1927 First Avenue North Birmingham, Alabama 35203 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Community Focus--Maintaining the local identities of our community ba nks provides a better understanding of our customers' needs in ANB's diverse markets. This insight enables us to tailor our product offeri ngs and delivery channels to provide outstanding service to our custo mers. Alabama National BanCorporation (AN…
1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Diverse products, consistent investment style, solid performance. Alliance Capital's mission is to be the premier global research and investment management organization through superior performance across a broad range of investment disciplines for a diverse group of clients. Alliance Capital Management Holding L.P.…
24 Portland Place London WIN 4BB United Kingdom Company Perspectives: Providing outstanding customer service lies at the heart of all Allied Domecq and to ensure that its formidable range of spirit and retail brands meet all customer and consumer demands, the company has developed an extensive network of either wholly owned, joint venture, third party operations and franchised outlets around the …
Pier 1, Bay 1 San Francisco, California 94111 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: AMB's acquisition and development focus is on distribution facilities located in the largest and most supply-constrained hub and gateway markets in North America, Europe and Asia. We finance our transactions through co-investments with private capital partners and by strategic redeployment of capital. Operating out of San …
1 Riverside Plaza Columbus Ohio 43215 United States American Electric Power Company (AEP) is a public utility holding company that--through eight subsidiary operating companies--generates, purchases, transmits, and distributes electric power. Seven million people in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, and Tennessee are serviced by AEP's interconnected power grid delivering…
1 Riverside Plaza Columbus, Ohio 43215-2373 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: In many ways, American Electric Power has been an industry powerhouse for decades. We pioneered many technologies and techniques that have become standard in the electric utility industry. Thanks to the inventiveness, skill and drive of its people, AEP remains at the forefront of the restructured electric utility industry. O…
1420 Broadway Hewlett, New York 11557 U.S.A. Anchor Bancorp, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Anchor Savings Bank F.S.B., are among the largest publicly owned savings and loan institutions in the United States. The bank focuses its activities on the New York metropolitan area, with additional operations in Florida. After 100 years of uneventful activity in Brooklyn, Anchor began to expand t…
44 Main Street Johannesburg 2001 Republic of South Africa Company Perspectives: The Corporation will continue to follow its successful strategy of geographic and business diversity, within the still relevant and appropriate mining finance house structure, to seek out and exploit opportunity wherever it is and ensure the continuation of superior long-term growth. Formed in 1917 as South Africa's f…
2000 S. Colorado Boulevard, Suite 2-1000 Denver, Colorado 80222-7900 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: AIMCO succeeds by providing quality services to residents and third-party management clients, good jobs to employees, and attractive returns to shareholders. Apartment Investment and Management Company (AIMCO) is the largest U.S. real estate investment trust (REIT) in terms of apartment units--owning…
3801 Old Greenwood Road Fort Smith, Arkansas 72903 U.S.A. Parent company of one of the leading truckers in the United States, Arkansas Best Corporation (ABC) ships general commodities both nationally and internationally through its motor carrier subsidiaries. During the mid-1990s, ABC operated as a less-than-truckload and truckload carrier, deriving nearly 70 percent of its annual revenues from i…
Peter Bangs Vej 15 Struer DK-7600 Denmark Company Perspectives: At the threshold of a new century, Bang & Olufsen's reputation remains second-to-none in the global market for leading-edge audio & video products. Little wonder that New York's Museum of Modern Art arranged a 39-piece special exhibition of Bang & Olufsen products in 1978--an honor only given to three other companies during the 20th …
Bank of America Corporate Center 100 North Tryon Street Charlotte, North Carolina 28255 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Bank of America seeks to build broad, deep and long-lasting relationships with its customers by providing a full range of banking, investing and insurance products and services, and to create value for customers by delivering financial solutions within the context of each customer'…
1 Bank One Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60670 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will deliver exceptional results through exceptional people. We are a highly respected, world-class financial services company committed to being the best in all we do: superior performance, quality service, a great place to work. Chicago-based Bank One Corporation formed in 1998 through the merger of Banc One Corporation, h…
50 North Laura Street Jacksonville, Florida 32202 U.S.A. In 1993 Business Week magazine called Barnett Banks, Inc., "Florida's most dynamic bank." Jacksonville-based Barnett was Florida's largest financial institution at the time, holding the majority of single-family-home mortgages, 27 percent of the state's deposits, and a large percentage of consumer loans. It ranked 20th among banking organiz…
11th Fl. Menara Berjaya, KL Plz. Kuala Lumpur 50250 Malaysia Company Perspectives: Mission: To generate consistently profitable returns for our shareholders from investments in core business activities: by providing direction, financial resources and management support for each operating unit; through establishing a major market presence of each activity; through dynamic and innovative management…
Level 5 214 St. George's Terrace Perth, Western Australia 6000 Australia Bond Corporation Holdings, Limited, was an international conglomerate with operations in four primary fields: real estate, brewing, media, and natural resources. In addition, the company owned a wide and ever-changing variety of other properties. The company's founder, Australian entrepreneur Alan Bond, became famous in the …
BT Centre 81 Newgate Street London EC1A 7AJ United Kingdom Company Perspectives: BT is one of the world's leading providers of telecommunications services. Its principal activities include local, long distance and international telecommunications services, internet services and IT solutions. BT Group plc was formed in 2001 to serve as the holding company for British Telecommunications plc. Britis…
