Sponsors
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact Terri Sobol at +1 646.895.7473 or tsobol@iirusa.com.
http://us.allianzgi.com/en/Pages/default.aspxAllianz Global Investors Capital is an integrated investment management organization with offices in Dallas, New York and San Diego. The hallmark of our business structure is entrepreneurial, autonomous investment teams supported by common infrastructure. We strive to provide innovative investment solutions, efficient execution and exceptional service.
Chicago Board Options Exchange
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) is the largest U.S. options exchange and the creator of listed options. CBOE offers equity, index and ETF options, including proprietary products such as S&P 500 options (SPX), the most active U.S. index option, and options on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX). CBOE is also the creator of benchmark indexes such as the CBOE S&P 500 BuyWrite Index (BXM).http://www.cboe.com
CSSC Investment Advisory Services, Inc., a Registered Investment Adviser and national investment consulting firm, has developed a newly patented and fundamentally different investment advisory process – a completely transparent process for optimizing investment manager selection and performance monitoring that empowers fiduciaries in a way never before possible. We invite you to see for yourself how – Changing the Process, Changes the Results ®.http://www.cssc.com
NCH Capital invests in Eastern Europe across asset classes, including agribusiness, real estate, listed equity and private equity. NCH is among the largest owners and managers of farmland in the world controlling over 750,000 hectares. For over 18 years, NCH’s deep valued investment strategies have generated attractive returns for our investors.http://nchcapital.com
NWQ Investment Management Company
NWQ Investment Management Company, LLC (“NWQ”), founded in Los Angeles in 1982, focuses on traditional and alternative value equity oriented strategies across the capitalization spectrum. Our hallmark continues to be our ability to uncover often overlooked companies through our rigorous research-driven, bottom-up stock selection process. We strive to consistently exceed our clients’ objectives and expectations through the strength of our performance, transparency of our investment process and commitment to service excellence. As of June 30th, 2011, NWQ managed approximately $21 billion in assets across a broad array of actively managed value equity, fixed income and alternative investment strategies.http://www.nuveen.com/nwq/
Robbins Umeda LLP is a nationally recognized shareholder rights firm dedicated to the prosecution of shareholder derivative and class action lawsuits. We provide portfolio monitoring and securities litigation services to individual and institutional investors, and have helped secure significant monetary recoveries and corporate governance reforms for clients and the corporations in which they invest.http://www.robbinsumeda.com/
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA)
State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) is a global leader in asset management, entrusted with more than $2 trillion* in assets.** Sophisticated investors worldwide rely on SSgA for our disciplined, precise investment process and powerful global investment platform that provide access to every major asset class, capitalization range and style. As the asset management business of State Street Corporation, one of the world’s leading providers of financial services to institutional investors, SSgA has the financial strength, global expertise and advanced research capabilities to deliver client-focused solutions. SSgA also attained ETF industry leadership, with SPDR®, including first-to-market launches with gold, international real estate and fixed income and sector ETFs.http://www.ssga.com
*As of 3/31/2011
** This AUM includes the assets of the SPDR Gold Trust (approx. $56 billion as of March 31, 2011), for which State Street Global Markets, LLC, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors, serves as the marketing agent.