Berna G. Barshay

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

MacKay Shields LLC is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The original predecessor to the firm, MacKay-Shields Economics, was founded in 1938 as an economic consulting firm and it became MacKay Shields Financial Corp. (MSFC) in 1969. In 1984, MSFC was purchased by New York Life Insurance Co. (NYLIC). NYLIC established New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC (NYLIM Holdings) in 1999 and transferred ownership of MSFC to NYLIM Holdings. In 1999, MSFC was converted to MacKay Shields LLC. The ownership, control and management of MacKay Shields did not change as a result of this conversion. The firm is wholly owned by NYLIM Holdings, which is wholly-owned by NYLIC. MacKay Shields provides discretionary investment management services primarily to institutional clients. The firm is a signatory of the United Nation Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Morton Capital Management LLC, dba Morton Wealth (Morton), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Calabasas, California. Founded in 1981, Morton provides customized investment advisory and financial planning services to individuals and families (which include retirement accounts), pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and other business entities, and pooled investment vehicles.

HealthCor Management LP (HealthCor) is a holding firm and SEC-registered hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Joseph Healey and Arthur Cohen in 2005. HealthCor provides investment management services to several privately offered pooled investment funds and institutional investors through separately managed accounts.

LCH Ltd. develops and operates a clearing platform for interest rate swaps. The firm offers SwapClear, a platform that provides clearing services to the over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps. It also provides risk management capabilities across a range of asset classes, including OTC and listed interest rates, fixed income, foreign exchange, credit default swap (CDS), equities, and commodities. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

AllianceBernstein LP (AB) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 2000, the firm is owned by Equitable Financial Life Insurance Co., ultimately held by Equitable Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: EQH). AB provides investment advice to investment companies, pension and profit-sharing plans, banks and thrift institutions, trusts, estates, government agencies, charitable organizations, individuals, corporations and other business entities.

Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp. is a B2B publisher in the United States. Its diverse portfolio of print and digital products includes magazines, books, directories, e-newsletters, conferences, educational materials, websites and trusted media brands spanning the banking to the sign building industries. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Standard & Poor's Investment Advisory Services LLC (SPIAS) is investment research firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), formerly McGraw Hill Financial, Inc. SPIAS’ advisory services are generally offered to institutions (e.g., broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment companies and other financial institutions). SPIAS does not generally provide its advisory services directly to retail clients, but its services may be used by its clients in advising their own underlying clients, which may include retail clients. SPIAS also provides advisory consulting services to institutional clients and investment managers-of-investment funds, and investment sub-advisory services for registered investment companies, including open-end mutual funds and other institutions. S&P Global's operations consist of three reportable segments: S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Platts, and S&P Dow Jones Indices. S&P Global Ratings is an independent provider of credit ratings, research and analytics to investors, issuers and market participants. It includes the NRSRO and certain other ratings-related businesses. S&P Global Platts provides essential price data, analytics, and industry insight that enable commodities markets to perform with greater transparency and efficiency. S&P Dow Jones Indices is a global index provider that maintains a wide variety of indices to meet an array of investor needs. In 2016, CFRA acquired S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Equity and Fund Research business (formerly known as S&P Capital IQ and SNL) from S&P Global, Inc.

Singular Bank SA, also known as Self Bank, is a bank that helps individuals take control of their finances. The company is based in Madrid, Spain, and has subsidiaries in Italy, Luxembourg, Spain, Cayman Islands, and Portugal. The Spanish company offers free Visa cards with no commissions and free withdrawals from any ATM worldwide. The bank provides a free alert service for added security and offers various investment products that can be traded through a Cuenta Bolsa account. The company was founded in 1966, and Javier Marin Romano has been the CEO since 2019.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Guy Carpenter & Co. LLC provides reinsurance services. Its services include accident and health, agriculture, environmental, general casualty, investment banking, life and annuity, marine and energy, property, and workers compensation. The company was founded in 1921 by Guy Carpenter and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Clearwater Analytics LLC provides web-based software for investment portfolio reporting, accounting and analytics. It offers solutions to automate investment accounting, monitor investment policy compliance, monitor investment analytics and compliance, proactive regulatory and accounting guidance, data aggregation and reconciliation, and analyze portfolio performance and risk. The firm also provides data management, portfolio accounting, and reporting and communication solutions, and investment operations solution that provides scalability through automated processes and systems. The company was founded by David Robert Boren, Douglas K. Bates, Michael Kenneth Boren, and Christopher James Growney in 2003 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Tradeweb Markets LLC operates as a global fixed income and derivatives markets. It engages in building and operating electronic over-the-counter marketplaces. The company builds a global web-based electronic network of banks, asset managers, central banks, pension funds and insurance companies to buy and sell government bonds and other fixed income and derivative instruments. It also provides trading solutions for financial advisors and traders. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of London Stock Exchange Group plc, LCH Group Ltd provides investment services.

Banque Centrale de Compensation SA operates as a multi-asset class clearing house in stock exchanges and other security trading platforms. It specializes in risk and collateral management. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Surveyor Capital Ltd. is a hedge fund seeding platform headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2008 and is a subsidiary of Citadel LP, which is owned by GFH HFEVA LLC. Surveyor Capital manages capital exclusively for Citadel’s multi-strategy funds and its positions are consolidated in Form 13F filed by Citadel Advisors LLC.