91 Waterloo Road London SE1 8XP United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our purpose: to provide quoted access to private equity returns. Our vision: to be the private equity firm of choice; operating on a world-wide scale; producing consistent market-beating returns; acknowledged for our partnership style; and winning through our unparalleled resources. 3i Group PLC is one of the leading venture cap…
30 Finsbury Square London EC2A 1AG United Kingdom Company Perspectives: AMVESCAP's mission is to Help People Worldwide Build Their Financial Security, and we do that by delivering superior investment performance and client service around the world. Our overall goal is to become one of the top players in every market we choose to compete in. AMVESCAP PLC is one of the largest independent investmen…
St Helen's 1 Undershaft London, EC3P 3DQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our strategy is clear: to become a leading European-based financial services group. We have chosen to focus on long-term savings as our engine of growth. We have also committed ourselves to developing a world-class fund management business and to raising the quality of our general insurance earnings. To generate real va…
245 Park Avenue New York, New York 10167 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Undoubtedly our greatest strengths are our people and our unique entrepreneurial corporate culture. What sets Bear Stearns apart from the competition is access and teamwork. Clients can access the wealth of experience and depth of knowledge of our senior people while working closely with them to create custom solutions. Our exe…
Suite 200, 2480 Sand Hill Road Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: When we created Benchmark, we created a new kind of venture firm--one that's based on teamwork, superior service to entrepreneurs and an intense dedication to building technology companies of lasting value. Venture capital firm Benchmark Capital stresses a team approach, and the team has shared in some specta…
20 Moorgate London EC2R 6DA United Kingdom Cazenove Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's oldest and most venerable investment bankers, providing capital management and equities and international market investment services to the country's elite. The company counts the Queen of England among its clients, as well as nearly half of the country's largest 100 companies. With a history reaching bac…
141 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, Illinois 60604 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The CBOT's principal role is to provide contract markets for its members and customers and to oversee the integrity and cultivation of those markets. Its markets provide prices that result from trading in open auction or electronic platforms. The marketplace assimilates new information throughout the trading day, and …
20 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606-7499 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since 1919, when it evolved into the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, the Merc has traded futures on over 50 products, from frozen pork bellie s and live cattle to Eurodollar and index futures. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Holdings Inc. is the parent company of Ch icago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME), which specializes in the…
20 Fenchurch Street London EC3P 3DB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Our ability to excel in such a variety of transactions reflects the importance we place on combining sector, country, and product specialization expertise with strong client relationships to ensure our clients receive the best quality solutions and advice. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein (DrKW) operates as the investment bank…
4500 Bohannon Drive Menlo Park, California 94025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The ability to empower customers is the soul of E*Trade Financial and our spirit is defined by our ability to champion the needs of each customer. As a team, we will embrace market dynamics as they unfold to define true value for our employees, customers, and shareholders. E*Trade Financial Corporation operates as a div…
4 Embarcadero Place 2400 Geng Rd. Palo Alto, California 94303 U.S.A. E*Trade Group, Inc., through its subsidiary E*Trade Securities, is leading the investment services revolution of the digital age. E*Trade, one of the pioneers of electronic investment services, is also one of the top online and Internet-based brokerage firms. Unlike traditional "brick and mortar" houses, such as Merrill Lynch an…
24 Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to create, manage, and market innovative investment products offering superior performance. The company's primary business is creating, marketing, and managing mutual funds and providing management and counseling services to institutions and individuals. Eaton Vance Corporation also manages investm…
P.O. Box 66906 St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6906 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Edward Jones our way of doing business is face-to-face. That means you'll not only find us online, you'll often find us right around the corner as well. Our investment representatives live and work alongside the investors they serve. Doing so has taught us a valuable lesson: Investing is not a one-size-fits-all proposit…
12555 Manchester Road St. Louis, Missouri 63131 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The Edward Jones philosophy is that service to the individual is of utmost importance. Its more than 4,000 investment representatives provide this personal brand of service by discussing their clients' individual investment needs on a one-on-one basis. Having cultivated a previously untapped market of individual investor…
82 Devonshire Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 U.S.A. Fidelity Investments Inc. is one of the world's most successful retail investment services firms, offering its customers one of the widest ranges of mutual funds in the industry as well as discount brokerage and institutional and trust services. Innovation, in particular, has played a key role in the company's progress. However, the investme…
909 A Street Tacoma, Washington 98402 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Russell's multi-manager solutions offer investors a smarter choice in professional money management. The result is a tailored investment program aimed at building and preserving wealth for the long term. After more than six decades of serving investors' needs, Russell has developed a 360-degree perspective on investment managers a…
