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A. Kershaw & Sons, Plc	Rating: 4 / 10
A. Kershaw & Sons, Plc is organised as an investment trust with a 39.6% investment stake in Rank Precision Holdings Ltd which has held its interests in the Rank Xerox companies since their formation in 1956. Investment income accounted for 99% of fiscal 1994 revenues and interest income, 1%.
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A. Silva & Silva Sgps Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
A. SILVA & SILVA SGPS SA, is a holding company with a total of 16 subsidiaries it operates mainly in the heavy construction sector, building road, highways, bridges and industrial buildings. The company also participates in the wood, metals and ceramics industries.
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A.O. Smith Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in the manufacture of hermetic motors, residential and commercial water heaters, industrial storage tanks and fiberglass piping systems.
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AAR Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
This company is the parent company for high-tech operating units involved in several areas of technology including aviation and aerospace.
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Abbott Laboratories	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in pharmaceutical, nutritional, diagnostic, chemical and agricultural, hospital and medical related products.
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ACE Limited	Rating: 4 / 10
Leader in global insurance and reinsurance products and services,
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Ackermans & Van Haaren NV	Rating: 7 / 10
Ackermans & Van Haaren NV(AVH). The Company acts as a Holding Company and has interests in the following sectors: CONTRACTION: dredging, environmental and marine engineering, civil engineering, office and industrial buildings, water engineering, pipeline operations; FINANCIAL SERVICES: private banking, real estate leasing; STAFFING SERVICES: temporary employment, outplacement, recruitment, selection, career guidance and training, packaging; PRIVATE EQUITY: provision of growth and venture capital; OTHER INVESTMENTS: oil and gas drilling services, development of a port and industrial estate, plantation,enterprise development, institutional support, social development, education training and management systems, insurance, communication agencies. Investment income accounted for 84% of 2001 revenues; interest income, 11% and other operating income, 5%.
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Acmer Societe Anonyme	Rating: 3 / 10
Acmer SA is a financial holding company which has significant investments in the utility service, distribution, paper, real estate and financial sectors and a varied short and long-term investment portfolio. Its fully consolidated companies include Radar SA, SFGA, Volimob, Grande Arche Asie Pacifique, Cie Financiere La Rochette and ECFA. Interest income accounted for 61% of 1996 revenues; investment income, 31% and rental & other income, 8%.
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Acordis Ag	Rating: 6 / 10
Acordis AG (formerly known as Akzo Nobel Faser AG) is part of the Dutch Akzo Nobel chemicals group. In 1998, the company transferred its operations to privately owned companies and acts as a financial holding for these companies since. The company's subsidiaries manufacture polyester, polyamid and viscose fibres and yarns for the manufacture of consumer and industrial textiles. One of the subsidiaries is the world's largest producer of synthetic medical membranes for the dialysis technology.
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Actori Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 9 / 10
Actori Participacoes S.A.. The Company's principal activity is that of a Holding Company whose major participation is Playcenter. The Company manages family entertainment centres and amusement parks in Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay and Argentina. Playcenter operates three ride parks in Brazil and over 50 family entertainment centres in shopping malls in Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Portugal.
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ADC Telecommunications, Inc.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in the design and manufacture of a wide variety of transmission, networking and cable management products used by telephone companies, broadcast and cable TV networks and large private telecommunications networks. Developer of middleware programming utilities and application development tools software; and provider of custom application software programming and software consulting services. Software runs on UNIX, Motorola and Sun Solaris systems.
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Aetna Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
Aetna Incorporated. The Group's principal activities are to provide health care benefits, group insurance and retirement benefits. The Group operates in three segments: The Health Care segment: consists of health and dental plans offered on full risk basis and employer-funded basis. Health plans include health maintenance organization, point-of-service, preferred provider organization and indemnity benefit products. The Group Insurance segment: includes group life insurance, group disability Insurance and long-term care insurance. The Large Case Pension segment: manages a variety of retirement products including pension and annuity products primarily for defined benefit and defined contribution plans. These products provide a variety of funding and benefit payment distribution options and other services. Health Care accounted for 86% of 2002 revenues; Group Insurance, 9% and Large Case Pensions, 5%.
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Aflac	Rating: 8 / 10
AFLAC Inc. The Group's principal activity is to provide supplemental health and life insurance services through its subsidiary American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus. The Group also sells care plans, general medical expense plans, medical/sickness riders to cancer plan, living benefit life plan and accident plan in addition to the cancer plans. The cancer life insurance plans provide a fixed daily indemnity benefit for hospitalization and outpatient services related to cancer and a lump-sum benefit upon initial diagnosis of internal cancer. Care insurance provides periodic benefits to those who become bedridden, demented or seriously disabled due to illness or accident. The other types of supplemental health insurance are hospital intensive care, accident and disability, hospital indemnity, long-term care, short-term disability and dental plans.
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Agab Ag Fuer Anlagen Und Beteiligungen	Rating: 4 / 10
AGAB AG fuer Anlagen und Beteiligungen (AGAB), founded in 1978 and publicly traded since 1980, is a holding company with investments in a diversified range of companies. The company's investment portfolio consists of minority shareholdings in medium-sized industrial, trading, retail, service and banking companies. In addition, AGAB provides management consultancy services, working capital financing and other loans to the companies in which it invests. At the end of 1994, AGAB had minority shareholdings in 28 different companies. At the beginning of 1995 the company sold its 25% share of the jewelry and watch retail group CHRIST-Holding GmbH. Investment income accounted for 83% of 1994 revenues and interest income, 17%.
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Agricom Sa	Rating: 7 / 10
Agricom SA is a domestic financial holding company which holds a portfolio consisting mainly of interests in Accor (hotel chains) and Electrabel (utility). Investment income accounted 79% of 1998 revenues and interest income, 21%.
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Aim Distribution Trust Plc (the)	Rating: 2 / 10
Legg Mason Investors AIM Distribution Trust PLC Formerly known as AIM Distribution Trust PLCLegg Mason Investors AIM Distriburtion Trust PLC. The Company is that of a Venture Capital Trust. The objective of the Company is to combine the growth opportunities offered by investments in smaller companies whose shares are traded on AIM with the substantial tax reliefs available for investors in VCTs. The Company has relinquished its status as an Investment Company under Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company has been provisionally approved by the Inland Revenue as a venture capital trust under Section 842AA of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. The directors expect that the Company will continue with this activity for the foreseeable future.Investment management services are provided by AIM VCT Managers Ltd for a fee payable quarterly in advance originally set at 25,000 p.a. The manager also receives a management fee calculated at the rate of 1.5% p. a. of the value of assets under management, accrued quarterly in arrears. The agreement is terminable by one year's notice.
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Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in chemicals, industrial gases, related industrial process equipment and technology development. Products and services are provided to the adhesives, aerospace, agrichemicals, automotive, chemicals, coatings, electronics, food, metals, paper and textiles industries and to utilities and municipalities. Products and services are provided to the adhesives, aerospace, agrichemicals, automotive, chemicals, coatings, electronics, food, metals, paper, and textiles industries and to utilities and municipalities.
