John D. Meserve

The Bank of New York Co., Inc. provides banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. It also offers securities servicing and global payment services, corporate banking, BNY Asset Management and Private Client Services, Retail Banking and Global Market Services. Client base of the company include financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments and foundations. The company, founded in 1784 is headquartered in New York.

Founded in 2002 by David Trainer, New Constructs LLC is a privately-held, independent equity research firm located in Brentwood, Tennessee. The firm is a long-time member of the Investorside Research Association, a non-profit trade association of investment research providers that do not engage in investment banking, company consulting or research-for-hire. In addition, they have been a Better Business Bureau Accredited business since December, 2009. New Constructs seeks to help their clients make more intelligent capital allocation decisions by more accurately identifying the companies that are the most undervalued relative to their profit potential and the most overvalued relative to their profit potential. The firm's research analyzes the entire financial reporting history of over 3000 companies, including 10-Ks, 10-K/As, 20-Fs, 40-Fs and 8-Ks. They employ a patented research platform for reversing accounting distortions and discounted cash flow analysis to identify 'hidden gems' and 'red flags' buried in financial footnotes. This information includes off-balance sheet debt, hidden charges, false revenues, option liabilities, pension liabilities and asset disposals. New Constructs seeks to help investors: (1) select stocks (2) measure profitability and valuation more accurately (3) fulfill fiduciary responsibilities by taking into account all relevant information and (4) lower their risk and protect their portfolio. The firm's products include: Written Research, Direct Data Feeds, Company Models and a Stock Screener.

ConvergEx, Inc. provides mission-critical proprietary software products. It provides products and services through two business segments: Investment Technologies and Investment Services. The Investment Technologies segment develops, markets and sells the company's proprietary software products, including workflow automation solutions, and technology-enabled services. The Investment Services segment utilizes many of the same proprietary software products and technology-enabled services. The company was founded on March 17, 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Westminster Research Associates, Inc. is a private company that provides independent research products to the investment industry. Westminster Research Associates, Inc. is based in New York, NY. Westminster Research Associates was acquired by The Bank of New York Co., Inc. on October 09, 2001. The CEO of the company is John D. Meserve.

Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association, Inc. (SIFMA) is an organization that represents the securities industry in the United States. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's main focus is advocating for effective and resilient capital markets. The CEO of the company is Kenneth E. Bentsen.

ConvergEx Group LLC provides global brokerage and trading related services. The firm's services include commission management, trading, prime services, clearing, capital markets, independent research consulting, and FIX services. The company was founded in October 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.