777 Mariners Island Blvd. San Mateo, California 94404 U.S.A. California-based Franklin Resources, Inc. is the nation's largest manager of municipal funds and one of the nation's fastest-growing and largest mutual fund companies. Although Franklin is a public company, nearly half of its stock is owned by the two brothers who lead the company, Charles and Rupert Johnson. With its purchase of Temple…
2 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. A cursory look at Great American Management and Investment, Inc. (GAMI), may indicate that the company's primary function is as a manufacturer of electrical equipment. In fact, GAMI is a holding company, a type of investment trust, that buys underperforming companies, shores them up, and either pulls in revenue from the firms or sells them at…
6333 North State Highway 161, 4th Floor Irving, Texas 75038 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With tax professionals' understanding of financial concepts and intimate knowledge of clients' financial situations, offering financial planning is the most natural extension of a tax practice, providing the most client-centric, cost effective, and rewarding service to clients. Acquired in 2001 by Wells Fargo…
100 Fillmore St., Ste. 300 Denver, Colorado 80206 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Based in Denver, Colorado, Janus Capital Group Inc. is a leading asset manager offering individual and institutional clients complementary asset management disciplines through the firm's global distribution network. Janus Capital Group Inc. (formerly Stilwell Financial Inc.) is a holding company for businesses that off…
9665 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 300 Beverly Hills, California 90212 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our company is now stronger and more competitive than ever before. Our customers are growing like never before. And this management is more focused than ever before on generating revenue growth and building the value of JB Oxford for shareholders. We intend to do that by continuing to provide high-qual…
11100 Santa Monica Boulevard 11th Floor Los Angeles, California 90025 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Jefferies Group, Inc. is a fully-integrated investment bank, finding innovative ways to meet the needs of its clients. Gaining momentum in the area of corporate finance, high yield bonds, and research has added greater dimension to our demonstrated equity capabilities, broadening the way in which we…
Newport Tower 525 Washington Boulevard Jersey City, New Jersey 07310 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Knight was founded with an entrepreneurial spirit that is woven into our culture and engenders innovation at every turn. We have a strong corporate culture that's based on firmly held beliefs. We believe that our commitment to the interests of our clients proves our value to them. We believe that mar…
121 Boulevard Haussmann 75382 Paris, Cedex 08 France Company Perspectives: Lazard is dedicated to our cornerstone enterprise: financial advice and transaction execution on behalf of our clients. The firm's resources are concentrated on these activities, and our bankers are free to devote a rare level of expertise to their clients full-time. Lazard LLC is one of the last of the world's leading pri…
200 East Berry Street Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802-2706 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: LNC has a reputation for financial strength, a tradition of excellent service, an expertise for risk management and the strategic focus to succeed in the century ahead. With origins in life insurance, Lincoln National Corporation has evolved into a financial services company whose principal offerings include life in…
London EC2n 1HP England Company Perspectives: Developing our Markets: Our task is to ensure that we continue to win business for our markets and for London. Our portfolio of markets, designed to meet U.K. and international needs, provides the infrastructure which enables companies and investors to prosper, as well as meeting the needs of securities firms. Regulating our Markets: To maintain inves…
422 Wards Corner Road Loveland Ohio 45140 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Martinizing pioneered one hour, on-premise cleaning, providing franchisees with the most efficient cleaning procedures available. Martinizing is the most recognized name in drycleaning. When you own our franchise, you benefit from that name recognition, which helps build your business. Martinizing has been and continues to be t…
4-2, Ohtemachi 1-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-88 Japan Marubeni Corporation is one of the largest of Japan's general trading companies, known as sogo shosha. With a global network of almost 200 representative offices and more than 600 affiliated companies in 84 countries, Marubeni is involved in a wide variety of activities, including domestic, import, export, and offshore trade; investment activit…
417 Fifth Avenue, 11th Floor New York New York 10016 U.S.A. Company Perspectives It is our intention to continue to protect and nurture the growth of the value of the Marvel brand around the globe. This brand provides a powerful point of differentiation in the eyes of the consumer, and therefore an important and overarching competitive edge for our company and our partners. We are firmly committe…
4 World Financial Center New York, New York 10080 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Vision is to be the preeminent financial management and advisory company in the world. It is a drive firmly rooted in the things we value most: our intelligence, our principles and our optimism. Achieving preeminence is more than a goal. It is a means to an end. Preeminence affords us a leadership position in our c…
1585 Broadway New York, New York 10036 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We believe that Morgan Stanley Dean Witter clearly has demonstrated its ability to adapt, prosper and grow in a rapidly changing and often turbulent marketplace. We believe the diversity of our revenue streams and our ability to manage risk make us less subject to market volatility. Our global commitment and expertise position us…