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Albae Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 9 / 10
Albae Participacoes S.A.. The Company is an investment Holding Company and its main activity is the participation in other companies. The Company was founded in September 1998 after the division of Saquarema Participacoes.
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Albany International Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Manufacturer of paper machine clothing for each section of a paper machine. The machine clothing consists of large continuous belts of engineered fabrics that are installed on the machines and carry the paper stock through each step of the paper production process. Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in providing specialty product weaving services and in the research and development of advanced materials.
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Alcoa Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in the aluminum, advanced materials, aerospace, automotive, packaging, beverage container, construction, and other industries.
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Alcom Oy	Rating: 7 / 10
Alcom Oy develops, manufactures and markets safety respirators and ionizers, data transmission and remote monitoring products, software for personal computers and vacuum cleaners. The company has operations in Finland, Sweden and the USA.
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Alfa Holdings S.a.	Rating: 7 / 10
Alfa Holdings S.A.. The Company's principal activity is that of a holding Company. The Company operates in financial services, banking services, investments, rental, information and technology, factoring and other related activities.
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Allegheny Technologies Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
This company is a parent/holding company for high-tech units involved in specialty materials and engineering and in industrial production.
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Allianz AG	Rating: 5 / 10
Allianz AG(ALLIANZ). The Group's principal activities are carried out through four divisions: Life/Health: Provides any of life and heath insurances; Property/Casualty: Provides property and casualty insurance, travel insurance and credit insurance; Banking: Provides a range of banking services, including lending, deposit taking, investment banking; Asset Management: Asset Management for third party investor and Asset under Management which cover the own investments. The Group has operations in Germany and has an international presence in more than 70 countries with total premium written of ca. 63.1 billion Euro in 2002. Of these revenues, 67% were generated by property/casualty business and 33% by life/health business. The Group's share has been listed at the New York Stock Exchange since 3 November 2000. In 2001 the Company acquired Dresdner Bank AG. Property/casualty accounted for 48% of 2002 revenues; life/health, 31%; banking business, 18%; asset management, 3%.
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ALPHARMA Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in developing, manufacturing and marketing specialty generic and proprietary human pharmaceutical and animal health products.
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Altamir & Compagnie	Rating: 8 / 10
Altamir & Compagnie. The Company's principal activity is to manage a portfolio of high-risk investments in unlisted companies with potential for growth. The Company holds interests in the following areas: telecommunications, health, media, information technology, industrial products and services and specialised distribution and e-commerce.
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Altarea	Rating: 1 / 10
Imaffine. The principal activity of the company is to provide financial services to the property sector, including property transactions such as disposals and restructuring, the organization of acquisitions and mergers, the restructuring of debt and the management of property portfolios.
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Amarante Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 1 / 10
Amarante Participacoes S.A. is an investment holding company. It was founded in July 1997 to invest in all types of companies irrespective of business group.
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Amcast Industrial Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in manufacturing metal products. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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American Express	Rating: 7 / 10
Issuers of American Express credit cards.
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American Home Products Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company of several high-tech operating units involved in manufacturing pharmaceuticals and related products.
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American International Group, Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
American International Group, Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to provide general and life insurance operations, financial services, retirement savings and asset management. The Group is a holding company, which operates through its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. The general insurance includes writing of all lines of property and casualty insurance. Life insurance includes individual and group life, annuity, endowment and accident and health policies, single premium annuity, variable annuities, guaranteed investment contracts, universal life and pensions. The financing services include aircraft leasing, consumer and premium financing and banking services. Retirement savings and asset management includes variable annuities, mutual funds and investment asset management. Life insurance accounted for 46% of 2002 revenues; general insurance, 39%; financial services, 10% and asset management, 5%.
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Ameritech Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the subsidiary holding company of operating units involved in telecommunications services, cable television, security monitoring, directory advertising and publishing, venture capital, financing services, computer consulting, information services and cellular and paging products and services.
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Ameritrade:Online Financial Services	Rating: 8 / 10
Ameritrade gives you 30 Commission-free Internet equity trades when you join. After that, pay a flat rate of only $10.99 for Internet equity trades.
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Ameron International Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit in the materials industry.
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AMETEK, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
This company is the parent for high-tech operating units involved in precision instruments, transducers, electric motors and blowers, energy dispersive X-ray instrumentation, and industrial materials.
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Amphenol Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent for high tech operating units involved in the manufacturing of electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors; sculptured flexible circuits and electronic interconnectors; and coaxial and flat ribbon cable and interconnect systems for applications in communications, aerospace and industrial environments.
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Andrx Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the pharmaceutical industry. This company was capitalized by private investment and corporate investment.
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Anf - Les Ateliers DE Construction DU Nord DE LA France SA	Rating: 2 / 10
ANF - Les Ateliers de Construction du Nord de la France SA(ANF). Property investment and management. The Company's main asset is six floors of Tour Aurore in La Defense, Paris along with a portfolio of investments including various marketable securities. The major shareholder in the Company is the Axa Group through Finaxa.
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Anglo American Platinum Corp (old)	Rating: 1 / 10
Anglo American Platinum Corporation Limited ("Amplats") in conjunction with its wholly owned subsidiary, Amplats Management Services (Proprietary) Limited ("AMS") is primarily a platinum mining house which holds major interests in Rustenburg Platinum Holdings Limited (32.7%), Potgietersrust Platinums Limited (30.08%) and Lebowa Platinum Mines Limited (27.7%) and also holds management contracts with each of these companies. Amplats, together with the three mining companies, is the world's major primary producer of platinum and other platinum group metals. The group is one of three companies created as a result of the restructuring of the former Johannesburg Consolidated Investments Ltd which became effective in January 1995 and Amplats first became listed on the Johannesburg stock exchange in May 1995.
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Aon Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Provider of insurance services. Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit developing software for the insurance industry. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Ap Participacoes Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
AP Participacoes SA. Investment holding company who's main activity is the acquisition of shares in other companies and provide these companies with consulting and administrative services.
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Argentum Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 0 / 10
Argentum Participacoes S.A. is an investment holding company. The company was founded in July 1997 to invest in all types pf companies irrespective of business group.
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Argus Corporation Limited	Rating: 5 / 10
Argus Corporation Limited. The Group's principal activity is to derive revenue from investment holdings, all of which are shares of Hollinger Inc. Hollinger Inc, together with its subsidiaries publishes newspapers in the United States, the United kingdom and Israel.
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Arrow Electronics, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
This company is the parent of a high-tech unit involved in computer services. The company distributes electronic components and computer products online and off line to industrial and commercial customers.
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Ashland Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in oil and chemical products.
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Astorg Compagnie D'investissements	Rating: 1 / 10
Astorg Compagnie D'Investissements SCR is an investment holding company which holds investments in medium-sized companies mainly in the retail distribution and industrial service sectors. It has interests in over 30 companies and its main holdings include 5% of Alain Manoukian (retail distribution), 17% of Devernois (clothes manufacturing) and 6% of Faramet (metal manufacturing). Investment income accounted for 69% of 1993 revenues; interest income, 4% and other income, 27%.