3 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1300 Houston Texas 77046 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Camden is one of the nation's largest multifamily real estate corporations, with a portfolio of apartment communities that stretches from the East Coast to the West, and includes the Sunbelt and Midwestern states. Our rise to the top reflects a first-line focus on resident satisfaction, employee empowerment and financial…
7000 Cardinal Place Dublin, Ohio 43017 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Cardinal Health, Inc., is the leading provider of products and services supporting the health care industry. Cardinal Health companies develop; manufacture, package, and market products for patient care; develop drug-delivery technologies; distribute pharmaceuticals, medical-surgical and laboratory supplies; and offer consulting …
1211 Avenue of the Americas New York New York 10036 United States The Celanese Corporation began as a small company with a simple concept and eventually became a diversified corporate giant. The fortunes and the character of Celanese changed as the business world changed. As Celanese expanded, its leadership lost its single-minded purposefulness as it struggled to direct the complex and vulnerabl…
Postfach 58 Gwattstrasse 15 Pfaeffikon SZ CH-8808 CM13 3EN 2 Switzerland Company Perspectives Vögele is the store for fashion that has already asserted and established itself in the society, and which offers an excellent price-performance-ratio. At Vögele, women, men and children can find high quality fashion at attractive prices. Production, administration and sales follow strict quality guide…
35555 Curtis Boulevard Eastlake, Ohio 44095 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We at Chart Industries are committed to building a dynamic company that will consistently deliver increasing value to its shareholders. To fulfill this mission, we remain focused on producing above-average earnings, above-average return of equity, and consistent, profitable sales growth. Chart Industries, Inc. is a leading d…
270 Park Avenue New York, New York 10017-2070 U.S.A. The Chemical Banking Corporation, a multibillion dollar bank holding company, began as a division of a New York City chemical manufacturer during the early 19th century. The company grew steadily through its long history, then more dramatically in the late 1980s and early 1990s when it became a superregional bank with holdings in New York, New …
Bank House Charlotte Street Manchester M1 4ET United Kingdom Coats Viyella Plc functions as a holding company for a group engaged in the manufacture, processing, and distribution of knitwear and garments, housewares, woven and knitted fabrics, sewing thread for industrial and domestic use, hand-knit products, fashionwear, and precision engineering products. It is Europe's largest textile group, e…
Broad and Chestnut Streets P.O. Box 7618 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19101-7618 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Stated below are our CoreValues.... We value people. We will treat all people with respect and courtesy and create an environment that supports the attainment of their personal and professional aspirations. We value performance. Exceptional contributions by individuals and by teams are crit…
2500 Windy Ridge Parkway, Suite 1600 Atlanta, Georgia 30339-5683 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to maximize shareholder value--while providing our customers with superior service--through the development, operation, acquisition, and management of high-quality commercial real estate properties. Cousins Properties Incorporated is a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in…
Paradeplatz 8 Post Office Box 1 8070 Zurich Switzerland Company Perspectives: Our group strategy is aimed at maintaining and strengthening our position among the global leaders in two key segments of the world's financial services market: Asset gathering and asset management; and Financial intermediation. Through each of our businesses, we aim to build expertise and presence in these areas while …
Northcliffe House 2 Derry Street London W8 5TT England The Daily Mail and General Trust plc is one of the largest media holding companies in the world. With its main office in London, England, the company owns and operates five main groups, including Associated Newspapers, Northcliffe Newspapers, Euromoney Publications, Harmsworth Publishing, and Harmsworth Media. Associated Newspapers publishes …
6-4, Otemachi 2-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8101 Japan Company Perspectives: We the Daiwa Securities Group are committed to acting as our client's best partner and promote their financial well-being. In order to achieve this, we shall redefine currently accepted best practice drawing on the following three core values: we shall provide products and services that exceed expectations; we shall bring…
213 Market Street P.O. Box 2961 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17105-2961 U.S.A. Dauphin Deposit Corporation is one of the most successful mid-sized bank holding companies in the country, overseeing the operations of over 100 branch banking offices throughout central Pennsylvania, as well as two non-bank financial subsidiaries. Dauphin Deposit's continued expansion can be attributed to a history of con…
2100 East Capitol Street P. O. Box 1200 Jackson, Mississippi 39215-1200 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Deposit Guaranty continues to be very much a network of community banks providing friendly, personal service for our customers who value face-to-face relationships and want to use traditional channels to access financial services. We will continue to stress this approach and are focusing on sales …
7 à 11 quai Andre Citroën BP 1002 F-75901 Paris Cedex 15 France Company Perspectives: A European organization and mission: Under the management of a French-Belgian executive committee, Dexia has a board of directors on which five nationalities are represented. The bank's strategy aims to benefit fully from the creation of the single currency by being the European leader in businesses in which i…
600 E. 96th Street, Suite 100 Indianapolis, Indiana 46240 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With an emphasis on using real estate to support our clients' businesses, Duke Realty Corporation has grown to become one of the most successful commercial real estate companies in the United States, serving more than 4,500 tenants. Duke Realty Corporation is an Indianapolis-based real estate investment trust (…
