Clerical Medical targets the practical and economical, helping to make sure their retirement years are more paradisiacal than ascetical. Clerical Medical, which started out serving clergy members and physicians, today provides middle-class professionals and other clients from all walks of life with tools to build their nest eggs. The company's products include group and individual pension plans and other investment products, such as life insurance, offshore investment funds, and a variety of bonds (flexible growth, income, and others); it has more than $39 billion under management. Clerical Medical is a subsidiary of Lloyds Banking Group.

Intervest Bancshares is the holding company for Intervest National Bank, which operates one branch in New York City and six other branches in Pinellas County, Florida. Most of the company's lending activities are real estate-related: Commercial mortgages make up more than half of its loan portfolio, while multifamily residential mortgages account for another 40%. Some of the company's lending has historically been carried out by its Intervest Mortgage Corporation arm. However, the subsidiary drastically scaled back its lending practices as market conditions deteriorated in 2008. The family of chairman and CEO Lowell Dansker controls Intervest Bancshares.

Penson Worldwide, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Penson Worldwide, Inc. (Penson) is a holding company. The Company is a provider of a range of critical securities and futures processing infrastructure products and services to the global financial services industry. The Company’s products and services include securities and futures clearing and execution, financing and cash management technology and other related offerings. The Company conducts business, through its wholly owned subsidiary SAI Holdings, Inc. (SAI). SAI conducts business, through its principal direct and indirect operating subsidiaries, Penson Financial Services, Inc. (PFSI), Penson Financial Services Canada Inc. (PFSC), Penson Financial Services Ltd. (PFSL), Nexa Technologies, Inc. (Nexa), Penson GHCO (Penson GHCO), Penson Asia Limited (Penson Asia) and Penson Financial Services Australia Pty Ltd (PFSA).

Rosenthal Collins Group (or "RCG" as Rosenthal are commonly known) is a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the National Futures Association (NFA). Originally established in 1923 as Greene and Collins, Rosenthal Collins Group is one of the largest independently owned FCMs. Through Rosenthal branches, Introducing Brokers and correspondents, Rosenthal offer a wide range of services, such as execution, brokerage, clearing, electronic trading, foreign exchange and managed futures to clients around the globe.Rosenthal recognize the importance of doing your due diligence when choosing the right brokerage firm. From Rosenthal extensive background in the futures industry to Rosenthal rock-solid financials, Rosenthal invite you to see why thousands of clients trust us. Although our headquarters are in Chicago, Rosenthal global trading presence is evident in Europe, South America, Asia, the Middle East, and even Africa and the subcontinent of India.

vFinance Investments, Inc. (the “Company”), a subsidiary of vFinance, Inc. (www.vfinance.com ), is a financial services company which specializes in emerging opportunities, providing investment banking, trading, trend forecasting, and consulting services to micro, small and mid-cap high-growth companies, and to institutional and high net-worth investors seeking above-market returns.vFinance Company possesses an exceptional understanding of small-cap and micro-cap market stocks gained from being a market maker in over 2500 stocks in those categories, from its experienced investment banking team, and from the large number of plans posted or summarized on its website which is ranked as a leading destination for companies seeking capital with over 3 million visitors annually from over 175 countries. Its new Sterling Fixed Income Division has an established reputation for superior yield trend forecasting.The Company offers personalized service through its global financial consultants located in offices in 30 U.S. cities and in Latin America, and through its trading desk. The trading desk offers, among other things, ADR liquidity pools and effective market liquidation strategies. The Company continues to provide new services including EquityStation, which offers its clients electronic direct market access (DMA).

Blackhawk Network keeps putting little plastic cards in the hands of consumers. Blackhawk Network Holdings, Inc. sells gift, phone, sports, ticket, and prepaid debit cards through a network of more than 80,000 retailers across North America and the UK. The cards can be found in convenience, drug, grocery, and mass market stores, including Chevron, Food Lion, Kroger, and Safeway (which is also Blackhawk Network's parent company). Retailers and franchises that have partnered with Blackhawk to offer their products and services through these cards include Barnes & Noble, iTunes, Starbucks, Visa, and the NBA. Its Gift Card Mall offers hundreds of cards that can be redeemed online or on-site at retail locations.

Aurora Capital Partners (also known as Aurora Capital Group) focuses on buyouts of midsized industrial manufacturers, distributors, and service businesses. It typically invests between $150 million and $1.5 billion in companies in various industries. Employing a buy-and-build strategy, the private equity firm works with existing management to create organic growth, then adds on other purchases to increase the value of its portfolio companies. Holdings include United Plastics Group, Impaxx, Mitchell International, and ADCO Global. Aurora Capital, which is investing its third private equity fund, has some $2 billion of assets under management.

Guardian Capital Group Limited (Guardian) is a diversified financial services company which operates in the investment management and financial services industry.. It serves the needs of clients in different sectors of the financial services market through its four operating businesses. Guardian ’s operating business, Guardian Capital Inc (GCI), is an institutional investment counsellor. Based in Toronto, GCI provides institutional investment management services to clients that include pension plan sponsors, open and closed-end mutual funds, operating and endowment funds, and retail managed asset programs. GCI has a broad range of products among Canadian institutional investment managers spanning Canadian and foreign equity, fixed-income, and balanced portfolio mandates. Guardian Capital Advisors Inc (GCA) provides investment and asset management services to high net worth clients, foundations and endowment funds. Over the past several years, GCA has created a comprehensive global investment management platform to provide clients with sophisticated separate account management. In addition, GCA has launched ETFolios, an Internet- based service utilizing exchange-traded funds to create tailored investment portfolios for clients. GCA has also established a national presence through offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa. Alexandria Bancorp Limited (Alexandria) is a non-Canadian entity that operates an international bank, trust and corporate services and investment management business. Guardian has a majority interest in a fourth operating business, Worldsource Wealth Management Inc (WWM), which operates a mutual fund dealer and a securities dealer.

Siparex Croissance has holdings in some 200 French and international companies, including businesses in the food, IT, and medical sectors. Its holdings include such firms as Botanic (consumer garden products), La Grande Récré (major French toy and game retailer), and Martin Belaysoud Expansion (industrial and plumbing supplies). Due to the worldwide slump in technology stocks, Siparex is focusing its new investments on a smaller number of companies with established track records and experienced management. Some of the largest French banks, companies, and institutional investors dominate Siparex's shareholders, owning almost three-quarters of its stock.

Raymond James is a diversified financial services holding company with subsidiaries engaged primarily in investment and financial planning, in addition to investment banking and asset management. Raymond James & Associates, Inc. performs trade execution, securities processing, equity research, and investment banking services for institutional clients in North America and Europe. The unit also offers clearing services to fellow Raymond James Financial subsidiary, Raymond James Financial Services. Planning Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of RJA, sells insurance and annuities.

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