Deepika Sharma

The New York Society of Security Analysts, Inc. operates as a financial services trade group and networking forum for wall street and provides Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) exam. The company was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc. (NAM-USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. NAM-USA offers discretionary investment management services to institutional clients such as corporate pension plans, US registered investment companies and non-US pooled investment vehicles.

Astor Investment Management LLC (Astor) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was formally organized in 2013 in connection with a corporate restructuring of Astor Asset Management LLC which was founded in 2001. Astor provides proprietary tactical allocation strategies focused on macroeconomic analysis. They provide advisory services primarily to (1) separately managed accounts SMA), (2) mutual funds, and (3) unified managed accounts (UMA). Their portfolios are generally available as a SMA or UMA within wrap fee programs provided by a broker-dealer or investment adviser.