Thomas K. Nowakowski

ING Bank FSB has Electric OrangeSM checking, an easy-to-use checking account that also pays a great interest rate. The Orange Savings Account lets you save with no fees, no minimums and a great rate. The Orange Mortgage has low closing costs, a simple, no-hassle application, and great rates that can save the customer thousands on their mortgage. And the firm added ShareBuilder, an online brokerage designed to make investing easy and affordable for everyone. ING DIRECT's CEO of Savings, Arkadi Kuhlmann, inspires Americans to become savers and get their money working for them. The firm's unique approach to banking is backed by ING (NYSE:ING), a global financial institution of Dutch origin offering banking, insurance and asset management to over 85 million private, corporate and institutional clients in more than 50 countries. ING DIRECT is a member of the FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation). ING DIRECT (the operating name of ING Bank, fsb) is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware with innovative ING DIRECT Cafés in multiple locations across the U.S. where the customer can experience what Orange is all about! Open an account and the customer will be joining more than 7.5 million Customers who save their money with ING DIRECT in the US, and the 21 million Customers served by ING DIRECT divisions in Canada, Australia, France, Spain, Italy, United Kingdom, Austria and Germany.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

A subsidiary of Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC), Boston-based Bank of America Private Bank (BAPB) offers private banking and wealth management services.

Founded by Shamim Jalil Ahmed and Thomas Nowakowski, Kuvera Capital Management LLC is a hedge fund manager located in San Francisco.