The Options Clearing Corporation was founded in 1973. he Options Clearing Corporation (OCC), the world's largest equity derivatives clearinghouse. The OCC serves some 130 broker-dealers, futures commission merchants, and securities firms in the US and abroad. It is owned by options trading participants NYSE Amex, Chicago Board Options Exchange, International Securities Exchange Holdings, and Nasdaq OMX PHLX. The OCC also manages the Options Industry Council, a not-for-profit organization sponsored by several securities and options exchanges to educate investors and brokers about the options industry.

Rensburg Sheppards plc is the holding company of a group of companies operating in the financial services industry. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in the provision of investment management and fund management services. The Company operates in two business segments: investment management and the fund management. The principal activity of the investment management segment is the provision of investment management services to private clients, pension funds and charities. The fund management segment manages unit trusts and segregated mandates. All of the Company’s operations are based in the United Kingdom. The Company’s subsidiaries include Rensburg Sheppards Investment Management Limited and Rensburg Fund Management Limited. In July 2009, the Company announced that the merger of the Rensburg Corporate Bond Trust with the Gartmore Corporate Bond Fund was completed.

ING Investment Management Americas is all about the Benjamins. The unit of Dutch financial services giant ING Groep administers more than $220 billion for some 500 institutional investors in the US, Canada, and Latin America. Clients include corporations, pension funds, mutual funds, health care organizations, and insurance companies. The company also manages accounts for not-for-profit organizations inlcuding endowments and foundations, and religious institutions. ING Investment Management Americas employs a variety of investment styles such as growth and value equity, core fixed income, multi-asset strategies, and alternative investments including hedge funds and private equity.

Brokerjet Ceske sporitelny, a.s. provides online brokerage services in the Czech Republic. Customers use the brokerage's online tools to trade on foreign markets and obtain financial data and analysis. Offerings include equities, money markets, warrants, and exchange-traded funds. Brokerjet Ceske sporitelny, a.s. is part of Austrian banking group Erste Groupe Bank, being 51%-owned by Ceska sporitelna (Czech Savings bank) and 49%-owned by Austrian online brokerage ecetra Internet Services. Brokerjet Ceske sporitelny, a.s. was founded in 2002.

Multi Service was established in the late 1970s to provide credit cards to the trucking industry. The Multi Service card allows truckers to purchase fuel and oil at more than 3,100 truck stops across North America. Multi Service's transaction processing programs and specialized software help trucking companies control purchases, plan their budgets, and report fuel taxes. Multi Service has operations in Australia, the Netherlands, Mexico, and the US. Multi Service also provides fleet card services for small to midsized trucking companies, consolidated billing and reporting services for after-market parts, and processing services for trucking companies that utilize toll roads and tunnels in Europe.

Aberdeen Asset Management plc operates as an international investment management company that manages assets for both institutional and retail clients from offices around the world. Aberdeen Asset Management company offers both traditional and improved products, combined with customer support. Aberdeen Asset Management company also provides asset management services. Aberdeen Asset Management company operates in two segments: investment management division and property asset management division. Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. Its property asset management division manages direct property portfolios for institutions and pooled vehicles, as well as provides certain ancillary services. Investment Management Division Aberdeen Asset Management company’s investment management division manages equity and fixed interest securities. The fixed interest team covers five principal areas of operation: global, emerging markets, Asia, high yield, and U.K. institutional, which covers both investment grade and government bonds. The investment management division has been expanded by the acquisition and integration of Edinburgh Fund Managers Group plc (EFM), while the scale and focus of the property division was changed the sale of the activities carried on from the U.K. and Amsterdam offices.Aberdeen Asset Management institutional clients are pension funds, life assurance companies, banks, government agencies, charities and other financial institutions. Its institutional sales and client services teams are based primarily in the U.K., U.S., Singapore and Australia. Pooled Funds AAM company’s pooled funds include: U.K. Investment Trusts, U.K. Unit Trusts, OEICs, Dublin based UCITS, Luxembourg based SICAV, and Singapore Select fund. Aberdeen Global is the company’s range of Luxembourg-based funds. Aberdeen Global services clients and institutions in Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East, and Latin America. Aberdeen Global is an umbrella fund that consists of a number of sub-funds covering investment objectives.

Oak Hill Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in investments in middle-market companies. The firm seeks to invest in basic industries; business and financial services; consumer, retail, and distribution; media and telecom; healthcare; and technology. Within basic industries, it focuses on aerospace and defense; packaging; construction and infrastructure; and transportation and automotive. In business and financial services sector, the firm targets companies in the outsourced global services; logistics and supply chain management; niche insurance and reinsurance; specialty finance; and education and earning services sectors. Within the consumer, retail, and distribution sector, it invests in strong consumer brands; branded and private label strategic suppliers to retail channel; multi-channel direct-to-consumer business models; specialty retailers; and value-added distributors. In media and telecom sector, the firm focuses on cable and satellite television; television, radio broadcasting, and networks; filmed and musical content; publishing; online, interactive content, and gaming; outdoor and other place-based media; and wireless and wireline communications.

Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides short term, secured, non–banking, commercial loans to small businesses in the United States. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. loans are secured by collateral, such as real estate, receivables, and marketable securities, as well as accompanied by personal guarantees from the principals of the businesses. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. also develops Nextyellow, a software solution; and Nextyellow.com, a related Web site, which allow retail businesses and other service providers to reach prospective customers and clients for their goods and services. Manhattan Bridge Capital offers its loan products primarily through the company’s officers and independent loan brokers. Manhattan Bridge Capital, Inc. was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

Acacia Venture Partners picks small shrubs with hopes of developing them into blossoming trees. The venture capital firm focuses its investments on the health care industry. It supports early stage business services and health care services firms, and information technology developers that target the medical industry. Acacia typically invests at the seed and start-up stages of financing, but it also offers funding to more mature companies. Acacia Venture Partners' portfolio features companies that include CompHealth, AMERIGROUP, and physician office revenue management service, MDEverywhere, among others.

In-Q-Tel, Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. In-Q-Tel, Inc. is a non-profit private equity and venture capital firm specializing in start-ups, early venture, mid venture, late-stage investments. The firm also provides bridge financing. It seeks to invest in research and development programs, emerging and established companies, universities and research labs. The firm makes investments in application software and analytics including software applications for enterprise, departmental, and individual users; software-based analytics to automate and support human analysis; tools to exploit text, multimedia, and geospatial-based data in native language and format; knowledge management and collaboration; search; categorization and publishing; application integration; visualization; translation; geospatial design; and simulation and modeling. Within bio, nano, and chemical technologies, it seeks to invest in the extraction and characterization of trace materials from the environment, the characterization of unknown bulk materials, the on-site determination of individual human traits for IC purposes, point-of-care medical technologies outside of a laboratory or clinical environment, tracking and/or authentication of both individuals and objects, and the enablement of new IC capabilities from advances in material science.

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