Pension fund for public school teachers in Texas.

Our Private Wealth Advisors bring time-tested experience, seamless execution and a fundamental understanding of the needs of investors with significant wealth. This includes forward-thinking, complex problem solutions and a level of knowledge, proficiency and service unmatched by any other wealth management firm.

Private Wealth Advisors undergo extensive accreditation in a range of sophisticated wealth management strategies for individuals, businesses and institutions, and work with a limited number of individuals and families, which allows them to focus more directly on clients' needs.

The New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation (NBIMC) is the trustee and investment manager for the pension assets of over 51,000 members of the Public Service, Teachers', and Judges' defined benefit pension plans. It was formed under the New Brunswick Investment Management Corporation Act by the Province of New Brunswick.

Frontier market asset management firm managing over 120 million in exchange traded closed end funds. Operates in South Asia region.

Rainier Investment Management, Inc. is an employee-owned investment firm dedicated to enhancing client returns through insightful and disciplined identification of growth companies. Independently owned since 1991, Rainier remains a boutique firm focused on providing high-value-added U.S. equity, fixed income and international portfolio management. Our experienced team, and highly collaborative approach, facilitates the construction of our clients’ portfolios.
Rainier is headquartered in Seattle, Washington with an office in New York City. The firm currently manages $12.5 billion in assets as of 3/31/2013, including separate accounts and the Rainier Funds.

The Edmond de Rothschild Group: a benchmark in the financial sphere
As heir to the traditions and values that have ensured the success of the Rothschild family for 250 years, the Edmond de Rothschild Group has established itself over time as a leading player in European finance.
The Edmond de Rothschild Group specialises in Private Banking and Asset Management as well as Private Equity, Institutional & Fund services and Corporate Finance.
Set up in 1953 by Baron Edmond de Rothschild and chaired today by his son Benjamin de Rothschild, the Group deploys its expertise in the leading international financial centres.

Founded in 1991, Federal Street has extensive knowledge of financial markets and is experienced in finding world-class money managers. A Boston-based team of investment and service professionals help our clients solve complex financial problems. Federal Street Advisors is owned and managed by its employees. The firm applies its expertise in a wide range of areas, including asset allocation, manager evaluation, portfolio contribution, and performance evaluation

A financial services firm with a focus in the Capital Markets for retail clients and institutional clients. The firm does syndicate underwritings.

FINRA Registered Broker-Dealer

ALM First is a $17 billion AUM fixed income investment management and advisory firm focusing primarily on the credit union indutry. This firm specializes in asset liability management, interest rate risk management, and portfolio management services. The firm also has an M&A desk focusing on financial institutions.

Convergent Wealth Advisors provides investment planning, portfolio construction, alternative investment, concentrated wealth strategies, equity risk management, tax-advantaged investments, tax management strategy, and performance reporting services to banks, trust companies, and independent advisory firms. The firm was formerly known as Lydian Wealth Management and changed its name on May 1, 2007 as a result of acquisition by City National Corporation. Convergent Wealth Advisors was founded in 1994 and is based in Potomac, Maryland.

Introduction
Pier Capital, LLC manages U.S. Small Cap Growth equity portfolios. We are
registered with the SEC as an Investment Advisor, and as of 12/31/11 had
firm-wide assets under management of approximately $752 million.

We manage portfolios primarily for institutional clients such as retirement funds,
endowments/foundations, municipalities, and also for a limited number of high net
worth individuals. We offer separately managed accounts for all products, as
well as a commingled fund for the Small Cap Growth product.

Founded in 1987, we have been managing equity portfolios in the same style and
with the same Chief Investment Officer since inception. Originally part of a large

Private Equity Fund

Asset Management Firm

Ethenea is a 2002-established, Luxembourg-based independent asset manager. Ethenea manages the Ethna Funds, a group of three mixed-asset funds available to both institutional and private investors.

Eaton Vance Corp., through its subsidiaries, engages in the creation, marketing, and management of investment funds in the United States. It also provides investment management and counseling services to institutions and individuals. Further, the company operates as an adviser and distributor of investment companies and separate accounts. It markets and distributes shares of funds through a retail network of national and regional broker/dealers, banks, insurance companies, and financial planning firms.

Sun Life Financial Inc. is an international financial services company known primarily as a life insurance company, but also has a strong presence in investment management with over $494 billion in assets under management. Based in Toronto, Canada, Sun Life and its partners provide insurance, retirement and investment solutions for individuals and businesses around the world including Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China and Bermuda