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Ateliers Des Charmilles Sa	Rating: 7 / 10
Ateliers des Charmilles SA purchases, sells, administers and manages investments in the financial, commercial and industrial fields in Switzerland and abroad. Its subsidiaries' activities include manufacturing of cables, cable TV, electrical equipment distribution, watchmaking, textiles, household electricals and audio-visual equipment. Investment income accounted for 94% of fis 1994 revenues; interest income, 5% & other interest income, 1%.
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Athenian Capital Holdings Sa	Rating: 10 / 10
Athenian Capital Holdings SA is a holding company which participates in companies quoted on the stock exchange as well as in non-traded enterprises involved in production or distribution.
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Auxitex Sa	Rating: 10 / 10
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Avatex Corporation	Rating: 10 / 10
Avatex Corporation. The Group is a holding Company that, along with its subsidiaries, owns interests in other corporations and partnerships. The Group owns equity interests in Chemlink Laboratories, Inc., Phar-Mor, Inc., Presby Corp. and iLife Systems, Inc. Chemlink develops, manufactures and distributes effervescent tablet and granule formulations for consumers and businesses for use in cleaning, disinfecting and sterilization applications. Phar-Mor, Inc., operates a chain of discount retail drugstores. Presby Corp has developed a surgical technique called the Surgical Reversal of Presbyopia, which is used to treat eye disability. iLife Systems Inc., develops personal emergency response systems and wireless vital signs monitors technologies, which detects and analyses breathing, heart rate and body motions as well as methods for microwatt wireless transmission, for digital data recording and for electrode-free, infrasound-based detection and intervention.
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Avery Dennison Corporation	Rating: 9 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in printers, tape and self-adhering paper, plastic, film, imaging and vinyl products.
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Avis Group Holdings, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in high-tech services, vehicle leasing and vehicle rental services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
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Azeo	Rating: 4 / 10
Azeo(AZEO) Formerly known as Financiere et Industrielle Gaz et Eaux. Investment company, with investments based in the USA, Europe and Asia, including the following: PEARSON: newspapers, financial information services, publishing and television; DANONE: manufacture of foodstuffs including dairy products; production of beers and mineral water; SIDEL: equipment for the manufacture of packaging; INFOGRAMES PARTICIPATIONS: interactive leisure programmes; GENERAL ATLANTIC PARTNERS LLC: investment in the information technology sector; FRANCE ASIE PARTICIPATIONS: investment in Southeast Asian companies.
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Bahema S/a	Rating: 8 / 10
Bahema S/A. The Company is a Holding Company with holdings in the food and farming industries.
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Baker Hughes Inc.	Rating: 10 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech units involved in drilling, mining and petroleum products.
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Ball Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous units involved in the manufacturing of metal can containers for the beverage and food industries and providing aerospace and communications systems and services to government and commercial customers.
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Banca Popolare Dell'etruria E Del Lazio	Rating: 3 / 10
Banca Popolare dell'Etruria e del Lazio. The Company's principal activities are the provision of general banking services, such as the provision of loans to businesses and individuals and securities brokerage, insurance products. Other activities include real estate management and leasing operations. The Company operates mostly in Central Italy through 156 branches. Interest and dividend income accounted for 64% of 2001 revenues; commissions and fees, 23% and other, 13%.
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Banco Estado DE Santa Catarina SA	Rating: 0 / 10
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Bank of Nova Scotia	Rating: 4 / 10
Bank of Nova Scotia (The)(SCOTIABANK). The Group's principal activity is to provide banking services to individuals, small and medium-sized businesses, corporations and governments. The services include a wide range of retail, commercial, corporate, investment and international banking. Other activities of the Group include Domestic Banking, Wealth Management and e-Commerce/e-Banking.
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Barnes Group, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the precision manufacture of metal springs and aircraft engine components and in other industries.
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Baxter International Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in medical products and services specializing in IV and fluid and drug delivery systems, blood collection and separation products and related technologies, kidney disease treatment products and other medical products, and vaccines. Products and services are sold to the medical industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Bayer Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
This company is the subsidiary holding company for units involved in research for chemicals, health care and imaging technologies.
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Becton Dickinson and Company	Rating: 1 / 10
Medical technology company that manufactures and distributes a broad range of medical diagnostic systems. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the areas of medical supplies, devices, and diagnostic systems, as we;; as manufacturing products for the advancement of life science research.
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Belcofi Sa	Rating: 9 / 10
Belcofi SA is a holding company whose activities include temporary employment agency services, investing, banking, freight, wholesale of construction, agriculture and quarry machinery, fire extinguisher manufacturing, travel agency services, airport terminal services, books, diaries, magazines and playing cards printing and telesale activities. It has operations in France, the Netherlands, Spain, Eastern Europe, China, Singapore and the United States of America. Owing to a change in the perimetre of consolidation consistiting in reporting all opeartional subisdiaries under the equity method, the group changed from industrial to financial format in 1998.
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Belectric Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
Belectric SA is a financial holding company which derives its revenues from investment activities. The company has a portfolio of long & short-term holdings. It represents the Lonrho group's interests in Africa. In 1996, it has initiated a deal to import motorcars into Zaire from an Indian manufacturer under Suzuki licence.
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Belgo-katanga Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
Belgo-Katanga SA is an investment holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from investments in the financial sector. It has a 50.1% share in Brederode and controls other companies such as Afrifina, Monceau-Zolder, Monceau-Energie, Artilat and the following Luxembourg companies: Geyser, Brederode Finance & Brederode International. It also has both long and short-term holdings in other companies. Investment income accounted for 79% of 1998 revenues; interest income, 8% & other operating income, 13%.
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Berkshire Hathaway Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of operating units involved in the insurance, automation, subassemblies, test and measurement and numerous other industries.
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BESCORP INDUSTRIES BERHAD	Rating: 1 / 10
Bescorp Industries Berhad. The Group's principal activities are investment holding and the provision of management services. The Group's activities are carried out in Malaysia.
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Bgi Endowment Fund Iii Limited	Rating: 3 / 10
BGI Endowment Fund III Limited. Invests in traded with-profits endowment policies.INVESTMENT OBJECTIVE: To provide shareholders with a high level of capital growth combined with low risk by investing in a range of traded with-profit endowment policies.Investment management services are provided by Barclays Global Investors Ltd for a fee of 0.5% per annum of the value of gross assets less current liabilities. The agreement is terminable on six months' notice. Secretarial services are provided by Abacus Asset Management Ltd for a fee of 0.15% per annum of the value of the gross assets less current liabilities. The agreement is terminable on three months' notice.
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Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in life science research products, clinical diagnostic testing kits and analytical instruments.
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Bisan Limited	Rating: 4 / 10
Bisan Limited. The Group's principal activities involves investment, finance, trading and engineering research. It operates predominantly in Australia.
