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Voya Retirement Insurance & Annuity Co. Engages in providing financial products and services in the United States. It offers life insurance and retirement planning services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Windsor, CT.

Bear Stearns Cos., Inc. provides investment banking, securities trading and brokerage services. Their clients include corporations, institutions, governments and individuals. They are engaged in segments that encompass capital markets, wealth management and global clearing services. The company was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Venerable Insurance & Annuity Co. engages in the provision of financial products and services. It offers fixed and indexed annuities, investment-only products and payout annuities for pre-retirement wealth accumulation, and postretirement income management. The company was founded on January 2, 1973 and headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

New York Life Insurance Co. engages in the provision of insurance products and services. It offers life insurance, retirement income, long term care, investments, and premier services. The company was founded on April 12, 1845 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Voya Services Co. offers insurance and other financial investment services. The firm offers retirement plans, life insurance, mutual funds, managed accounts, alternative investments, direct banking, institutional investment management, employee benefits, and financial planning. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.