Liaquat Ali Ahamed

Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd. engages in the provision of insurance and reinsurance services. It operates through the Reinsurance and Insurance segments. The Reinsurance segment consists of property catastrophe reinsurance, other property reinsurance, casualty reinsurance, and specialty reinsurance. The Insurance segment offers property and casualty insurance, marine, aviation and energy insurance, and financial and professional lines insurance. The company was founded by Christopher O'Kane and Julian M. Cusack on May 23, 2002 and is headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. (BNPP AM USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1972 as Fischer Francis Trees & Watts, Inc. (FFTW). In 2015, FFTW’s affiliated US registered investment advisor, BNP Paribas Asset Management Inc., was merged into FFTW. FFTW was re-branded as BNP Paribas Asset Management USA, Inc. in 2017. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BNP Paribas Asset Management USA Holdings, Inc. (BNPP AM), part of International Financial Services division of BNP Paribas (EPA: BNP) (BNPP). BNPP AM USA provides customized investment management services to institutional clients. They also provide non-discretionary investment management activities and/or act as collateral manager for structured products such as CDOs and CLOs.

High Income Securities Fund is a close-end management investment fund. The firm engages in the provision of mutual fund services. It seeks to provide high current income as a primary objective and capital appreciation as a secondary objective. The company is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Putnam Premier Income Trust is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek high current income consistent with the preservation of capital. The company was founded on February 29, 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust, is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust that provides current income free from federal income tax. The company was founded on May 28, 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Putnam Master Intermediate Income Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund and trust. Its objective is to provide high current income and relative stability of net asset value. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Rohatyn Group Investment engages in the provision of investment services. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.