BACK OFFICE CONNECTION

Outsourcing in the field of operations for investment advisors who are registered with the Securities Exchange Commission or state securities regulators, namely, investment-account set-up, investment-account asset transfer and documentation support, investment-account trade facilitation, investment-account settlement and reconciliation, investment-account transaction, price, benchmark and security data downloads, billing set-up and processing and customized investment-account performance and tax reporting; Outsourcing in the field of information technology for investment advisors registered with the Securities Exchange Commission or state securities regulators, namely, the hosting of electronic client data consisting of investment-account applications, investment-account information and investment-account data of securities account holders who are the customers of investment advisors registered with the Securities Exchange Commission or state securities regulators, and the provision of SEC-compliant email services; Outsourcing in the field of legal compliance for Registered Investment Advisors, namely, the development, support, review, administration, and provision of employee training and documentation in the area of compliance programs required to be adopted by Registered Investment Advisors under the rules of the Security and Exchange Commission or state securities regulators, and providing support and assistance to investment advisors in registering with the Securities and Exchange Commission and state securities regulators