2 N. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100 Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Equity Office Mission: To be the office company of choice and to be valued by employees, customers and investors as partners in their success. Equity Office Properties Trust (EOP) is the largest real estate investment trust (REIT) and largest office building owner and manager in the United States, its portfolio …
2 North Riverside Plaza Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are building value for our shareholders, residents and employees by combining the resources of a large company and a national presence with strong local management and expertise. Equity Residential is part of the farflung business empire of Chicago billionaire Samuel Zell, known as the "Grave Dancer" for his penchant …
100 Wellington Street West, Suite 1600 Toronto M5K 1B7 Canada Company Perspectives: At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, our distinctive properties have defined luxury for over a century, becoming international landmarks in the process. Today, Fairmont is a growth organization, building on our unique strengths and established reputation. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts is growing towards its goal of establish…
601 2nd. Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 U.S.A. First Bank System Inc. is one of the largest and most successful regional bank holding companies in the United States. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, First Bank System is made up of nine banks, four trust companies, and numerous other non-bank subsidiaries spread across a multi-state area, including Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota,…
NBC Center 1248 O Streets Lincoln, Nebraska 68508 U.S.A. First Commerce Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for National Bank of Commerce Trust & Savings Association, a bank with a long and distinguished history in the state of Nebraska. First Commerce holds over 99 percent interest in National Bank of Commerce and six other banks in the state, including First National Bank & Trust, Overland …
One M&T Plaza P.O. Box 223 Buffalo, New York 14240-0223 U.S.A. A major banking force in New York State, First Empire State Corporation is the holding company for two primary banking subsidiaries, Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, and The East New York Savings Bank. Headquartered in Buffalo, New York, First Empire concentrated its expansion in upstate New York throughout the 1980s and early…
311 S. Wacker Drive, Suite 4000 Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to create industrial real estate solutions that mutually benefit our customer and our company. First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (FIRT) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Chicago, Illinois, focusing on the acquisition, development, and management of industrial properties in the top…
24th Floor, Two Exchange Square 8 Connaught Place Central Hong Kong In the somewhat murky world of Asian conglomerates, First Pacific Company Limited is one of the fastest-growing and most transparent. A publicly traded holding company, First Pacific is majority-owned by Indonesia's powerful Salim Group. First Pacific's portfolio includes 13 companies, operating in 40 countries, with 45,000 emplo…
79 South Main Street Salt Lake City, Utah 84111 U.S.A. First Security Corporation, the oldest multistate bank holding company in the United States, operated 245 full-service banking offices in six states--Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Oregon, Nevada, and Wyoming--and owned various non-bank subsidiaries during the mid-1990s. Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, First Security possessed $10.21 billion in cons…
Two First Union Center Charlotte, North Carolina 29288-0507 U.S.A. First Union Corporation, with headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina, ranks as the nation's ninth largest bank holding company, based on total assets. Its employee base--nearly 35,000 strong--serves a customer group of more than 7 million people. The bank's 1,314 banking branch offices in the economically diverse South Atlantic…
2001 Bryan Tower Dallas, Texas 75201 U.S.A. First USA, Inc. is one of the largest credit card companies in the United States. Through its First USA Bank subsidiary, the company serves over 7.8 million credit card users throughout the nation, managing about $8.9 billion in credit card loans. All of the credit cards issued by First USA are either Visa (84 percent) or MasterCard (16 percent). Of tho…
6400 Arlington Boulevard Falls Church, Virginia 22042-2336 U.S.A. First Virginia Banks, Inc. is the oldest registered bank holding company headquartered in Virginia, with 23 separately-chartered member banks throughout Virginia, Maryland, and Tennessee. In addition to over 350 branch banking offices, the holding company has insurance, advertising, and mortgage subsidiaries with operations in seve…
600 University Street, Suite 1525 Seattle, Washington 98101 U.S.A. The owner of an unusual combination of businesses, Fisher Companies Inc. operates as the holding company for three distinct businesses--Fisher Mills Inc., Fisher Broadcasting Co., and Fisher Properties Inc.--involved in flour milling, radio and television broadcasting, and real estate, respectively. Majority owned by members of th…
Mannerheimintie 14 A P.O. Box 235 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Fiskars is a company with roots and wings. Its roots have stayed firmly embedded in the soil of its old ironworks community in western Uusimaa Province in Finland, but its wings have shown themselves to be strong enough to support its consumer-driven business throughout the world. Fiskars Corporation, headquartered in Helsin…
One Federal Street Boston, Massachusetts 02110-2010 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FleetBoston Financial is combining the best of our two organizations, Fleet and BankBoston, to create exceptional financial opportunities for 20 million customers. Our innovative banking services are complemented by a firm commitment to strengthen the communities where we do business through financial support, sponso…
300 Tower Parkway Lincolnshire, Illinois 60069 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Behind our brands is a heritage of innovation few can match. In 1795, a grain mill operator named Jacob Beam filled his first barrel of bourbon ... and more than two centuries later, the bourbon that bears his great-grandson's name remains true to its unsurpassed authenticity. In 1904, a company founded by a jewelry repai…
#21-00 Alexandra Point 438 Alexandra Road 119958 Singapore Company Perspectives: Our mission is: To be a world-class multinational enterprise providing superior returns to our shareholders, excellent value for our customers and a rewarding career for our employees. Our long-term vision and strategic direction is: To be a world-class multinational enterprise with an Asian base, providing superior …
