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UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

South Street Securities LLC provides repo cash investment and repo security financing services. Its services include trade execution and financing and manage a matched repo portfolio. The company was founded by James M. Tabacchi in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., Manufacturers Life Insurance Co. (USA) is a Canadian company that provides life insurance coverage. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

The Clearing House provides check clearance and settlement services for banks. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Investment Management) (BHI-IM) is the asset management division of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (NYSE: BRK), an American multi-national conglomerate headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. The firm was founded in 1955 and traces its roots to Valley Falls Company, a textile manufacturing company that was formed in 1839. In 1962, Warren Buffett started to acquire shares of the company until he had majority ownership of it. Berkshire Hathaway engages in insurance businesses conducted on both a primary basis and a reinsurance basis.

Catalyst, Inc. provides research and advisory services. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Council on Foreign Relations, Inc. provides and disseminates ideas on foreign policies to individuals, corporate members, journalists and policy makers. It operates a forum for government officials, students and other interested parties to study and discuss world issues and impact on American foreign policies. The company publishes Foreign Affairs, a magazine that comes out six times a year, along with books and studies by its own scholars. Council on Foreign Relations was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, NA provides commercial banking services. It offers investment banking, merchant services, and institutional asset management services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Partnership for New York City operates as a charitable organization. It is a network of business leaders and corporations working for the economic and cultural betterment of all five boroughs of the city. The firm provides networking opportunities, conducts research, participates in policy making and lobbies government. The company was founded by David Rockefeller in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Manulife Capital Real Estate is a real estate investment firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a division of Manulife capital, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Manulife Financial Corp. (TSX, NYSE and PSE: MFC).

The Risk Management Association was founded in 1990 and promotes an enterprise approach to risk management, with a focus on credit risk, market risk, and operational risk. The non-profit company is based in Philadelphia, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. RMA has 1,700 institutional members, including banks of all sizes and nonbank financial institutions, represented by 18,500 individuals located throughout the country and the Pacific. The company offers the largest offering of risk-focused resources for the financial services industry and maintains a strong community of risk professionals through events and courses that advance the understanding of risk management in financial services.

The Financial Services Forum provides financial services. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Keith Anderson Carby.

Loan Syndications & Trading Association, Inc. is an organization that is focused on educating individuals on various topics related to the loan industry. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company's recent focus has been on the transition away from libor-based loans, and they are offering educational opportunities for those interested in learning more about this topic, as well as other areas such as clos and private credit, liability management transactions and restructuring. The organization was founded by Christopher Anthony Pucillo.

The Business Roundtable advocates public policies that ensure economic growth. It considers public policy issues which contains groups like the construction users anti-inflation roundtable, a group devoted to containing construction costs; and the labor law study committee, made up of labor relations executives of major companies. The Business Roundtable was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

NYU Elaine A. & Kenneth G. Langone Medical Center provides health care services. It offers treatments for bone, joint, and muscle disorders; brain and nervous system disorders cancers, tumors and blood disorders; genetic and chromosomal disorders and immune system disorders. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Business Council operates as an organization of business leaders. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Kennedy Center Corporate Fund operates as a nationwide partnership of distinguished business leaders who help to mobilize corporate partners and secure critical funding. The company was founded by Harold Burson in 1977 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Partnership To End Addiction conducts studies and research focusing on substance abuse. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 1992 by Joseph A. Califano. Creighton Drury has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Bank Policy Institute is a nonpartisan public policy, research, and advocacy group that represents the leading banks in the United States. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company's mission is to support the economy, consumers, and the financial system by providing daily assistance.

Charter Brokerage LLC provides logistics services to the petroleum industries. Its services include complete customs, import, export, drawback related services and compliance-focused customs to importers and exporters in the U.S. and Canada. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.