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Denver Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Denver, Colorado. The firm's origins can be traced to 1958 as the manager of tax-exempt accounts for First National Bank of Denver. In 1983, the firm became a Registered Investment Advisor, and in 1984, they became Denver Investment Advisors, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank. In 1995, a group of investment professionals from Denver Investment Advisors, Inc., bought the firm from the bank, forming a new entity, Denver Investment Advisors LLC, and changing the ownership structure to a 100% employee-owned firm. In 2000, the firm acquired Bee & Associates, a boutique firm specializing in the management of international small-cap equities. In 2004, they acquired Tempest Investment Counselors, Inc., a local money management firm specializing in managing assets for high net-worth individuals. Denver Investment Advisors was acquired by Segall Bryant & Hamill LLC in 2018. Denver Investment Advisors manages assets for an array of individual and institutional investors, including corporate and public pension plans, multi-employer plans, foundations and endowments, healthcare organizations, insurance companies and financial intermediaries. The firm provides investment management services for certain of their investment styles as an advisor and/or sub-advisor to investment companies, including their proprietary family of mutual funds, Westcore Funds. Denver Investment Advisors also provides portfolio management services to third party sponsors of wrap fee programs, including providing model portfolio information on a non-discretionary basis. Denver Investment Advisors maintains the Workplace Equality Index, which is an index of companies that support lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality in the workplace. The firm has entered into a licensing agreement for an ETF, Workplace Equality Portfolio (EQLT).

Duff & Phelps Credit Rating Co. issues credit ratings on corporate bonds, preferred stocks, commercial paper, and CDs. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Loomis, Sayles & Co. LP (Loomis Sayles) is a SEC-registered investment adviser headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Robert H. Loomis and Ralph T. Sayles in 1926. They are a direct subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LLC, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Loomis Sayles provides investment advisory or sub advisory services to institutional clients through separate account management services. In addition, the firm provides investment advisory or sub-advised services to various investment funds.

Empower Annuity Insurance Company of America engages in the provision of life insurance services. The firm offers annuities, life insurance, investment, and executive benefits. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, CO.