110 N. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The corporate mission of General Growth Properties is to create value and profit by acquiring, developing, renovating, and managing regional malls in major and middle markets throughout the United States. General Growth Properties, Inc. (GGP) is the second largest shopping mall owner/operator in the United States, trailing o…
711 Main Street P.O. Box 810 Jasper, Indiana 47546 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Taking a personal interest in ensuring generations to come will enjoy Southwestern Indiana as home, German American Bancorp is putting money to work for clients, building for today and for the future. German American Bancorp (GAB) is a Jasper, Indiana-based multibank holding company. The company consists of five affil…
1901 Harrison Street Oakland, California 94612 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Golden West Financial Corporation's vision is to create long-term value for customers, shareholders, employees, and neighbors by providing high quality consumer financial services through our World Savings and Atlas subsidiaries. Golden West Financial Corporation, the third largest savings and loan association, or thrift,…
9200 Oakdale Avenue Chatsworth, California 91311-6519 U.S.A. True to its name, Great Western Financial Corporation is one of the largest financial services companies in the western United States. It is the parent company of the nation's second-largest savings and loan institution, Great Western Savings Bank. Great Western engages primarily in retail banking and the origination of small residentia…
Royal Exchange London EC3V 3LS United Kingdom Guardian Royal Exchange plc is one of the largest composite insurers in the United Kingdom, with a portfolio including life insurance, private motor and household insurance, health care, property, and marine business. Internationally, the company competes in the insurance markets of Germany, the United States, Canada, Ireland, and Asia, and has repres…
583 Thompson Road Houma, Louisiana 70363 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The best opportunity for Gulf Island Fabrication is the sale of the MINDOC deep water concept. If one can be sold and prove itself operationally, then the company could secure follow-on contracts from other operators in the deep water area. There are other opportunities to more vertically integrate our company with the industry…
200 Public Square, Suite 30-5000 Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: HAWK Corporation is looking forward to continued success within its current industries, and is excited about the realm of possibilities for future expansion into additional markets. Hawk Corporation is a Cleveland public company that manufactures specialized components across four product groups. The Wellman …
Henkelstraáe 67 40191 Düsseldorf Germany Company Perspectives: We are ready to meet the economic and ecological challenges of the 21st century. We assure Henkel's position as a top international company. This goal guides our actions. Through applied chemistry and expert service, we make people's lives easier, safer and better. We are dedicated to helping our customers improve their own performa…
850 Clinton Square Rochester, New York 14604 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to provide investors with dependable financial returns that exceed those of comparable investments. While pursuing our mission, we remain committed to improving the quality of life for our residents, enhancing the broader communities in which we operate, providing employees with opportunities for growth and a…
50 Cuscaden Rd., Ste. 08-01 HPL House Singapore 249724 Singapore Company Perspectives: The Group is poised to expand its investments when opportunities arise. Singapore's Hotel Properties Ltd. (HPL) is a diversified property development group active in four primary areas: Hotels and Hotel Management; Development Properties; Investment Properties/Completed Properties for Sale; and Lifestyle, cover…
8 Canada Square London E14 SHQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives We believe long-term success and good corporate behaviour are linked. Corporate Social Responsibility has been a vital ingredient in HSBC's 140 years of success. We have always maintained that a company's first social responsibility is to be successful. Success allows us to invest in new products and services for our customers. It…
Huntington Center Columbus, Ohio 43287 U.S.A. Huntington Bancshares Inc. is one of the 40 largest multibank holding companies in the United States. With about $16.5 billion in assets in 1994, Huntington operated 350 offices in eight states, mostly in Ohio and other midwestern states. It also provided various financial services through several subsidiaries. Huntington's rich history spans more tha…
Hutchison House, 22nd Floor 10 Harcourt Road Hong Kong Company Perspectives: The Group is diversified both by business segment and geographically and will continue to benefit from this diversity. Currently the Group operates in 36 countries. The Group will continue to prudently expand its existing core businesses in Mainland China and overseas while maintaining its solid home base of operations i…
Investcorp House PO Box 5340 Manama Bahrain Company Perspectives: Since its foundation, Investcorp's mission has been clear and consistent: To create a working environment that demands integrity and stimulates entrepreneurial spirit, together with a deep sense of responsibility to the firm, its shareholders and its clients. To achieve market recognition of the firm's reliability, professionalism …
Bredgade 30 DK-1260 Copenhagen K Denmark Company Perspectives: Since the early years of the ISS Group, our corporate behavior has been guided by ethical values which today are deeply embedded in our corporate culture. ISS does not measure its success simply in financial terms, but in equal measure by how much we fulfil our responsibilities to our employees, customers, shareholders and society in …
5-1-2 Kita-Aoyama Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8077 Japan ITOCHU Corporation is the third largest of Japan's general trading companies--which are known as sogo shosha-trailing only Mitsui & Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Corporation. These companies are general in nature both in that they handle a wide range of products and services in nearly every industry, and in that they can handle a broad range of function…
980 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1000 Chicago, Illinois 60611 U.S.A. A rising manufacturing force, Johnstown America Industries, Inc. makes a range of products serving the railcar, trucking, and shipping industries. Formed in 1991 through the acquisition of Bethlehem Steel Corporation's freight car division, Johnstown America entered the business world as a freight car manufacturer, registering e…