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Black & Decker Corp. (The)	Rating: 6 / 10
This is the parent company for operating units involved in manufacturing power tools, outdoor products, automotive accessories and household products. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Black & Veatch Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in providing engineering, project development, consulting, construction, financial management, design-build and turnkey services. Services include pollution prevention and cross-media solutions; hazardous waste remediation; water resource development and protection; water supply treatment and distribution; wastewater collection, treatment and disposal; water reclamation and reuse; water and wastewater residuals management; stormwater and combined sewer overflow control; and solid waste processing, recycling and disposal. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Blue Planet Worldwide Financials Investment Trust Plc	Rating: 2 / 10
Blue Planet Investment Management is an Edinburgh based investment management company that specialises in the financials sector. Portfolios are exclusively invested in financial companies, principally banks, quoted on the world's stock markets.
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Boeing Company (The)	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the development, production and marketing of commercial and military aircraft, development and production of commercial and defense missiles and space exploration equipment, development and production of defense electronic systems and with computer services and information networks.
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Bonaire Participacoes SA	Rating: 9 / 10
Bonaire Participacoes SA. The Company is a holding and investment company that provides a specialized system of inter mediation between the storekeepers, consumers and financial institutions, for concession and management of credit and investments.
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Boston Scientific Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in the medical industry specializing in medical devices for interventional medical specialties such as cardiology, gastroenterology, pulmonary medicine, radiology, urology and vascular surgery; and cardiovascular and ultrasound imaging systems.
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Brascan Corporation	Rating: 2 / 10
Brascan Corporation. The Group's principal activities are carried out through three divisions. Real estate operations: develops and sells commercial and residential properties. Financial operations: provides capital, financial advice and services to corporate and institutional clients. Power generation operations: produces electricity. Residential properties accounted for 42% of 2002 revenues; Commercial properties, 34%; Financial operations, 13%; Power generation, 7% and Financial asset and others, 4%.
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Brasil Ferrovias SA	Rating: 2 / 10
Brasil Ferrovias SA Formerly known as Ferropasa-Ferronorte Participacoes SA. The Company's principal activity is that of a Holding Company with investments in companies related to the railway transportation sectors. The company was formed in June 1998 through the merger of Ferronorte SA and Ferrovia Novoeste SA.
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Broadwing Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent for high-tech units involved in the Internet, and communications and telecommunications industries.
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BT & T LIFE AG	Rating: 6 / 10
BT & T Life AG. The principal activity of the Group is the investment in significant technology trends and major growth sectors of the 21st century. It applies the investment research and management concept LIFE (global investment in the Life technologies, Information, Food and Entertainment sector). The aim of the Group is to realise the greatest possible total shareholder return over the long term.
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Bt & T Time Ag	Rating: 7 / 10
BT & T Time AG Formerly known as BT & T Telekommunikations & Technologie Aktiengesellschaft. The Group's principal activity is the investment in companies active in the telecommunication, information, media and entertainment industries.
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Cabot Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with global units that provide specialty products including carbon black, fused silica, inkjet colorants, microelectronics materials, plastics, specialty fluids and liquefied natural gas.
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Caim-cie Agricole & Indus. De Madagascar	Rating: 6 / 10
CAIM-Compagnie Agricole et Industrielle de Madagascar SA is a holding company which has interests in firms belonging to various sectors and manages real estate. Its main investments include the following companies: Access France Management (sale, rental of containers & provides storage facilities), Moorings (rental of yachts), L'Lione Participations (holding company) and Agro-Plus (holding company specialized in the food industry). Investment income accounted for 62% of 1994 revenues; interest income, 37% and rental income, 1%.
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Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC)	Rating: 4 / 10
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Capital One Financial	Rating: 0 / 10
Capital One Financial Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to provide credit card services, credit card loans and certain consumer lending and deposit services. The Group operates through three segments: Consumer lending, Auto finance and International. The Consumer lending segment provides credit card loans and services. The Auto finance segment provides automobile loans. The International segment provides credit card loan and services in the United Kingdom and Canada. The Group operates in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom and South Africa. Consumer lending accounted for 86% of 2002 revenues; International, 7%; Auto finance, 6% and other, 1%.
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Careerengine Network, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
CareerEngine Network, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is e-recruiting business through its subsidiary CareerEngine Network, Inc. The divisions of the Group, CareerEngine Network and CareerEngine Solutions, provide on and off-line companies with products and services addressed to meeting on-line recruiting problems. The Group operates 6 portal career sites organized by specific job function and diversity. These sites enable employers and recruiters to post job offerings for specific target areas in one or more of our career specific sites. Revenue from the CareerEngine Network Division is derived from job placement advertisements.
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Carlisle Companies, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous operating units which are involved in construction materials, industrial components, data communications, automotive components, and transportation products.
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Cash.life AG	Rating: 3 / 10
Advorga Beteiligungs-AG. The Group's principal activity is to act as a holding company. The Company derives its revenues from interest on bank savings and from share holdings in 2 companies.
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Caumartin Participations Sa	Rating: 6 / 10
Caumartin Participations SA, formerly C.I.C.A., is a distribution company, specializing in automobile, mechanical equipment and office supplies distribution. Prior to 1993 it held the leading position of independant automobile distributors in France. During 93 and 94 it divested its automobile distribution operations. It now holds 8% of Conforama and 2,000 shares in Immobail BTP. Interest income accounted for 98% of 1994 revenues & other income, 2%.
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Cbi Grupo Financiero SA	Rating: 1 / 10
CBI Grupo Financiero SA. The Group's principal activities are the operation of a financial group in accordance to the terms established by the law of financial entities and involves in the acquisition of shares of financial companies and to participate in the supervision of operations. Other activities includes dealing and exchange of currencies, notes and local and international cash pieces (components), silver pieces known as troy ounce and coined commemorative metallic pieces in the form of currency.
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Celanese Ltd	Rating: 7 / 10
Subsidiary/holding company with high-tech divisions involved in chemicals and acetate products.
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Cemepe Investimentos S/a	Rating: 0 / 10
Cemepe Investimentos S/A(CEMEPE). The Company is a holding company with participations as a shareholder or partner. The Company also provides administration, financial and technical services to its subsidiaries.
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Ceninve Sa	Rating: 1 / 10
Ceninve SA is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from investments in rental & leasing, financial and other companies. The group mainly operates in France and its main subsidiaries are Duval SA and SPI Monceau XII. Interest income accounted for 3% of 1997 revenues & other operating income (financial services, rental income & goods sold), 97%.
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Cerus-compagnies Europeennes Reunies Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
Cerus-Compagnies Europeennes Reunies SA is the industrial holding company for Carlo De Benedetti's European operations which has holdings in the industrial, financial, banking and service sectors. Interest income accounted for 70% of 1998 revenues; investment income, 8% and other operating income, 22%.
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Cftr Sa	Rating: 9 / 10
CFTR SA, formerly called Screg, now a financial company, derives its revenues from investment holdings in the construction industry.
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Charles Schwab Corp.	Rating: 4 / 10
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Chemed Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech unit involved in Internet access services.
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Chevron Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in petroleum exploration, production, transportation, refining and marketing, chemical production and sales, and natural gas production.
