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The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) is a state-owned pension fund management firm headquartered in Sacramento, California. Founded in 1932, the firm has long been at the forefront of shareholder activism in the US. CalPERS provides retirement and health benefit services to private individuals and employers, specifically active, inactive and retired employees of California state and local public agencies. They routinely put pressure on companies to achieve better corporate performance corporate governance.

UBS Financial Services, Inc. is a registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Weehawken, New Jersey. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of UBS Americas Inc., ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG; NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. Founded in 1969, UBS Financial Services provides investment advisory services to individuals, banks, thrift institutions, mutual funds and other investment companies, pension and employee benefit plans, trusts, estates, charities, corporations and other business and government entities.

The Options Clearing Corp. provides equity derivatives clearing services. It provides central counterparty clearing and settlement services to stock exchanges and trading platforms for options, financial futures, security futures and securities lending transactions. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

The Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (Colorado PERA) is the State-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The firm was founded by state law in 1931. Colorado PERA provides retirement and other benefits to current and former teachers, State Troopers, snowplow drivers, corrections officers, and other public employees who provide valuable services to all of Colorado. It is a substitute for Social Security for most of these public employees.

Portware LLC develops and provides multi-asset execution management software tools for global equities, futures, options, and foreign exchange (FX). It specializes in products, services, and solutions that transform the way financial institutions analyze, communicate, and execute investment ideas. Its products include Portware Enterprise, a fully customizable execution management system designed to act as a central platform for the creation and execution of algorithmic trading strategies; Portware Strategy Server, an algorithmic engine designed specifically for volume and frequency automated order management; Portware FX, a tool which provides traders with real-time view of the entire FX marketplace through a single, fully customizable front end trading environment; and Alpha Vision, an algorithmic optimization solution that uses predictive analytics to automatically select and implement the optimal execution strategy. The company was founded by Ary Khatchikian and Eric Goldberg in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ICE Futures Singapore Pte Ltd. operates a commodity and currency derivatives exchange platform. Its products include energy, metals and FX. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. provides clearance, settlement and information services. The firm offers institutional trade processing, clearing, settlement and asset, wealth management, repository and derivatives and data services. The company was founded in 1999 is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of SAS Rue la Boétie, Indosuez Carr Futures is a banking firm. The company is located in France.

Bloomberg LP engages in the provision of business data, news, and financial information services. Its product include Bloomberg terminal, execution and order management, content and data, financial data management, and integration and distribution. The company was founded by Michael Rubens Bloomberg, Charles M. Zegar, Thomas F. Secunda, and Duncan L. MacMillan in 1981 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

University of the Pacific is a nationally ranked university with a long tradition of dedicated teaching, small class sizes, practical experience and vibrant residential life. The breathtaking main campus in Stockton, California is home to seven schools and colleges, with more than 80 majors and programs of study. Pacific also has the McGeorge School of Law in Sacramento and the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry in San Francisco. Total university enrollment is nearly 7,000, with 3,757 undergraduates in an average class size of 19 and a student/faculty ratio of 14:1. It is located in Stockton, California.

National Futures Association is a self-regulatory organization for the derivatives industry. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The company's focus is on providing innovative and effective regulatory programs. The company was founded by Leonid Adolfovich Melamed.

Brix & Co. is an American company that operates restaurants. The private company was founded by Mark John Rivers, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

ICE Futures Europe operates as a investment exchange. It is supervised by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). U.S.-linked contracts, including WTI crude oil, are subject to further oversight by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., ICE Futures Holdco No. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 2007. 1 Ltd. is an investment holding British company.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., ICE Clear Singapore Pte Ltd. operates as an exchange clearinghouse. The company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. provides mortgage services. It owns and operates the MERS System, a national electronic registry system that tracks the changes in servicing rights and beneficial ownership interests in mortgage loans that are registered on the system. The company is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Virtu Financial LLC operates as an electronic market making firm which provides offers to buy and sell a security or other financial product. The firm is a market maker across all financial centers including equities, fixed income, currencies, futures, energy products and other commodities. The company was founded by Vincent Viola and Douglas A. Cifu in 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Virtu Financial, Inc., Virtu Financial Operating LLC is a company based in New York, NY. Virtu Financial Operating LLC was founded by Vincent J. Viola.

Part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., ICE Benchmark Administration Ltd. is a British company that administers benchmarks and owns the registered trademark of ICE Dollar Inflation Expectations Index Family Methodology. The company is based in London, UK and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority for administering a benchmark. ICE Benchmark Administration also owns the registered trademarks of LIBOR and ICE Benchmark Administration.

Cumulus Funding, Inc. operates as a consumer finance company. It offers loans through an income share agreement that allows workers to receive funds in exchange for a percentage of the income. The company was founded by Nathan Popkins and Adam Ginsburgh in November 2011 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

JP Morgan & Co. provides financial services. The private company is based in Singapore, Singapore.

Part of Virtu Financial, Inc., Virtu Financial Ireland Ltd. is an Irish company that provides financial services. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

HC Technologies LLC provides investment strategy services. The company was founded by Joseph Niciforo and Charles Peter Carey in 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Capitolis, Inc. develops pioneering technology for capital markets. Its products includes capitolis switch novation, and finance. The company was founded by Tom Glocer, Igor Teleshevsky, and Gil Mandelzis in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Bakkt Opco Holdings LLC provides software solutions. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

tZERO Group, Inc. develops financial technology based on blockchain solution. It offers crypto application, digital securities, and tokenization. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.