175 Berkeley Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116-5066 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are proactive in safeguarding what you cherish most in this world--your family, your home, your business, and most of all, your future. Liberty Mutual Holding Company is the holding company formed in 2002 by Liberty Mutual Insurance Company and affiliated companies as a way to better compete against stock-based i…
65 Valley Stream Parkway, Suite 100 Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Enhancing people's lives through extraordinary work environments. Liberty Property Trust is a real estate investment trust (REIT) located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a Philadelphia suburb. Liberty owns and manages more than 50 million square feet of office and industrial properties in ten states and the Uni…
667 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10021-8087 U.S.A. Loews Corporation is a holding company with diversified interests in insurance, tobacco, offshore drilling, hotels, and watches. Run from the post-World War II era to the late 1990s by brothers Preston Robert (Bob) and Laurence (Larry) Tisch, the company was amassed through 'value investing.' The Tisches earned a reputation for purchasing tr…
3950 Las Vegas Boulevard South Las Vegas, Nevada 89119 U.S.A. Mandalay Resort Group is one of the leading hotel-casino companies in the United States, and is the largest such company in the Las Vegas market in terms of square footage of casino space and number of hotel rooms. Known as Circus Circus Enterprises, Inc. until June 1999, Mandalay Resort operates ten hotel-casinos in Nevada, including …
P.O. Box 107 Indianapolis, Indiana 46206-0107 U.S.A. Mayflower Group Inc. is a holding company for Mayflower Transit, Inc. and Mayflower Contract Services, Inc. Mayflower Transit, based in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates the fourth largest van line in the United States, providing worldwide transportation of household goods, electronics, trade show exhibits, and general commodities, and Mayflower …
35 North Sixth Street P.O. Box 1102 Reading, Pennsylvania 19603 U.S.A. Meridian Bancorp is one of the largest and most venerable of the regional financial services holding companies on the eastern coast of the United States. Meridian was created in 1983 when the boards of directors from Central Penn National Corp. of Philadelphia, a traditional and rather conservative banking institution, and Ame…
P.O. Box 522 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55480 U.S.A. One of the largest savings and loan holding companies in the United States before its acquisition by First Bank System in 1995, Metropolitan Financial Corporation grew from a small building and loan concern incorporated in 1926 into a diversified regional banking giant during its 68 years of independent existence in the upper midwestern United Stat…
27777 Inkster Road P.O. Box 9065 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48333-9065 U.S.A. Michigan National Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally and state-chartered commercial banks and federally-chartered savings and loan institutions. Its major subsidiaries operate in Michigan and California. In 1994, Michigan National's principal subsidiary, Michigan National Bank (MNB) had assets valued a…
Marunouchi Center Building 6-1 Marunouchi, 1-chrome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-0005 Japan Company Perspectives: Since the establishment of the Mizuho Financial Group, we have strived to create the group's new brand. Our Brand Statement, "Value Communication," helps express our brand vision not only to our customers, but also within our group. Value refers to the value that our customers seek, while com…
1900 East 9th Street Cleveland, Ohio 44114-3484 U.S.A. With more than $32 billion in assets and over 600 branch offices in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, National City Corp. is the third-largest bank holding company headquartered in Ohio and ranks among the top twenty banks in the United States in terms of assets. While the 150-year-old institution grew rapidly in the late twentieth century era of …
615 Merrick Avenue Westbury New York 11590 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Established in 1993 to serve as the holding company for New York Community Bank, we have evolved from a $900 million institution at the time of our conversion to stock form to a $26.3 billion institution at December 31, 2005. Over the years, our growth has been fueled by organic loan production, and by a series of successful m…
8 Chun Ying Street Tseung Kwan O I New Territories Hong Kong Company Perspectives: In its corporate culture, Next Media strives for: A simple hierarchy. Direct communication, and a high degree of transparency. A challenging working environment where employees are encouraged to tackle challenges through trial and error, as well as assume responsibility for their actions. Flexible working practices…
275 Broad Hollow Road Melville, New York 11747 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We intend to continue to concentrate our focus on expanding our business model of transforming thrift branches into commercial bank delivery platforms by placing a strong emphasis on people centric efforts driven by attractive incentive compensation programs. North Fork Bancorporation, Inc. is a bank holding company that …
Dawson House Liverpool Road Great Sankey Warrington Cheshire WA5 3LW United Kingdom North West Water is the largest water and wastewater utility in the United Kingdom, supplying the water needs of 7 million customers. Originally state owned, the company was privatized in 1989 but the core business remains strictly regulated by the government because of its status as a monopoly utility. Since priv…
76 Hammersmith Rd. London W14 8UD United Kingdom Company Perspectives: We are people who are passionate about broadband. Imagine the Internet working hundreds of times faster than it does now. And imagine being able to use the phone and watch a film at the same time as you're surfing the Internet. Now imagine an office where you can phone, send e-mails, transfer vast amounts of data, run e-commer…
5650 Yonge Street Toronto, Ontario M2M 4H5 Canada Company Perspectives: This is a defined benefit plan co-sponsored by the Ontario government through the Ministry of Education, and the plan members, represented by the Ontario Teachers' Federation. The co-sponsors are equally responsible for plan gains and losses. A six-member Partners' Committee is responsible for changing benefits in the plan. T…
