and risk profile warrant it. The advantage of this diversified approach is that portfolios will be exposed to the investment styles, strategies and positioning of different, often top, investment analysts. This reduces the risk profile of an investment portfolio, in our opinion, as, should one investment house misread the market, it has less chance of a negative effect on the entire portfolio. We believe such diversification serves our clients well during periods of upheaval in the markets, such as during the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) in 2008 and 2009, when even the most seasoned managers, potentially faced exogenous risks. We also believe that we avoid some of the more obvious pitfalls that firms make when evaluating managers, i.e. a dependency upon quantitative metrics. We agree that such metrics are objective, cheap, and easy to obtain and they do not require much in the way of judgement. We therefore seek to combine quantitative techniques with an added focus on qualitative analysis. To achieve this, we ensure that our Investment team is involved in the process of screening, evaluating, and ultimately selecting the investments used with our clients portfolios. Performance Monitoring and Review Each client portfolio or single investment is benchmarked in accordance with risk profiling, and is monitored and reviewed by the Investment team at Cobalt Capital on an on-going basis. Each individual investment is also checked for any style shift within the strategy employed to ensure that the continued management is in-line with our expectations. We also continually monitor for any deviation from performance expectation against peer group and within strategy to ensure, as far as possible, that the underlying investments do not deviate from initial investment objectives to generate on-going satisfactory returns. A more formal review is also regularly undertaken by our Investment team. Investment Management We provide an innovative, integrated and comprehensive range of investment management services to help you to ensure your investments achieve tax efficiency, appropriate sector diversification and allocation, appropriate risk profile, appropriate liquidity and term, competitive levels of charges, and efficient administration. We help you manage your assets in a coordinated, cost-effective way, and our in-house investment management specialists work with your financial adviser to provide them with a good understanding of all investment decisions made for your investments. Our Investment committee monitors the markets and can react quickly to situations as they develop, and implement changes to our client portfolios as appropriate. Advisory Services Many investors prefer to make their own investment decisions and trade actively but simply do not have the time or resources to manage this process adequately. Our advisory services allow you to capture the best opportunities in a fast-paced financial market, while making your own investment decisions. Our whole of market advisory management services offers comprehensive and continuous investment management, which we also refer to as structured investment management service. Our investment team will present a range of preferred investments which matches your risk profile and strategic objectives. Our investment committee then monitor the markets and review our investment opportunities on a regular basis so that our clients receive the most up to date and relevant information. You then make the final decision on each of your investment purchases as well as sales. Our advisory service is highly personalised and begins with one-on-one discussions in order to acquire the knowledge and understanding that is essential to developing long-term, trust-based relationships. We employ a disciplined, logical and sequential process to understanding our clients objectives: Detailed discussions to fully understand clients needs. Asset allocation assessment. Stock selection and recommendation. Portfolio modelling, integration, monitoring and reviewing. Formal account set-up. Funding of accounts.

5 Cobalt is your Fiduciary, we are required to employ the highest standard of care Discretionary Services Cobalt Capital s services allow our clients to outsource the day-to-day management and ongoing review of their investment portfolios, so our clients can use their time more effectively, and we can do what we love to do. ` Our client advisers and investment managers employ their vast experience to manage all aspects of your investments, from setting up the most appropriate selection and blend of investments, to closely monitoring performance and risk and facilitating all dealings and administration. By working closely with our clients on a daily basis, we provide the ultimate in reassurance to our clients that their investments are in safe and experienced hands. Our discretionary management service gives clients access to a broad range of investment choices sourced from some of the best analysts in the investment industry. We know more than many others in our profession that only by building a strong working relationship with our many clients can we ultimately provide the very best service and it is this personal approach that we believe distinguishes us from the crowd. Our goal is to provide tailored solutions which are individually formulated to meet the specific needs and investment goals of our varied clients, and we work hard to establish a trusting relationship which ultimately provides our client advisers and investment managers with the necessary autonomy to manage our clients portfolios in strict compliance with established and agreed client risk profiles, and overall investment objectives. By maintaining our independence and by using a broad range of various investment houses, fund management groups, and insurance companies, we are to provide a personalised management service that is entirely independent and impartial, and we are able to search the global markets for suitable stocks as well as other investments for our clients. As a result, we deliver a tailored portfolio specifically developed for our individual clients investment objectives and personal circumstances. Research We maintain a highly motivated research team which monitors the investment markets closely, and provides thoughtful and timely insights and analysis of various economic and financial market developments. Our research lies at the very heart of what we do, and serves as the foundation of all investment recommendations and strategies that we use to build and grow our clients personal investment portfolios. Economic Research Our economists follow economic activity very closely and provide timely macroeconomic insights and forecasts, as well as forecasts for all major foreign exchange rates and interest rates. Fundamental Research Our investment analysts develop close relationships with major corporations as well as global investment banks, and consistently monitor and analyse company fundamentals as well as more general macro and sector orientated trends, in order to provide market beating investment opportunities. Technical Analysis Our technical analysts are nerds who love better than anything monitoring charts across the many global stocks and currencies that we monitor closely. They are invaluable in providing advice to our portfolio managers as to when to take action with regards to a particular investment recommendation. Portfolio Strategy This group of experts bring together all other disciplines within our research department, and ultimately build a cohesive investment strategy which incorporates our equity market views in conjunction with our forecasts and investment recommendations, with regards to the various assets and sectors that we monitor across the global investment markets. Asset Allocation Our asset allocation analysts are unique in our field and we use them to tie together all of our research with all possible investment opportunities that we have access to, in order to formulate our balanced recommended portfolio allocation for various investment risk profiles. Credit Research Supporting our economic research team is our tailored research on the global corporate debt markets which provides specific and detailed forecasts for interest rates across the world, and ongoing analysis of major corporate issuers.