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China Entertainment & Land Invt Hldg Ltd	Rating: 2 / 10
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Christiani & Nielsen A/s	Rating: 3 / 10
Christiani & Nielsen A/S constructs roads, tunnels, bridges and other infrastructure works, commercial, industrial and other buildings, harbours, jetties and other marine works and airport installations. The company is also involved in civil engineering. The company operates in Denmark, Germany and the United Kingdom.
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Cie Financiere Jean Paul Elkann Sa	Rating: 9 / 10
Compagnie Financiere Jean Paul Elkann (CFJPE) SA, formerly Gan Participations SA, is a diversified investment holding company which has a broad portfolio of investments chiefly in the financial, plastics processing, computer services, agri-food, thermal, textile, transportation and other industries. It consolidates Banque Jean Paul Elkann, Industrie et Developpement and GES Gestion and other major investments include 47% of Sidel, 57% of Schroeder & Schyler and 35% of Quadral. Investment income accounted for 60% of 1994 revenues; interest income, 24% and other income, 16%.
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Cie Financiere Saint-honore	Rating: 7 / 10
Cie Financiere Saint-Honore. The Company's principal activity is operating as a financial holding company. It has a diverse portfolio which includes holdings in banking (private management, commercial management and business banking), insurance brokerage and real estate (promotion and investment operations) in France, the UK and the USA. The Company (formerly known as Compagnie Financiere Holding Benjamin et Edmond de Rothschild) is the head of the Edmond de Rothschild group in France and its main holdings are the Rothschild group companies and additional investments in companies providing financial services, land and real estate and other.
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Cie. Des Tramways DE Rouen SA	Rating: 7 / 10
CIE. des Tramways de Rouen SA. The Company's principal activity is to act as a holding company which holds interests in various companies in the Rouen Area (France). Interest income accounted for 99% of 2001 revenues and income from affiliates, 1%.
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Clinical Cell Culture Limited	Rating: 6 / 10
Clinical Cell Culture Limited Formerly known as Ecat Development Capital LimitedClinical Cell Culture Ltd. The Group's principal activity is the development and distribution of tissue engineered cellular products for autologous cell replacement. Their products include CellSpray, ReCell, CellRepair, SiteCell, EpiGrow, C3 - ACR, and Composite Tissue Placement. The Group's products are used for the treatment of burns, other epidermal trauma, previous scarring, chronic wounds and for cosmetic procedures.
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CMG CH CHINA INVESTMENTS	Rating: 10 / 10
CMG CH China Investments. The Company's principal activity is to invest in the equity of companies whose assets and businesses are located predominantly in China.
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Coastal Corporation (The)	Rating: 10 / 10
Subsidiary holding company with high-tech units involved in natural gas marketing, transmission, storage, gathering and processing; petroleum refining and marketing; oil and gas exploration and production; chemicals; power production; and coal. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Cobepa - Compagnie Benelux Paribas Sa	Rating: 8 / 10
Cobepa - Compagnie Benelux Paribas SA(COBEPA). Financial investor (managing a portfolio of financial and holding companies with equity interests) as well as provider of financial advisory services (traditional merchant banking) to companies and their shareholders in the Benelux and in Canada.
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COE GROUP PLC	Rating: 3 / 10
COE Group PLC Formerly known as Timeload PLC. The Group's principal activity is a holding company that provides the capital and management support to the Group. It is currently a cash shell and the Group has no turnover generating activities. On 01-Aug-2002, the Group completed the disposal of the Scoot UK business to British Telecommunications PLC followed by changing the name of the Group into Timeload PLC.
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Cofibel Sa	Rating: 1 / 10
Cofibel SA is a holding company which derives its revenues from financial, insurance, industrial and energy holdings such as Cofimines (89% held), Paramer (80% held), Eucofi, (50% held) and Abay TS (26% held). Investment income accounted for 96% of 1994 revenues; interest income, 3% and other income, 1%.
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Cole National Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of a high tech unit involved in manufacturing optical products. They are also the holding company of gift retail stores.
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Columbus McKinnon Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in materials handling and industrial components. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Compagnie D'investissements De Paris Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
Compagnie d'Investissements de Paris (CIP) SA is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from long and short-term holdings in a broad range of French companies. Its main interests include Saint-Gobain, Generale des Eaux, Comptoirs Modernes and Valeo. Its only consolidated subsidiary is Bridoise de Participations. Investment income accounted for 65% of 1996 revenues and interest income, 35%.
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Compagnie Dakar Saint-louis Sa	Rating: 9 / 10
Compagnie Dakar Saint-Louis SA is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from land & real estate and other sectors. Its investments are mainly in S.C.I. Font Romeu Neige et Soleil, S.C.I. Le Domaine de Mesnil and S.C.I. Bugeaud-Lyon. Rental income accounted for 42% of 1997 revenues; interest income, 31% and investment income, 27%.
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Compagnie Des Caoutchoucs De Padang	Rating: 1 / 10
Compagnie des Caoutchoucs de Padang. The principal activities of the Company are that of Holding Company with interests principally in Financiere du Loch and Financiere de l'Odet who manage a portfolio of real estate and other financial investments. The company was established in 1911.
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Compagnie Financiere De Rombas Sa	Rating: 8 / 10
Compagnie Financiere De Rombas SA is an investment holding company with investments in the energy, technology, communication, luxury and financial sectors. In addition the company holds a diversified portfolio consisting of long and short-term holdings in a wide variety of businesses. Investment income accounted for 52% of 1994 revenues and interest income, 48%.
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Compagnie Financiere S.g.t.e. Sa	Rating: 6 / 10
Compagnie Financiere S.G.T.E SA is a domestic investment holding company which operates an investment portfolio consisting mainly of long-term holdings. The company's main interests include 911750 shares of Finaxa SA. In 1998 the company sold its holdings in Paribas and the A.G.F.
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Compagnie Intern DE Placement ET DE Cap.	Rating: 7 / 10
Compagnie Intern De Placement Et De Cap.(CIPEC). The Company's principal activity is that of a SICAV (equivalent to an Investment Trust) within the French legislation. The Company invests in the stock markets of Europe, North America, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. The objective of the company is to provide long term capital growth from its investments.
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Compagnie Lebon	Rating: 7 / 10
Compagnie Lebon(LEBON). The Company's principal activity is that of an investment company with interests in the following areas: CAPITAL INVESTMENT: through Lebon Developpement and Sofinnova; HOTELS: a group of hotels managed by Esprit de France; PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: offices situated principally in the Paris region.
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Compagnie Marocaine	Rating: 2 / 10
Compagnie Marocaine. The principal activity of the company is the marketing of industrial, commercial and agricultural Moroccan goods in France. In 2001 it sold Compagnie Marocaine De Production Et D'Exportation and also Segment Et Comagi. .
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Compagnie Nationale A Portefeuille	Rating: 8 / 10
Compagnie Nationale a Portefeuille(CNP/NPM). The Company's principal activity is the investment in other European companies. The investment portfolio is divided into three categories: - PARGESA/GBL GROUP, which is jointly controlled by the Company and Power Group (Canada), that holds large or controlling interests in major international companies, including Bertelsmann, TotalFinaElf, Suez and Imerys; VALUE INVESTING, which is direct investments in companies considered to have potential for appreciation, including Fomento de Construccionnes y Contratas and Taittinger/Le Louvre; PRIVATE EQUITY investments, consisting of share holdings (preferably controlling interests) in medium sized enterprises in sectors including agri-food, wine, energy, publishing and media, selective distribution and luxury goods.