New Court, Saint Swithin's Lane London EC4P 4DU United Kingdom Company Perspectives: N M Rothschild & Sons is committed to the pursuit of excellence and for this reason concentrates on sectors and markets in which commitment and expertise are more vital than numbers. Where it chooses to compete, the bank ranks with the very best. Its influence and reputation flow from the quality of its people an…
1735 K Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20006-1500 U.S.A. The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD), is a self-regulating association that runs NASDAQ, an automated over-the-counter stock market which lists the shares of more than 4,600 companies. NASDAQ is the second largest stock market, in terms of dollar values of trade, in the world, and the fastest growing securities market in …
10 Exchange Place Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 U.S.A. National Discount Brokers Group, Inc. is a holding company for National Discount Brokers, a discount broker mainly serving individual investors, and Sherwood Securities, a wholesale market maker specializing in NASDAQ and small-cap over-the-counter stocks. The company also had a controlling interest in Equitrade Partners, a wholesale market m…
787 Seventh Avenue, 49th Floor New York, New York 10019 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Headquartered in New York, NFP operates a national distribution network with over 1,300 producers in 40 states and Puerto Rico consisting of more than 135 owned firms and more than 180 affiliated third party distributors specializing in life insurance and wealth transfer, corporate and executive benefits, and fee…
605 Third Avenue New York, New York 10158 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: INVESTMENT EXPERTISE AND OUTSTANDING SERVICE. Neuberger Berman's mission is to provide our clients with the highest caliber investment expertise, supported by outstanding personal service. This has been our philosophy since our founding, and it is the primary reason behind our reputation for integrity and excellence. We have b…
11 Wall Street New York, New York 10005 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The mission of the NYSE is to add value to the capital-raising and asset-management process by providing the highest-quality and most cost-effective self-regulated marketplace for the trading of financial instruments, promote confidence in and understanding of that process, and serve as a forum for discussion of relevant nationa…
Nomura Shoken Kabushiki Kaisha, 1-9-1 Nihonbashi, Chou-ku Tokyo 103 Japan The Nomura Securities Company, the largest securities firm in Japan, has long been recognized as an industry pacesetter. Since, as The Economist has put it, "What Nomura does this morning, the rest of the Japanese securities industry will do after lunch," Nomura has played a key role in the development of the securities ind…
Piper Jaffray Tower 222 South Ninth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3804 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: We, the people of Piper Jaffray Companies, believe serving our clients is our basic purpose. By placing the interests of our clients first, we serve the best interests of our employees, our shareholders, and our communities. We believe service is the chief contributor to our grow…
880 Carillon Parkway St. Petersburg, Florida 33716 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Pledge: We, the Associates of Raymond James Financial, commit our energies, intellect and knowledge to attaining the financial objectives of our clients by providing the highest possible level of service and delivering superior investment alternatives. We believe that putting the financial well-being of our client…
85 Fleet Street London EC4P 4AJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We provide indispensable information for professionals in the financial services, media and corporate markets. Our information is trusted and drives decision-making across the globe. Our reputation is based on speed, accuracy and freedom from bias. Reuters Group PLC has from its inception employed any and all means at its dispos…
777 East Wisconsin Avenue P.O. Box 0672 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-0672 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The foundation of any successful business is built upon a strong culture--on shared values of honesty, integrity, genuine concern for clients, and respect for associates. The Baird Way remains central to our ability to enjoy the quality client partnerships and high performance standards that have …
220 South Orange Avenue Livingston, New Jersey 07039 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our focus is clear--whether we create strategic alliances, build proprietary products or commit to new technology, our goal is to provide our clients with outstanding opportunities. Helping our clients invest for their long-term goals is the premise upon which Ryan Beck & Co. was founded, and this premise will conti…
Seven World Trade Center New York, New York 10048 U.S.A. Salomon Inc. is a diversified trading and financial services holding company led by its flagship subsidiary, Salomon Brothers Inc., one of Wall Street's leading securities houses and a worldwide operator through its offices in London, Tokyo, and Hong Kong. The parent company also engages in commodities trading and petroleum refining through…
600 Travis, Suite 3100 Houston, Texas 77002 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sanders Morris Harris Group's focused vision is to maintain a solid regional presence and offer an extensive menu of services to meet the diverse needs of high net worth individuals. The Company will continue to seek new ways to achieve even higher service levels, enhanced by our time-proven expertise, impressive performance…
31 Gresham St. London EC2V 7QA United Kingdom Company Perspectives: The aim of our continuing businesses is to apply our specialist asset management skills in serving the needs of our clients worldwide and in delivering value to our shareholders. Schroders plc is one of the world's largest asset management banking groups, offering a range of private banking services to institutions; corporations;…
21 New Street Bishopsgate London EC2M 4HR United Kingdom Singer & Friedlander Group plc is one of the United Kingdom's last remaining independent merchant banks, providing investment banking services to an essentially private clientele. The firm offers a wide range of services, such as asset management and independent savings accounts, including offshore banking facilities, unit trusts, and finan…