6 Our advisers will only approach our clients with well researched and thought-provoking investment recommendations Products The global investment markets offer numerous ways in which to diversify your investments in order to spread your risk and build a long-term investment portfolio. Assets Classes: There are different assets classes in which to invest... equities, bonds, cash, property and commodities being the most common. Regional Opportunities: There is diversification to consider across various regions providing options for investors to put their money to work in the U.K and other developed markets, as well as emerging economies and even frontier markets. Industry Sectors: Investors can spread their investments across different industry sectors, so that money is invested in companies that will respond differently at various times in the economic cycle. Investment Styles: There are varying investment styles which investors can focus on to generate growth opportunities, or gain exposure to value stocks. Our approach to our clients investment needs allows them to increase international diversification whilst providing them with options to invest in different products, regions, and varying styles of investments. International Equities: By investing in various international stocks traded on global stock exchanges, investors can diversify their investment portfolios across different industries in various countries and gain exposure to different foreign currencies. Investing in international stocks requires broadening an investors knowledge and access to information and exchanges, and it is highly recommended to use the services of professional investment advisers to navigate the opportunities available from the many different global stock exchanges. Mutual Funds: Mutual funds involve a broad range of products that follow specific investment strategies and allow investors to pool their money together with other investors to purchase a collection of stocks, bonds, or other securities that might be difficult to recreate on their own. Many mutual funds are actively traded by the portfolio manager, whose primary goal is to seek out investment opportunities that help enable the fund to outperform its benchmark. Exchange Traded Products: Exchange traded products (ETPs) is the collective name for the group of products comprising exchange-traded funds (ETFs), managed funds (MFs), and structured products (SPs). ETPs are financial products traded on an exchange that invest in, or provide exposure to securities (shares) or other assets such as commodities. Most ETPs seek to track the performance of a specified index or benchmark, other seek to track a currency such as the Euro, or a commodity such as gold. ETPs are open-ended, which means that the number of units on issue is not fixed but can increase or decrease in response to demand and supply from investors. This assists in ensuing that ETPs trade at or near their net asset value (NAV). Unlike mutual funds, ETPs are cheap to buy and sell and are considered passive investments, as they are not actively traded like mutual funds which are considered as active investments. Structured Products: Structured products are well known as synthetic investment instruments, which are tailored to meet specific investment requirements that otherwise cannot be provided by more standardised investment products that are generally available in investment markets. They are generally used by investors to: Provide an alternative to a direct investment. Form part of an asset allocation process and in order to reduce risk within a portfolio. Take gain specific exposure to any particular market trends. Foreign Currency: Investing in the foreign exchange markets provides investors with exposure to the world s largest financial market and provides participants with the opportunity to buy, sell, exchange and generally speculate on a full range of global currencies.