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Concentra	Rating: 7 / 10
Concentra Formerly known as Imperial Invest. Principal activities of the group are in the field of media publishing. The Company, which was prior to August 2000 known as Imperial Invest NV, used to operate before the name change as an investment company. Since it acquired Concentra Holding NV it has been involved in media activities in the areas of newspaper & magazine publishing, on line & multi media products, as well as regional television operations.
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Consorcio Alfa DE Administracao S.a.	Rating: 9 / 10
Consorcio Alfa de Administracao S.A.. The principal activities of the Company are those of a holding company. Through its subsidiaries it provides engineering, consulting, administration and technical services
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Consulting Exchange: Financial Consultant Marketplace	Rating: 3 / 10
Service offering hand-selected consultants to help companies and non-profit organizations solve management and technical problems in the areas of financial management, business planning, service management, purchasing management and outsourcing.
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Cooper Cameron Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units which manufacture oil and gas pressure control equipment, including valves, wellheads, chokes, blowout preventers and assembled systems for oil and gas drilling, production and transmission used in onshore, offshore and subsea applications. Units also manufacture gas turbines, centrifugal gas and air compressors, integral and separate reciprocating engines and turbochargers. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
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Cooper Industries, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in electrical products, tools and hardware.
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Corning Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
This is the parent company for numerous high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture, research and development of optical fiber, cable and photonic components, high-performance glass and components for televisions and other electronic displays and equipment; advanced materials; and consumer products.
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Corporacion Financiera Alba, S.a.	Rating: 5 / 10
Corporacion Financiera Alba, S.A.. Investment Holding Company with interests in the following sectors: distribution and retail, telecommunications and media, banking and financial services, real estate and construction. Rental income accounted for 48% of 2001 revenues; Interest income, 44% and real estate sales, 8%.
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Corporacion Financiera Reunida (old)	Rating: 10 / 10
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Correa Ribeiro S/a Com E Ind	Rating: 3 / 10
Correa Ribeiro S/A Com e Ind. The Company is an investment Holding Company. The Company has a holding in the export, retail business, real estate and services sectors.
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Covanta Energy Corporation	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in the environmental, photonics, energy and biomedical industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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CPH INVESTMENT CORPORATION	Rating: 5 / 10
CPH Investment Corporation. The Group's principal activity is the dealing and making of investments in securities. It operates predominantly in Australia.
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Crane Co.	Rating: 5 / 10
Manufacturer of DC-to-DC converters and custom hybrid microcircuits. This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in such areas as environmental control, valve and pump manufacturing, aerospace and defense and building materials.
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CTS Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of electronic components and assemblies.
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DALTAR S.A.	Rating: 1 / 10
Daltar S.A.. The Company's principal activity is the acquisition, holding and general administration of real estate and financial assets. Its main subsidiaries are; Cuatro Alto S.A., Fontimosa de Inversiones S.A., Vadiana S.A. and Levamsa S.A.
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Dana Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Distributor of auto parts and parent/holding company of high-tech operations involved in automotive parts including axles, frames, driveline components, gaskets and filters and other areas of technology.
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Darblay Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
Darblay SA is a financial holding company which has investments in 12 companies mainly in the chemical and food sectors. Its main holdings include Boiron SA, Porcher Textile SA, Europeenne de Gastronomie SA and Unis Fish and Food SA. Darblay presented consolidated accounts for the last time in 1997 because it reduced its participation in Chomette Favor. Investment income accounted for 98% of fiscal 1999 revenues and interest income, 2%.
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Deere & Company	Rating: 6 / 10
Manufacturer of agricultural equipment, industrial equipment and replacement parts for its own products and those of other manufacturers. Provider of financial services including credit, insurance and managed heath care plans. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in subassemblies, test and measurement equipment, and crop management software.
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Deloitte & Touche	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company primarily involved in accounting, auditing, tax and management consulting services, with a high-tech operating unit involved in information technology consulting services. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Deluxe Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in fraud avoidance, form printing, mail-order greeting cards, ATM cards, charge cards, checks, software and paper based and electronic payment and data processing.
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Dentsply International Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent of high tech units involved in dental supplies and equipment.
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Deutsche Bank AG	Rating: 1 / 10
Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. The principal activity of the Group is the provision of a range of banking and financial services. The Group's activities are carried out through three divisions: Corporate and Investment Bank: serves all of the Group's corporate and institutional clients, from small enterprises to multinational corporations. Private Clients and Assets Management: offers all of the Group's activities for private clients and active and passive asset management activities for private and institutional clients. Corporate Investments: manages principal investments in private equity and venture capital, real estate holding companies and industrial investments. Corporate Banking & securities accounted for 44% of 2002 revenues (as reported); Personal Banking, 19%; Corporate Investments, 12%; Global Transaction Banking, 10%; Asset Management, 10% and Private Banking, 5%.
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Dover Corp.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in circuit board assembly, computer equipment, electronic components, transportation, waste management, automotive, energy and other industries.
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Dow Jones & Company, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Publisher of business news, information services and community newspapers and provider of market, business, news and financial information services. This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in publishing and on-line information services. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Duchossois, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units that manufacture garage door openers, keyless entry systems, telecommunications products, munitions, and railroad cars, as well as managing a racecourse.
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DynCorp	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in developing software, developing and providing information technology, outsourcing, and technical systems and services for public and private sectors worldwide.
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Eagle Eye Telematics Plc	Rating: 8 / 10
Eagle Eye Telematics PLC. The Group's principal activities are the development and sale of vehicle tracking and communication systems based on Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) technology. The Groups's wireless fleet management solution integrates a whole range of features that relate to tracking, navigation, communication, information, reporting, control, safety and security and the Vehicle Communication Gateway represents a range of product solutions aimed at supporting the needs of fleet operators of all sizes and sectors, whatever the types of vehicles they operate.
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Eastman Kodak Company	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in imaging, cameras and accessories, copiers, equipment and systems, materials, paper/transparency media, printers, projectors, scanners, software, information, Internet photograph duplication services and health and chemicals.
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Eaton Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent holding company with units which manufacture highly engineered products that serve industrial, vehicle, construction, commercial and semiconductor markets. Principal products manufactured by subsidiaries and divisions include electrical distribution and control equipment, drivetrain systems, engine components, aerospace, hydraulic products, ion implanters and a wide variety of controls.
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Ecom.com, Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
Ecom.Com Inc.. The company is a development stage company which is into fund raising activities for charitable organizations using the proprietary 1 900 "pay-per-call" telephone numbers and into financing of hydrocarbon exploration prospect in paraguay, south america. The company has signed charitable fund raising agreements with Broadway Cares, Inc, a New York theater group formed to fight AIDS. Also, additional charitable fund raising agreements have been signed with Action For Peace Foundation and with the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence respectively. Also, the company has acquired software rights of "esearchb2b.com", a netsearch engine which lets the users to search multiple engines, web directories and news databases simultaneously and receive one simple summary of results.