Immeuble Balzac 10, place des Vosges Cedex 68 La D & eacute;fense 5 Paris 92048 France Pechiney, a holding company with numerous subsidiaries in France and abroad, is the descendant of a single chemical plant at Salindres, established in 1855 in the southern French region of Provence by Henri Merle. It has become synonymous with the French aluminum industry, which first began in 1860. The company…
One Riverside 4401 Northside Parkway Suite 800 Atlanta, Georgia 30327-3057 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are committed to building better neighborhoods throughout America, not only for our residents, but for the greater community, taking care to preserve the environment, improve infrastructures, and enhance the beauty of our settings. Post Properties, Inc. is known throughout the "Sun Belt" sta…
751 Victoria Square Montreal, Quebec H2Y 2J3 Canada Company Perspectives: Power Corporation is committed to enhancing shareholder value through the active management of long-term investments and responsible corporate citizenship. It is of the view that these objectives are best achieved and risks minimized through sectoral and geographic diversification. Power believes that the future belongs to …
151 Easton Boulevard Preston, Maryland 21655 U.S.A. The Preston Corporation is a holding company for three trucking lines: Preston Trucking Company, Saia Motor Freight Line, Inc., and Smalley Transportation Company, which together provide long- and short-haul freight transportation services throughout the eastern United States. The company boasts high productivity and a solid relationship with it…
121 W. Forsyth Street, Suite 200 Jacksonville, Florida 32202 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Founded in 1963, Regency has the experience, resources and flexibility to create value for our grocer partners, our retail partners and our development partners. Regency Centers Corporation is a Jacksonville, Florida-based real estate investment trust (REIT), one of the largest operators of grocery-anchored …
Park Avenue Plaza 55 East 52nd Street New York New York 10055 United States Reliance Group Holdings has grown from a small office data-processing equipment firm in 1961 into a major insurance and financial-services group in one generation under one chief. The holding company is best known for its insurance group, which includes separate subsidiaries for property and casualty insurance, life insur…
452 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10018 U.S.A. Republic New York Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally chartered commercial banks and state-chartered savings banks, focusing its services in the areas of international private banking, retail banking, institutional banking, and domestic private banking. The corporation's principal subsidiary, Republic National Bank of New York, is …
1503 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W. Washington, District of Columbia 20005 U.S.A. The Riggs National Corporation operates a leading bank in Washington, D.C. The Riggs National Bank, founded in the first half of the nineteenth century, was a key player in the development of the city of Washington, and also played a role in the history of the United States. Riggs served as the bank of presidents for gene…
200 Bay Street Toronto Ontario M5J 2J5 Canada Company Perspectives In the face of dramatic changes and challenges, Royal Bank has maintained the entrepreneurial spirit of its Halifax founders, with dedicated people working together to create client and shareholder value. In the social arena, employees continue to participate in their communities and speak responsibly on issues that impact North A…
1 Finsbury Avenue London EC2M 2PA England Founded by Siegmund Warburg, a scion of a German banking dynasty, SBC Warburg was established as a mutual aid society for Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany. After World War II it became known as a daring merchant bank whose bold initiatives frequently startled London's financial establishment. The company grew to be the United Kingdom's premier investment…
184 West Wisconsin Avenue P. O. Box 3097 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201-3097 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Security Capital Corporation has a tradition of strength and performance, achieved by focusing on a vision of profitable growth without sacrificing basic values or sound financial principles. Our Corporate Objectives: maintain the trust and loyalty of our shareholders and customers by continuing …
25, Avenue Franklin D. Roosevelt 75008 Paris France Company Perspectives Although it has changed its name, the company still has the same mission: to create value for its shareholders through pro-active management of its investment portfolio and to seek out new growth opportunities. Sequana Capital intends to maintain a constant dialogue with the management teams of its investee companies in orde…
Wittelsbacherplatz 2 D 80333 Munich Germany Siemens A.G. is Europe's largest electrical and electronics company, producing over 50,000 products manufactured at 400 sites in 40 countries. Referring to the company's history of achieving success through well engineered refinements of other people's inventions, one Fortune analyst noted that "second is best" might well serve as Siemens' motto. But op…
7 North 8th Street Richmond, Virginia 23219-3301 U.S.A. Signet Banking Corporation is a registered multi-bank, multi-state holding company with 24-hour telebanking, 240 regional offices, and over 230 automatic teller machines (ATMs) located throughout Maryland, the District of Columbia, and Virginia providing a wide range of financial services to its customers and shareholders. With assets in exc…
21st Floor, Wisma Sime Darby Jalan Raja Laut 50350 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Company Perspectives: Sime Darby is fully committed to the development and progress of the Asia-Pacific region, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence, and the realisation of its corporate objectives, while consistently upholding its longstanding values of integrity and professionalism. Sime Darby Berhad is the largest congl…
115 W. Washington Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Simon Property Group is about building shareholder value in the retail real estate business. It's about providing retailers with world class venues in which they can build lasting and mutually beneficial relationships with their customers. And it's about providing our shareholders with consistent and reliable perfor…
127 Public Square Cleveland, Ohio 44114 U.S.A. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Society Corporation is one of the fastest-growing and most innovative bank holding companies in the United States. The corporation is focused in the Great Lakes Basin, but also has subsidiaries in Florida, New York, Missouri, Colorado, and Texas. Society Corp.'s primary business activities include general banking and…
