Jean Francois Coste

On April 12, 1853, the New York State legislature passed a bill chartering the United States Trust Co. of New York with the mission of serving as manager, executor and trustee of personal and corporate funds. They opened for business in New York City in August of that year. US Trust has divisions in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Oregon, California, Washington, and the District of Columbia. The firm also owns Campbell Cowperthwait, which manages growth-oriented portfolios for U.S. Trust's institutional clients.

Société Générale Gestion SA (S2G) is the wholly-owned asset management subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, itself a subsidiary of Crédit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. The firm was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Paris. They are the successor to SGAM-Société Générale Asset Management SA, founded in 1997 to take over the asset management activities of Société Générale. In 2009 SGAM absorbed their alternative management subsidiary, Barep Asset Management SA. S2G has specific expertise in employee savings plan management and manages discretionary accounts as well as a range of comingled products. Their clients are French companies and institutions, including associations.

FOURPOINTS Asset Management, Inc. (FOURPOINTS) is an independent wealth management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Béatrice Philippe in 1981. FOURPOINTS provides long-only equity investment advisory services to US and European-based individuals and institutions.

Tocqueville Asset Management LP (Tocqueville) is a registered investment advisor firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985, the firm’s business and affairs are managed by Tocqueville Management Corp., its General Partner, which owns 80% of the firm. Tocqueville manages investments for high net worth individuals and families, institutions, family offices and through the various Tocqueville mutual funds.

Bank of America, NA (Private Banking) (Bank of America-PB) is the private banking arm of Bank of America, NA, which is a subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1947 and is also known as US Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management. Bank of America-PB serves the needs of high net-worth and ultra-high net-worth individuals and families by providing comprehensive wealth management products and services that focuses on wealth structuring (wealth planning, trusts and estates, philanthropy, custody services), investment management (portfolio consulting, asset management, capital markets, specialty asset management) and credit and banking (financial management tools, liquidity services, custom credit, real estate finance).