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Edper Group Limited	Rating: 8 / 10
Edper Group Limited, was formed effective December 31, 1996 as a result of the amalgamation of Edper Group Limited and Hees International Bancorp Inc. The corporation is a Canadian based merchant bank providing financial and management services to its clients in North America and internationally. The company is also engaged in transactions in the real estate, natural resources and power generating sectors through its equity interests in Brascan Limited and Brookfield Properties Corportion.
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Electronic Clearing House, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Electronic Clearing House, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is to provide a complete solution to the payment processing needs of merchants, banks and collection agencies. The services of the Group include debit and credit card processing, check guarantee, check verification, check conversion, check re-presentment, check collection and inventory tracking. It derives revenues from two main business segments, bankcard and transaction processing services and check services. It operates under the following brands: MerchantAmerica, a retail provider of processing services to both the merchant and bank markets; National Check Network for transaction verification; XPRESSCHEX, Inc for processing check guarantee, check conversion, check collection and check verification; and U-Haul Services, which provides credit card authorization, rental activity and tracks available inventory. Bankcard and transaction processing accounted for 82% of fiscal 2002 revenues; Check related products, 17% and Other, 1%.
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Electronics Boutique Holdings Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in online retail video games sales and services. This company was capitalized by venture capital.
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Elran Investment Corporation Ltd	Rating: 4 / 10
Elran Investment Corporation Ltd Formerly known as Ellern (D.D) Investment Corporation Limited. The Company's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust company. The Company primarily invests in the Tel Aviv and foreign stock markets, slowly decreasing its overseas activity. The objective of the Company is to provide long term capital growth from its investments. Gain on sale of long term investment in negotiable documents accounted for 70% of 2000 revenues; dividend received, 15%; Company's part in the profit of subsidiaries, 5%; financing income, 4%; gain on sale of investment in associated companies, 3%; deferred income amortization, 2% and other, 1%.
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Elysee Investissements Sca	Rating: 2 / 10
Elysee Investissements SA is a financial holding company which derives its revenues from a varied short and long-term investment portfolio. It also provides investment advice and has some property activities. The company has 3 subsidiaries; Valorigest SA, Lamballe Holding NV, Lamballe U.K. and Valorigest SNC. It holds 13% of Compagnie Immobiliere Phenix, 30% of Multifinance Paris and has 10%+ holdings in 9 other companies. Investment income accounted for 60% of 1994 revenues; interest income, 18% and other income, 22%.
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Emerson Co.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in electrical and electronic products and systems, industrial automation, process control, HVAC, telecommunications, applicance, tools and other areas of technology.
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Enertel Energia E Telecomunicacoes Parti	Rating: 2 / 10
Enertel Energia E Telecomunicacoes participacoes SA is a holding company.
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Engelhard Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in engineered materials, precious metals, chemicals and other areas of technology.
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Entreprises ET Chemins DE Fer EN Chine Societe Anonyme	Rating: 9 / 10
Entreprises et Chemins de Fer en Chine Societe Anonyme(ECFC). Investment company with interests in property, financial companies and the electronics industry. Investment income accounted for 43% of 2001 revenues; interest income, 39% and other income, 18%.
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ESPRIT GROUP BERHAD	Rating: 6 / 10
Esprit Group Berhad. The Group's principal activity is investment holding. As of June 2002, all subsidiaries have ceased operations. The Group operates solely in the domestic market.
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Etablissements Fauvet-Girel	Rating: 10 / 10
Etablissements Fauvet-Girel. The Company's principal activity is operating as a holding company involved in industrial construction, renovation and surveying and the rail transportation of freight. The Company operates through 3 subsidiaries, SCIHN (Societe Civile Immobiliere des Habitations Nouvelles), FG 2-I (Financement et Gestion d'Investissemens Industriels) and SCIF (Societe Cherifienne De Materiel Industriel et Ferroviaire, Morocco). The Ultimate Holding Company is Societe Parisienne De Construction et de Location (SPACLO)
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Eurazeo	Rating: 3 / 10
EURAZEO. The Group's principal activities are those of an investment company, operating in the European private equity market. It was created as the result of a merger from Eurafrance and Azeo in May 2001. The group mainly invests in unlisted companies operating in various sectors, in order to be the majority shareholder or the principal minority shareholder. One of the group's objectives is to become an investment fund manager.
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EUROPEAN MONTHLY INCOME TRUST LIMITED (THE)	Rating: 5 / 10
European Monthly Income Trust Limited (The). The Company is a split capital closed-end investment company incorporated with limited liability under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands on 14-Apr-2000.Management services is provided by Aberdeen Asset Managers Jersey Ltd for a fee of 0.85% of the total gross assets payable annually. Secretarial services is provided by HSBC Fund Administration (Jersey) Ltd.
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Exor Sa	Rating: 6 / 10
Exor SA is a holding company which derives its revenues from various investment activities in the bottled and canned soft drinks sector & wines and brandy sector and it also has some real estate activities.
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Fagaz Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
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Fairchild Corp. (The)	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in aerospace fasteners, industrial products and communications services. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Fala Societe Anonyme	Rating: 3 / 10
Fala Societe Anonyme(FALA). Management of a portfolio of investments, comprising investments in Ste Industrielle de Levure Fala Sarl, Fould Springer SA, LPT and Paniberica de Levadura SA (Spain). Investment income accounted for 96% of 2000 revenues and interest income, 4%.
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Fannie Mae	Rating: 5 / 10
Fannie Mae(FANNIE MAE). The Group's principal activity is to provide residential mortgage finance. The Group operates through two segments: Portfolio investment and Credit guaranty. The Portfolio investment segment manages asset purchases and funding activities for mortgage and non-mortgage investment portfolios. The Credit guaranty segment includes guaranteeing the credit performance of single-family and multi-family mortgage loans for a fee. The Group operates solely in the domestic market. Portfolio investment accounted for 67% of 2002 revenues and credit guaranty business, 33%.
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Federal Signal Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech operating units involved with niche products in four operating segments; safety and signalling products, custom signage, consumable industrial tooling and emergency and environmental vehicles.
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Ferro Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in specialty materials including ceramics, coatings, colors, plastics and chemicals. Major markets are building and renovation, major appliances, household furnishings, industrial products, transportation, packaging and leisure products.
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Fiat France Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
Fiat France SA is a holding company for Fiat operations in France which derives the majority of its revenues from the automobile sector. It also operates real estate and holds a diverse investment portfolio. Its subsidiaries are Camel SA (74% held), Fiat Finance France (98% held) & Harman Automotive. It also holds 40% of Europ Assistance. In 1998, Fiat France acquired Camel, sold its shares in Rh?ne-Poulenc and it also started a new branch of business, a computer line of service. Investment income accounted for 74% of 1998 revenues; rental income, 7% and other income, 19%.
