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Advantus is an institutional asset management firm valued for powerful insights into fixed income, real estate and private placement investments. Averaging more than 17 years of experience, investment professionals use a collaborative, bottom-up approach, combining hands-on experience with acumen in the capital markets to identify attractive investment opportunities. Our investment teams have grown clients’ assets to more than $19 billion as of Dec. 31, 2007. To learn more visit our web site at:http://www.advantuscapital.com
Barrack, Rodos & Bacine is an internationally recognized securities litigation firm that successfully litigated such cases as In re WorldCom Securities Litigation; In re Cendant Securities Litigation; and In re McKesson Securities Litigation. Through the litigation of these three cases alone, BR&B recovered over $10 billion for wronged investors. BRB is also highly regarded for its trial skills. Recently, the firm obtained the highest securities litigation verdict in history since passage of the PSLRA on behalf of lead plaintiff, The Chicago Police ERS and the class.http://www.barrack.com
http://www.brandes.comBrandes Investment Partners, L.P. is a leading investment advisory firm, managing equity and fixed income assets for institutional and private clients worldwide. Since our inception in 1974, we have applied the value investing approach to security selection pioneered by Benjamin Graham. Among the first investment firms to bring a global perspective to value investing, we manage a variety of investment strategies. We apply a long-term perspective both to the management of our investment portfolios and to the management of our business.
http://www.common.comCommonWealth Advisors, Inc. takes pride in its established history and reputation for providing preeminent investment management services. Our tradition has focused on delivering high performance fixed income solutions that have delivered top tier risk adjusted returns.
We assist our clients in identifying investment opportunities across asset classes and within the broad sub-sectors of the fixed income markets. Our fixed income strategies include Investment Grade, High Yield, and Core-Plus, as well as strategies involving distressed securities.
Context Capital Partners
Context Capital Partners is a new breed of private equity firm that identifies and brings to market unique investment vehicles that deliver edge. Matching clever, replicable concepts with dedicated funding, Context Capital Partners applies a disciplined approach that nurtures creative investment ideas with the potential to produce exceptional returns.
DEPFA BANK plc is a leading provider of financial services to the public sector worldwide. Our product spectrum is targeted at clients across all levels of the public sector. Thanks to our extensive public sector experience with the specific financial, political and social requirements involved, DEPFA is a strong financial partner, and an independent advisor to its clients.http://www.depfa.com
The Bank's key activities in the US include the provision of credit and liquidity facilities, derivatives, GICs, infrastructure finance, pension finance and investing in taxable and tax exempt municipal bonds.
FTSE is a leader in the creation and management of indexes and related market data services. The FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), covers 98% of the world’s total investable market capitalization and includes traditional, non-market cap weighted, responsible investment and alternative asset class indexes such as REITs. It is estimated that over $3 trillion of assets are benchmarked to FTSE indexes worldwide. For more information go tohttp://www.ftse.com
http://www.muirfieldcap.comMuirfield Capital Management is an independent investment firm focused on diversified hedge fund of fund investing. Our approach is distinguished by an "investing as principals" philosophy in which we invest our clients' funds in the same manner as our own. Conflict free, our investors are assured that we collectively pursue and share in the highest possible risk-adjusted returns.
Muirfield maintains a strict focus on investing capital rather than gathering and allocating assets. Through a disciplined investment process and an unrelenting investor orientation, we are committed to performance oriented hedge fund investing.
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
http://www.ssga.comState Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is the largest manager of institutional assets in the world, with $2.0 trillion in assets under management (as of 12/31/07). With 27 offices and 11 global investment centers, our leadership in financial services permits us to focus on delivering competitive investment strategies and customized solutions to our clients worldwide, across virtually every asset class, capitalization range, region, and style. Our clients include corporations, public funds, endowments and foundations and third party distributors.