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The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former employees of the Colorado state government, public school teachers in the state, many university and college employees, judges, many employees of cities and towns, State Troopers, and the employees of many other public entities. Colorado PERA is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

American Country Holdings, Inc. provides property and casualty insurance services. Its services include premium financing and collateralized loans. The company provides underwriting management and third party claims administration services to other insurance companies through its subsidiaries. The company was founded in 1978 and is located in Chicago, IL.

Rothschild Investment Corp. (Rothschild) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm, originally known as Rothschild & Company, was founded in 1908 by Monroe Rothschild and his brother-in-law Samuel Karger. Rothschild provides highly personalized asset management services to their clients such as individuals, families, trusts and estates; high-net worth individuals; pension and profit-sharing plans, IRAs; charitable organizations and foundations; and corporations or other businesses.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

Founded in 1997, Williams Trading LLC is a registered broker/dealer located in Westport, Connecticut. The firm provides outsourced trading solutions to hedge fund managers. They seek to also provide greater access to information, increased liquidity, full anonymity and better execution in equity trading.

Founded in 2003, FIG Partners LLC is a broker/dealer specializing in mid- and small-cap bank and thrift stocks. They strive to generate superior returns for institutions and high net-worth individuals through integrated trading, sales and research. They are employee-owned. FIG Partners is a member of the NASD and the SIPC. They are located in Atlanta, Georgia.

Northern Trust Investments, Inc. (Investment Management) (NTI-IM) is the asset management division of Northern Trust Investments, Inc., ultimately held by Northern Trust Corp. (NASDAQGS: NTRS), a multi-bank holding company established in 1889. The firm was founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. NTI-IM provides a wide range of discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory and sub-advisory services to individual and institutional clients.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Boenning & Scattergood, Inc. (Broker) (Boenning & Scattergood-Broker) is the registered broker-dealer division of Boenning & Scattergood, Inc., a financial services firm headquartered in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Henry D. Boenning in 1914. Boenning & Scattergood-Broker provides retail investors, municipal clients, and institutions a full complement of financial services, including retail brokerage, investment advisory, equity research, equity and fixed income sales and trading, investment banking, public finance, and option strategy.

Founded in 1962, Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF) is a diversified holding company headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm provides services to individuals, corporations and municipalities through their wholly-owned subsidiaries: Raymond James & Associates, Raymond James Financial Services and Raymond James Ltd. Raymond James operates through eight segments: Private Client Group (PCG); Capital Markets; Asset Management; Raymond James Bank (RJ Bank); Emerging Markets; Securities Lending; Proprietary Capital; and Other. The Private Client Group segment provides securities transaction and financial planning services to client accounts through the branch office systems of the company's subsidiaries. The Capital Markets segment's activities consist primarily of equity and fixed income products and services. The Asset Management segment provides asset management services for individual investment portfolios and mutual funds. The RJ Bank segment provides corporate, residential and consumer loans, as well as Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. insured deposit accounts, to clients of the company's broker-dealer subsidiaries and to the general public. The Emerging Markets segment operates securities brokerage, investment banking, asset management and equity research businesses. The Securities Lending segment conducts its business through the borrowing and lending of securities from and to other broker-dealers, financial institutions and other counterparties. The Proprietary Capital segment consists of the company's principal capital and private equity activities, including various direct and third-party private equity and merchant banking investments. Raymond James' capital markets reach within the financial institutions segment focuses on community and regional banks and thrifts including equity research, sales, trading and investment banking resources and services. Raymond James is one of the largest research organizations in the brokerage industry and serves institutional investors domestically and abroad. The firm's capital markets activities are based on insightful, timely and comprehensive equity research. They publish research on over 1,000 companies in their core industries. Raymond James seeks attractive niches within broader industries and then covers these sectors deeply to develop differentiated sector expertise and relationships. Although their focus is mid- and small-cap companies, their coverage includes large, medium and small companies across each sector. Raymond James' Institutional Trading division is organized into 3 specialty departments: Sales Trading, Principal trading and Agency Trading. Their Sales Trading division covers over 800 domestic and 1,300 international financial institutions throughout North America and Europe. The firm's Principal Trading division consists of industry-focused teams and their OTC Principal Trading department makes markets in over 680 domestic stocks, 85% of which are covered by Raymond James Institutional Research department. Their Agency Trading department services the trading needs of over 5,500 financial advisors located in 2,500 retail offices across the US.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC (Kovitz) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. In January 2016, the firm underwent an organizational change to carry on the advisory business of its predecessor, Kovitz Investment Group LLC, which was founded in October 2003, after their owners left Rothschild Investment Corp. They are now direct, wholly owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, ultimately held by Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS). Kovitz provides investment management, wealth management, and financial planning services to individual and institutional clients. Their institutional clients include endowments, employee benefit (ERISA) plans, corporations, and other entities.

Iowa Public Employees Retirement System (IPERS) is a state-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa. The firm was founded in 1953 to attract and retain quality public employees. IPERS aims to administer a cost-efficient retirement plan that provides lifetime pension payments to Iowa public employees.

Beverly Bank & Trust Co., NA provides personal and commercial banking services. The firm offers deposit products, such as checking, saving, and money market accounts, as well as certificates of deposit; loans, which include home equity lines of credit, overdraft protection loans, everyday loans, auto loans, credit cards, and mortgages and refinancing; and other services, including reorder business checks, reorder personal checks, safe deposit boxes, and international business. The company was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Founded in 1995, Waterton Associates LLC is a Chicago-based private real estate investment firm

The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. (APFC) is a State-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. The firm was founded in 1980 to manage and invest the assets of the Alaska Permanent Fund, a sovereign wealth fund established in 1976 by Alaskans to preserve and convert the State’s non-renewable oil and mineral wealth into a renewable financial resource for all generations of Alaskans. APFC also manages the assets of other funds designated by law, such as the Alaska Mental Health Trust Fund.

Founded in 2009, IBERIA Financial Services LLC is a broker/dealer located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBERIABANK Corp. (NasdaqGS: IBKC). The firm offers securities and other financial products to IBERIABANK Corp.'s clients' needs. Through their own subsidiary, Finesco LLC, IBERIA Financial Services offers insurance premium financing to retailers and other commercial customers.

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP provides legal services. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

American Bar Association provides legal services. It provides law school accreditation, continuing legal education, legal information and other services to assist legal professionals. The firm has members which include judges, court administrators, law professors, and non-practicing attorneys. The company was founded on August 21, 1878 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.