388 Greenwich Street New York, New York 10013 U.S.A. From its unprepossessing beginnings in Philadelphia more than a century ago, Smith Barney has grown into a financial powerhouse. The acquisition in 1993 of Shearson Lehman Brothers Holdings' retail brokerage and asset management businesses made the amalgamated firm, with an army of 11,000 financial consultants (brokers) and 495 branch offices, …
24-1, Nihonbashi-Hakozakicho Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-8501 Japan Company Perspectives: Vision: Softbank aims to leverage the power of the digital information revolution to make knowledge available to people no matter who or where they are and, by doing so, to foster the realization of a better life for all. Softbank Corp. is a holding company whose primary interest is the Internet. The company holds sta…
225 Franklin St. Boston, MA 02110 U.S.A. State Street Boston Corporation is a bank holding company conducting business principally through its subsidiary, State Street Bank and Trust Co. Descended from one of the first banks in America--the Union Bank, which was founded in 1792--State Street is now the nation's largest custodian and trustee for mutual funds and pension funds, responsible for an e…
225 Franklin Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: State Street's reputation as a financial services leader is grounded in centuries of history. Our roots can be traced back to some of the region's strongest, proudest and most resilient banking companies. That tradition of stability, fortitude and innovation has continued as the company has evolved from a local merchant …
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3300 Fort Worth, Texas 76102 U.S.A. Texas Pacific Group Inc. (TPG) is a private investment partnership involved in leveraged buyouts, joint ventures, and large-stake purchases of companies. The investment group focuses primarily on buying financially troubled companies with brand-name recognition. Typically, TPG does not involve itself in the day-to-day operations of th…
101 Montgomery Street San Francisco California 94104 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our Mission--To be the most useful and ethical financial services firm in the world. The Charles Schwab Corporation ranks among the nation's largest financial services firms. Explosive growth within the stock market during the 1990s has helped operating subsidiary Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. become the largest discoun…
15 Mountain View Road, P.O. Box 1615 Warren, New Jersey 07061 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Chubb has always been known for its appetite for risk and its innovative approaches to satisfying customers' needs. These traits have enabled us to grow and prosper over the decades. However, we are also known for our financial strength and fairness and speed in paying claims-qualities that are very importa…
200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In today's investment climate, markets are globalizing, investment options are multiplying and investors, faced with an array of choices, are demanding expert knowledge and performance. Dreyfus has the leadership investment professionals need to provide clients with valuable financial solutions. A subsidiary of Mellon Financial…
85 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Goldman Sachs our culture is very much in evidence, helping us attract and retain the best employees and clients. Goldman Sachs's commitment to its clients, teamwork, integrity, professional excellence, and entrepreneurial spirit has its beginnings in 1869 with Marcus Goldman. At the core of our business remains our commitme…
50 Broad Street New York, New York 10004 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Since its inception, Island has consistently identified and capitalized on emerging industry trends by offering market professionals greater access to the market, increased transparency, stronger technological services, and lower transaction costs. Island's proprietary technology is the centerpiece of its success in meeting the…
333 West Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are a strong company, proud of our history and determined to continue a solid record of success. We have creative and dedicated employees who understand our central purpose and who are committed to excel. Our record of accomplishment, the capabilities of our people and the quality of our relationships with investors and…
230 South County Road Palm Beach, Florida 33480 U.S.A. The Quick & Reilly Group, Inc. is the holding company for Quick & Reilly, Inc., one of the three largest discount brokerage houses in the United States in the 1990s, with 13 percent of the market in 1996. Another subsidiary, U.S. Clearing Corp., was the third largest in its field, maintaining accounts and clearing securities transfers for hun…
100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Underpinning our shareholder-focused philosophy is a set of values that guide our day-to-day operations: we manage our funds with prudence, a long-term orientation, and clearly defined objectives. Our overriding goal is to provide investment returns that are competitive with those of similar mutual funds as well as wi…
250 East Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2000 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202-4298 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our Mission: We advance health, wealth and well-being through tailored financial solutions. This statement is the soul of our company; it tells why we are in business--to have a positive impact on the lives of the clients we serve. We improve health (physical, spiritual and mental) by creating fundi…
75 State Street Boston, Massachusetts 02109 U.S.A. Thomas H. Lee Co. is one of the oldest and most successful private equity investment firms in the United States, identifying and acquiring substantial ownership positions in middle market growth companies through leveraged acquisitions, recapitalizations, and direct investments. Since its founding, the company has invested over $2.5 billion in mo…
97 Darling Avenue South Portland Maine 04106 U.S.A. Company Perspectives In the simplest terms, Wright Express, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Wright Express Financial Services Corporation, is a leading provider of fleet and corporate charge cards. Flexible, pre-set cardholder limits and robust data capture from each card transaction provide users with valuable information to better manag…