Elena Liapkova-Pozsar

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

IDEAGlobal Ltd. provides on-line equity research services. It is a supplier of impartial advice to 50 central banks in the formation of policy. The firm's products include IDEAfirst, IDEApro and BradyNet. The company was founded by Shandi J Modi in 1989 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Founded in 1962, Artio Global Management LLC is a registered investment advisor located in New York City. The firm was formerly known as Julius Baer Investment Management, Inc. They are a division of Artio Global Holdings LLC and their ultimate parent is Artio Global Investors, Inc. (NYSE: ART). Artio Global Management serves as the investment advisor to the Julius Baer Investment Funds and the Artio Global Investment Funds. The firm manages assets for corporations, public and private pension funds, endowments and foundations and financial institutions.