7 We use a range of wealth provision procedures to protect estates from taxes, creditors and probate Whilst the foreign exchange market has developed a confusing array of products for investors to utilise, the main ways in which investors can participate can be broadly summarised as: Forex market, buying and selling various currency pairs. Futures, trading various currencies on a forward basis. Options, providing investors with the option to buy or sell forex at a specified price on a specific date. Exchange Traded Products (ETP s), through both Exchange Traded Funds (ETF s) and Exchange Traded Notes (ETN s). Certificates of Deposit (CD s), provide interest income at various foreign rates. Bond Funds, through mutual funds that invest in various foreign bonds. Initial Public Offerings: Through our extensive contacts with the investment banking community, we provide direct access to the lucrative Initial Public Offering (IPO) market, where our clients can benefit by gaining access to highly sort after new company share offerings. For many smaller investors, this IPO market can be very difficult to tap into as: Lead managers typically place the majority of new shares on offer to larger institutions. Underwriting brokers invariably favour allocating to their larger institutional and private clients. Many countries only permit qualified large scale private investors to buy IPO shares. Expertise Cobalt Capital was formed to be the very best financial advisory and management firm in the business by bringing together likeminded investment professionals united in their approach to provide a sophistication of service rarely seen in the investment advisory business. We pride ourselves on being able to provide financial advisory services across all asset classes and global markets and bringing investment opportunities usually reserved for Institutions to our private clients. All our advisers manage our clients portfolios with an intimate knowledge of their individual needs. Many senior members of our team came to Cobalt Capital after having worked for more than 15 years with some of the world s largest investment banks, collectively managing many billions of dollars in investable funds. As a result, we have a deep understanding of best practises and are 100% committed to delivering exceptional service. Advisory We have developed a financial advisory process that is highly individualised to the personal needs of our clients and we spend time to acquire the understanding and necessary knowledge that is vital to developing trusted and long-term relationships. We follow a logical step by step process in our pursuit to provide excellent personal financial advice by: Holding detailed one on one discussions to fully understand the individual needs of each of our clients. Following a pre-determined and structured asset allocation assessment. Integrating, monitoring and reviewing our recommended portfolio models. Establishing a professional and formal account set-up right from the very beginning. Providing options for the initial funding of accounts that meet each of clients individual circumstances. Having a more balanced and coordinated view as to our clients overall financial position from estate to whole of life planning. Investment Our established in-house investment team, led by our Chief Investment Officer and guided by our Investment Committee, follow a robust investment process which has evolved over time to optimise the very best long-term investment objectives. We follow a disciplined approach to research and draw on not only our extensive internal sources, but also a range of research and information available from our many major investment banking partners.

8 Cobalt Capital The most important part of your life is your family Portfolio From our first contact with clients we work closely with them to formulate and understand their specific risk profile and investment objectives. From this we understand each specific clients objectives, enabling us to recommend the most suitable investments, making sure we offer our clients the very best recommendations from our various model portfolios, which cover: All global asset classes. Specific selected as well as single-asset classes. Various combinations of asset classes specifically tailored to each client s specific requirements, ethical overlays, and particular legacy issues. We make sure to include a number of service features not typically provided by other firms in performing our portfolio management processes, such as: We separately manage each client account, in real time and in-line with pre-agreed parameters; Comprehensive administration services, which include performance review as well as transaction and tax reporting; Access to our internal investment experts; Transparent and hassle-free fee structures; Services Cobalt Capital provides highly personalised and professional services, as well as a comprehensive range of tailored services designed to be appropriate for a wide range of clients, including: Private clients, Foundation and charitable asset managers, Family asset structures, Multi-generational wealth groups, Financial institutions, and Financial asset custodial firms. We have a wide range of experience in all aspects of wealth management and financial advisory, such as: Risk management. Asset allocation. Cash and money markets. Foreign exchange. Equities, international, regional and domestic. Global fixed income securities. Alternative investments, including hedge funds. Research and analysis & Financial planning. Exchange traded products as well as mutual fund investments. Security We treat security of our client funds very seriously and have developed a range of safe guards to ensure our custodian services are the very best available. We recognise that security of assets is of paramount importance to all of our clients and is an essential part of the value proposition that we offer. In this regard, it is of the upmost importance to us and no other priority ranks higher in our team, than providing the very best in our practises with regards to security. Careers We know that we would not be as good as we are if it was not for our people, who ultimately enable us to deliver excellence in financial services, and it is our employees who provide us with the ability to keep redefining the meaning of excellence. By working at Cobalt Capital our employees find that the fundamental principles that we work and live by are identical to the principals our clients seek in their choice of investment advisory services. We empower our employees and provide them all the necessary tools to strive for success, while providing a learning environment which fosters continual development and the building of strong and supportive relationships. If this sounds appealing to you and you have the necessary experience to be part of our team, we encourage you to reach out to us. We can help you to strive for new heights in your career, so if you have the passion and drive to succeed in the highly competitive financial advisory and wealth management industry, then we would like to hear from you. The Tokyo Stock Exchange It is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization. COBALT CAPITAL 2-1-1, Nihonbashi- Muromachi, Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, , Japan. admin@cobaltcapitalinc.com