888 Seventh Avenue New York, New York 10016 U.S.A. Soros Fund Management LLC runs a group of pools of money, called hedge funds, that trade in an array of financial instruments for the benefit of individuals and pension funds with the resources to take risks in the expectation of realizing great rewards. Soros Fund Management operates the Quantum Group of Funds, which had gross assets of $21.5 bi…
1334 York Avenue New York, New York 10021 U.S.A. Sotheby's Holdings, Inc. is the holding company for Sotheby's, one of the world's premier fine arts auction houses. The company got its start in the mid-18th century, focusing on the British book market, and later in the century branched out into other markets. Sotheby's began to expand beyond its British base in the 1940s, and it had established a…
425 Walnut Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 U.S.A. Star Banc Corporation is a bank holding company for nationally and state-chartered commercial banks in the tristate area of Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. The holding company oversees 198 bank branches, an automatic teller machine (ATM) network, and two 24-hour telephone systems, the Automated Voice Response line for general information and the Financ…
15 Beach Street Staten Island, New York 10304 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SI Bank & Trust will continue to be a strong financial services company committed to improving shareholder value, while delivering the highest quality products and services responsive to the changing needs of our consumer and business markets. As we grow, we will consistently strive to give extraordinary service to our cus…
10440 Little Patuxent Parkway Columbia, Maryland 21044 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We at Storage USA are proud of our facilities and of our ability to add facilities through acquisition, conversion, and new development. We believe that our strong mix of properties and their features make us a leader in the self-storage industry. We never lose sight of the fact, however, that even the best facili…
31700 Middlebelt Road, Suite 145 Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Sun Communities is committed to being the premier provider of quality community lifestyles by offering individualized housing and residential services. We aspire to be the industry leader in meeting the unique wants and needs of our customers. We dedicate ourselves to excellence by acting with integrity…
P.O. Box 4418 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-4418 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: SunTrust Banks Inc. is a leading provider of high-value financial services that are delivered through the decentralized management of individual banks and subsidiaries responsible for their local markets. Its mission is to initiate and strengthen relationships by meetings with high-quality services that provide a high return t…
One Arsenal Place 901 Front Avenue, Suite 301 Columbus, Georgia 31901 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Achieving our vision to be the finest financial services company in the world begins with an unwavering commitment to our corporate values. Integrity. Service. Putting people first. Treating folks right and doing the right things. This is not corporate rhetoric, this is our character. We won't compr…
14 Cavendish Place London W1M 9DJ United Kingdom Thames Water is the largest of the United Kingdom's privatized water industries, providing some 7 million customers with water and serving the sewerage needs of nearly 12 million in London and the Thames Valley. In the public sector for years, Thames was privatized in 1989 but remains subject to government regulation as a regional monopoly supplier…
44 King Street West Toronto Ontario M5H 1H1 Canada The Bank of Nova Scotia, the second oldest bank in Canada, has more than 1,000 domestic offices as well as offices in 45 foreign countries. Scotiabank, as it is usually called, conducts its activities through four major divisions: retail banking and operations, Canadian commercial banking, North American corporate and investment banking, and inte…
Scotia Plaza 44 King Street West Toronto, Ontario M5H 1H1 Canada Company Perspectives: Since welcoming our first customers in 1832, Scotiabank has enjoyed continued success by building on traditional core strengths--risk management, cost control, diversification, customer satisfaction and great employees. Our goal is to be the best and most successful Canadian-based international financial servic…
45 Cardinal Drive Westfield, New Jersey 07090-1099 U.S.A. Originally and perhaps best known as a major broker of rice, The Connell Company has grown to become one of the largest and most diversified privately held corporations in the United States. Through its several subsidiaries, Connell is involved in exporting rice; exporting food-processing equipment and supplies; importing, brokering, selli…
1055 West Hastings Street Vancouver British Columbia V6E 2H2 Canada Company Perspectives: As we all know, things continue to keep changing faster than ever ... and that's good for people like us ... because with change comes opportunity--and that's what we really like. We as a company are focusing harder than ever in meeting our customers' ever-changing needs--and making sure that we are driving …
West 239 North 1700 Busse Road Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188-1160 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The heartwarming feeling of holding a baby can be brought to life when one of our little bundles is placed in your arms. Our babies are not only beautiful, but they make you feel good. They are "The Babies That Love You Back!" Formerly Bando McGlocklin Capital Corporation, The Middleton Doll Company is prim…
1300 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 400 Arlington Virginia 22209 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our mission is to deliver superior shareholder value by creatively developing, acquiring, merchandising and managing a diversified portfolio of exceptional domestic and international retail and entertainment destinations. The Mills Corporation is a real estate investment trust (REIT) listed on the New York Stock…
One PNC Plaza 249 Fifth Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222-2707 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: PNC comprises several distinct businesses designed to provide our customers with the best in a broad range of products and services. This specialization, along with PNC's overarching entrepreneurial spirit, enables each business to focus on anticipating and fulfilling your individual financial needs. W…
