Principal Global Investors, LLC is an asset management arm of Principal Life Insurance Company. It primarily provides its services to individuals and high net worth individuals. The firm also caters to banking or thrift institutions, investment companies, foundations, endowments, public and corporate retirement plans, Taft-Hartley plans and global governments, pension and profit sharing plans, pooled investment vehicles, charitable organizations, state or municipal government entities, and other businesses. It manages separate client focused equity, fixed income, and real estate portfolios. The firm also manages mutual funds and offers specialized overlay and advisory services. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets across the globe.

Founded in 1969, Macquarie employs more than 14,600 people in approximately 70 office locations in 28 countries. Macquarie Group Limited (MGL) acts as a non-operating holding company. Through its subsidiaries, it provides banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. The Company operates in five operating groups and two operating divisions, which include Macquarie Securities Group, Macquarie Capital, Macquarie Funds Group, Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities, Corporate and Asset Finance Division, Real Estate Banking Division, Banking and Financial Services Group and Corporate. Effective November 30, 2009, the Company acquired Fox-Pitt Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (FPK). Effective December 31, 2009, MGL acquired Blackmont Capital Inc. from CI Financial Corp. In January 2010, the Company acquired Delaware Management Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries (Delaware Investments) from Lincoln National Corporation. In January 2010, the Company announced the launch of Macquarie Mexican Infrastructure Fund.

and Capital Corporation was founded in 1969 and is based in Buffalo, New York. Rand Capital Corporation is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in small to medium-sized privately held companies. The firm does not prefer to invest in real estate sector. It invests in companies that are engaged in the exploitation of new or unique products or services. It seeks to invest in companies based in the Western and Upstate New York region and its surrounding states with focus on Buffalo and Niagara region. The firm may invest in region within three to five hour drives from Western New York including Canada. It typically invests between $500,000 and $1.5 million and the total Investment in rounds is between $1 million and $5 million. The firm seeks to be a lead investor in companies within its geographical area and participates in syndicate with other investors outside it. It prefers to invest in businesses that are unique or possess proprietary right. The firm prefers to be a minority investor and seeks to take a Board seat in its portfolio companies. It typically holds its investments for a period of five to seven years.

Altin was founded in 1996 and it includes more than 30 underlying funds representing 10 diverse investment strategies. Altin began disclosing its portfolio holdings in 2009. The somewhat rare move toward transparency was made in the wake of the the global economic crisis, during which many investors withdrew from hedge funds. Altin is a closed-end investment firm that manages hedge funds. It concentrates on holding a stable portfolio that will reward investors with long-term capital appreciation. The funds it holds are drawn from the Asian, North American, and European markets. It operates through its Altin (Cayman) subsidiary in the Cayman Islands and trades on both the Swiss and London (AIM) exchanges.

TD Securities Inc. provides capital market products and services to corporate, government, and institutional clients. The company’s business segments include investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, private equity, and foreign exchange. Its services include advising on mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, private placement, and risk management; underwriting and distribution of debt and equity issues; securities brokerage; and foreign exchange sales and trading. The company makes private equity investments through TD capital.

GSV, Inc. was founded in 1994. GSV, Inc. manages investments in oil and gas wells. Louisiana Interests The company holds working interests in two oil and gas wells in the state of Louisiana. Texas Interests The company, through its subsidiary Cybershop, L.L.C., owns interests in certain oil and gas properties in Texas and an undivided one-third interest in Century Royalty LLC, which manages the oil and gas properties in Texas. Through Cybershop, the company also owns an additional interest in the two Louisiana oil and gas wells. Century Royalty also holds the rights to certain geological studies. Wells and acreage As of March 18, 2009, the company owned non-operated working interests in two oil and gas producing wells on 746 gross (62 net) acres covered by state leases in Assumption Parish, Louisiana. The properties are operated by Chroma Operating, Inc. As of December 31, 2008, the wells produced 1,940 net barrels of oil and 57,420 Mcf net natural gas. As of March 18, 2009, the company owned non-operating working interests in one producing well on 1243 gross (148 net) acres covered by the leases in Liberty County, Texas. The property is operated by Century 2000 LLC, a Texas limited liability company that is partially owned by other members of Century Royalty.

3i Group Plc is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in private equity, buyouts, venture capital, and growth capital investments. It prefers to invest in business services, healthcare, consumer, media, oil, gas, power, technology, general industries, financial services, infrastructure, and regional sectors. The firm also seeks to invest in family owned business. It seeks to invest in media businesses at all stages of development and on selective basis, it also makes early-stage venture investments in oilfield technologies. The firm typically makes growth capital investments in medium-sized businesses in the healthcare, financial services, food and drink, media, IT services, support services, and oil and gas sectors. It prefers to invest in buyouts across a broad range of sectors with a particular focus on healthcare, business services, telecommunication, media, consumer, and oil, gas and power. The firm typically invests in business services with a focus on blue collar services (including cleaning, security, repair and maintenance, and facilities management); white collar services (including consultancy services including engineering, environmental, and recruitment and training and process outsourcing); distribution; and rental services (including hire of equipment and other non consumables).

As a pioneering investor in Northern Ireland, Enterprise Equity is one of Northern Ireland's longest established fund managers, with an enviable investment record in both technology businesses such as BCO Technologies Ltd, as well as traditional industries such as Balcas. Enterprise Equity was originally established as an evergreen investment fund in 1987 by the International Fund for Ireland. Since the initial £7 million capitalisation in 1987, £28 million has been invested in 40 companies producing a very attractive return after covering running costs and considerable taxes. In 2008, the Enterprise Equity Team conducted its own management buy-out of the fund management business from the International Fund for Ireland.

Man Group plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the structuring, sale, and distribution of alternative investment products and solutions. It also operates as a futures broker. Man Investments Man Investments, the Asset Management division, is a major provider in the alternative investment industry. It provides innovative products and tailor-made solutions to private and institutional investors. Through its core investment managers - AHL, RMF, Glenwood and Man Global Strategies - Man has succeeded in developing leadership in hedge funds and has interests in other asset classes. In its core hedge fund asset class, Man offers funds of hedge funds, structured, style and single manager products. Man Investments’ Core Managers Man’s core investment managers form the foundation of the asset management business. They provide the investment content for portfolios and are responsible for portfolio construction, asset allocation decisions and risk management. AHL AHL was founded in 1983. The Company implements two main managed futures investment programmes - the AHL Diversified Programme and the AHL Institutional Programme. These programmes are quantitative and primarily directional in nature, meaning they seek to identify and take advantage of upward and downward price trends. Trading takes place around-the-clock and real time price information is used to respond to price moves across a diverse range of global markets encompassing stock indices, bonds, currencies, short-term interest rates and commodities.

Union painters who don't want to find themselves painted into a corner come retirement time probably need to know about IUPAT Industry Pension Fund. The pension fund is sponsored by and serves the members of the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, or IUPAT. Union members include floor- and wall-covering installers; display workers; convention and show decorators; drywall finishers; and painters. Some 7,000 US and Canadian employers participate in the IUPAT Industry Pension Fund. The union, which represents more than 140,000 workers, is affiliated with the AFL-CIO.

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