Frank J. la Salla

Founded in 1939, Pershing LLC is a broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK). The firm helps financial services firms and advisors succeed by providing the technology, operational, trading, investment and practice management solutions they need to serve investors. Pershing offers securities processing, trading and operations management, investment technology, asset-gathering solutions and practice management support. The firm serves a wide range of financial organizations including: banks, discount brokerages, full-service brokerages, registered investment advisors, independent contractors, institutional firms, global firms and small- to mid-sized firms. Pershing also offers financial products including annuities, mutual funds and money funds, as well as business tools, cash management services, investor and lending services, retirement products and wealth management. In addition, they offer trading and execution services in listed and OTC securities, fixed-income securities and mutual funds.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Investment Management) (BNY Mellon) is the asset management arm of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an American investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the result of the merger between The Bank of New York Company, Inc. and Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon is the umbrella organization for BNY Mellon's affiliated investment management firms and global distribution companies. They provide investment management services to financial institutions, corporations, government entities, endowments/foundations and high-net-worth individuals.

Part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., Pershing Securities Ltd. is a brokerage firm that provides brokerage services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1990. Geoffrey Charles Towers has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Euroclear Ltd. engages in the provision of settlement and related services including banking services for domestic and international securities transactions, covering bonds, equities, investment funds, and derivatives. The company was founded on July 7, 1972 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Euroclear Bank SA/NV provides settlement and related securities services for cross-border transactions involving domestic and international bonds, equities, investment funds and derivatives. It offers asset classes, banking services, corporate actions, primary issuance, tax and settlement services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Euroclear SA/NV engages in domestic and cross border settlement services for bond and mutual fund transactions. It provides settlement, safe-keeping and servicing of domestic and cross-border securities for bonds, equities and derivatives to investment funds. The company was founded 1968 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp., BNY Clearing Services LLC is a company that provides transaction exchange clearing services. The company is based in New York, NY.