One Main Street Chatham, New Jersey 07928 U.S.A. The Summit Bancorporation is the holding company for Summit Bank, New Jersey's fourth largest bank. Through this subsidiary, the company oversees over 90 banking offices in 11 northern New Jersey counties, while also operating two affiliates--The Summit Mortgage Company and Beechwood Insurance Agency, Inc. Regarded as a forerunner in the area of fi…
Post Office Box 1 King Street West and Bay Street Toronto Ontario M5K 1A2 Canada The Toronto-Dominion Bank's hyphenated name suggests its origins: the amalgamation of the Bank of Toronto and of the Dominion Bank. The Bank of Toronto missed celebrating its centennial by six weeks when the new bank's charter was signed on February 1, 1955. Today, the Toronto-Dominion Bank leads Canada's banks in pr…
Post Office Box 1 King Street West and Bay Street Toronto, Ontario M5K 1A2 Canada Company Perspectives: They say that organizations are more than the sum of their parts, and that's certainly true for TD. We are a personal and commercial bank, a wholesale bank, a self-directed brokerage and an asset manager advisor and distributor. But we're also much more. We are a team of over 51,000 people with…
Thorn House 124 Bridge Road Chertsey, Surrey KT16 8LZ United Kingdom Thorn plc is an international rental and rent-to-own group whose various chains rent electronics, personal computers, appliances, telephones, furniture, and jewelry. Thorn's customers are predominantly individual consumers but also include hotels and educational institutions. In the United Kingdom, Thorn runs four primary chains…
1100 Olive Way Suite 1100 Seattle, Washington 98124 U.S.A. Totem Resources Corporation is the holding company of Totem Ocean Trailer Express, Inc. (TOTE), Foss Maritime Co., and Interocean Management Corp. Operating with almost no infrastructure, Totem Resources was formed in 1982 to enable the purchase of TOTE, a steamship company operating oceangoing containerships between Washington and Alaska…
Canadian Executive Offices Suite 3000 8882-170 Street Edmonton, Alberta T5T 4M2 Canada Company Perspectives: Together we are committed to providing an exceptional entertainment and shopping experience in a safe and friendly environment. Triple Five Group Ltd. of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is most widely recognized as the owner of the world's largest mega-mall, recreation, and amusement complex--t…
101 East Erie Street Chicago, Illinois 60611-2897 U.S.A. True North Communications Inc. became the sixth largest advertising holding company in the world following its 1997 acquisition of Bozell, Jacobs, Kenyon, and Eckhardt Inc. (BJKE). With an estimated 11,000 employees worldwide and projected annual billings of $11.5 billion, True North was now in a league with the industry's biggest players, …
400 East Carey Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The middle market apartments that comprise United Dominion's portfolio are generally affordable to approximately 75 percent of all renters in the country. This large base of prospective residents creates a high degree of earnings predictability for the Company. Another degree of predictability and safety is created by our…
120 Campden Hill Road London W8 7AR United Kingdom Company Perspectives: 'Virgin is about doing things that really work, not just looking the part. We are passionate about running our businesses as well as we can, which means treating our customers with respect, giving them good value and high quality and making the whole process as much fun as it can be.' --Richard Branson, Chairman Virgin Group…
191 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30303 U.S.A. A leader in Southern banking, Wachovia Bank of Georgia, N.A. is one of the three banks that constitute the Wachovia Corporation, along with the Wachovia Banks of North and South Carolina. Wachovia Bank of Georgia, the pre-eminent bank within the Peanut State, was one of the country's early leaders in providing highly sophisticated cash mana…
Palmetto Center 1426 Main Street Columbia, South Carolina 29226 U.S.A. Wachovia Bank of South Carolina, N.A. is one of the three banks that constitute Wachovia Corporation, along with Wachovia Bank of North Carolina and Wachovia Bank of Georgia. Each of these three banks has a distinguished history, but the South Carolina Bank subsidiary's heritage goes back the furthest. Wachovia Bank of South C…
One First Union Center Charlotte, North Carolina 29288-0013 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Completion of this merger is a defining moment for Wachovia and First Union, providing the opportunity to create of the finest companies in the world. We look forward to leveraging combined strengths to realize the potential of our new company and to build sustained value for our shareholders, customers, empl…
425 Pike Street Seattle, Washington 98101 U.S.A. One of the largest savings and loan institutions in Washington, Washington Federal, Inc., operates as the one-bank holding company for Washington Federal Savings, a thrift that traces its roots to 1917. Washington Federal was formed by Washington Federal Savings in 1994 to effect a reorganization completed in February 1995, when Washington Federal …
1201 Third Avenue Seattle, Washington 98101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Washington Mutual's mission is to be the premier diversified financial services organization in the western states. Owner of the third-largest savings and loan in the United States, Washington Mutual, Inc. operates as the bank holding company for Washington Mutual Bank, its chief operating subsidiary, and various other finan…
101 South Capital Blvd. Boise, Idaho 83702 U.S.A. West One Bancorp is Idaho's oldest and largest banking concern; with more than 200 offices in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Utah, West One is also the eighth largest agricultural lender in the United States. Founded in 1867 to serve the area's early miners, the company has since played an important role in Idaho's economic development, particular…
228 St. Charles Avenue P.O. Box 61260 New Orleans, Louisiana 70130 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission at the Whitney is to be the leading financial institution in the markets we serve. To achieve superior results, we provide quality, comprehensive banking services that emphasize soundness, profitability and growth while providing excellence in customer service, shareholder value and employm…
Rodney Square North 1100 North Market Street Wilmington, Delaware 19890 U.S.A. Wilmington Trust Corporation is the holding company for the Wilmington Trust Company and its subsidiaries. It is the largest banking company in Delaware, with a market share of more than 40 percent in that state. Wilmington Trust has branches all across Delaware, several in the neighboring states of Pennsylvania and Ma…