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Fiducial Real Estate	Rating: 1 / 10
Orial Formerly known as Compagnie Financiere de la Part Dieu. The principal activity of the Company is investment, particularly in money market funds. The Company is primarily present in France but also has offices in Belgium, in the Brussels and Saint-Trond regions. The Company acquired La SCI Les Balmes in Mar 2001.
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Fifth Third Bancorp	Rating: 2 / 10
Fifth Third Bancorp. The Group's principal activities are commercial and retail banking, investment advisory services and electronic payment processing services. The Commercial banking segment offers banking, cash management and financial services to business, government and professional customers. The Retail banking segment accepts deposit and offers consumer loans and leases. The Investment advisory services segment provides investment alternatives for individuals, companies and not-for-profit organizations. The Electronic payment processing segment provides electronic funds transfer services, merchant transaction processing, operates the Jeanie ATM network and provides other services. The Group operates from 930 offices located throughout Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Illinois, Florida and other states. Retail banking accounted for 45% of 2002 net revenues, Commercial banking, 28%; Electronic payment processing , 11%; Investment Advisory, 9% and Corporate and other, 7%.
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Financiere DE Tubize S.a.	Rating: 5 / 10
Financiere de Tubize S.A.. The Company's principal activity is operating as a holding company with interests in Financiere d'Obourg SA and UCB SA, which manufacture pharmaceuticals, chemicals and plastic film.
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Financiere Moncey	Rating: 9 / 10
Financiere Moncey. The Company's principal activity is the management of a portfolio of investments in quoted and non-quoted companies, both French and foreign, including Ste Industrielle et Financiere de l'Artois, SEFT, Socarfi and Cie des Tramways de Rouen. Interest income accounted for all of 2001 revenues.
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Financiere Saulnes-chatillon	Rating: 2 / 10
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Financiere St. Dominique Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
Financiere St. Dominique SA is a subsidiary of Credit National and was founded in 1988 to develop Credit National's private equity investment business. It assists companies in capital operations and provides advisory services through its subsidiary, Saint Dominique France. It has a broad investment base with holdings in the following sectors; engineering, retailing, health care, electronics, information technology, textile, culture, transportation, construction and paper. It intends to further expand its holdings in 1995. Investment income accounted for 70% of 1995 revenues; interest income, 16%; commissions & fees, 12% & other income, 2%.
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Finanziaria Ernesto Breda Spa	Rating: 5 / 10
Finanziaria Ernesto Breda SPA is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries manufacture and market defence products which include missiles, guns and armoured equipment. Other subsidiaries operate civil engineering projects and forging & foundry activities. Interest income accounted for 87% of 1992 revenues and other income, 13%.
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Fipp Societe Anonyme	Rating: 7 / 10
FIPP Societe Anonyme(FIPP). Operating as an investment company and deriving its main income from the sale of marketable securities.
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First City Financial Corp. Ltd	Rating: 9 / 10
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First International Trust Ltd	Rating: 7 / 10
First International Trust Limited (F.I.T.) is an investment holding company, whose sole investment as at 31st December 1998 is a 41.5% equity interest in Liberty International, the Liberty Life Group's London and Luxembourg listed vehicle holding most of the group's international interests. F.I.T. also owns various convertible preference shares, which on conversion into Liberty International ordinary shares would result in a 36% effective interest in Liberty International. Liberty International owns 72% of Capital Shopping Centres PLC (CSC), the largest shopping centre developer and operator in the United Kingdom, whose assets exceed R20 Billion. Liberty International also wholly owns Capital and Counties commercial properties operations as well as Liberty International Financial Services PLC.
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Fleetboston Financial Corporation	Rating: 8 / 10
Fleetboston Financial Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to provide a wide range of financial services. The Group's financial services include consumer and small business banking, commercial banking, middle-market lending, asset-based lending, leasing, cash management, trade finance and government banking. The Group also provides commercial real estate lending, international banking, principal investing, securities brokerage, market-making and clearing services, investment services and credit card services. The Group is organized and managed along four lines of business: commercial financial services, personal financial services, capital markets and international banking. The Group operates in Latin America, Brazil and Argentina. Personal financial services accounted for 54% of 2002 revenues; Consumer financial services, 40%; International banking, 5%; Capital markets, 1% and All other, nominal.
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Fleming Income & Capital Investment Trust Plc (the)	Rating: 7 / 10
The Fleming Income & Capital Investment Trust plc. The Company carries on business as an investment trust and is an investment company within the meaning of the Companies Act 1985. It was approved by the Inland Revenue as an investment trust in accordance with Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended 31-Mar-1999. In the opinion of the directors the Company has subsequently conducted its affairs so that it should continue to qualify.INVESTMENTOBJECTIVE. Income and capital growth from UK investments through a split-capital structure.Management and secretarial services are provided byJ.P. Morgan Fleming Asset Management (UK) Ltd, under a contract which is subject to one year'snotice of termination. The fee is calculated and paid monthly in arrears and is charged at a rate of 0.7% per annum of the Company's net assets less current liabilities.
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Flinders Industrial Property Trust	Rating: 4 / 10
Flinders Industrial Property Trust invests and develops high quality industrial property thru its manager Australia Asia Investment Management. The portfolio of the company includes Yennora Distribution Park, Port Adelaide Distribution Park, Hendra Distribution Park, Spearwood Distribution Park and Altona Distribution Park. Spearwood Distribution Park was acquired during 1999 and is located in Perth, Western Australia for 15.7 million. Property accounted for 98% of fis 1999 revenues and interest income, 2%.
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Flint Ink Corporation	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of pigments and dispersions, newspaper and magazine printing inks, packaging inks, inks for specific printing systems, and specialized offset and heatset ink systems. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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FMC Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech units involved in chemicals, precious metals, machinery and equipment.
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Ford Motor Co.	Rating: 6 / 10
Manufacturer of cars, trucks, and related parts and accessories, as well as a provider of related e-commerce services. Parent/holding company with units involved in financial services, electronics, glass, automotive electrical and fuel-handling products, machining/manufacturing related services, extended care warranties, and other related services. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Fortis (b) Ag	Rating: 9 / 10
Fortis (B) AG(FORTIS). The principal activities of the company is insurance (life, non-life and bancassurance), banking (retail and private banking, corporate banking) and investment. Its equity and income are derived mainly from its interest in the Fortis Group, of which the Company is joint owner with Fortis (NL) NV. The Fortis Group is active throughout Europe, the United States of America, Australia and South East Asia. Interest income accounted for 64% of 2000 revenues and investment income, 36%.
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Fortune Brands, Inc.	Rating: 9 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech operating units that sell Kennsington PC mice and Rexel copiers, as well as other non high-tech consumer products.
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France (la) Sa	Rating: 8 / 10
France (La) SA is a financial holding company which derives its revenues from investment activities and own subsidiaries in the insurance sector. Its fully consolidated subsidiaries are La France Participations et Gestion, Euralux and Generali France Holding. In 1996 the company re-organized the shareholding of its subsidiaries. Interest income accounted for 72% of 1996 revenues and investment income, 28%.
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GARTMORE BALANCED ASSETS TRUST PLC	Rating: 0 / 10
Gartmore Balanced Assets Trust PLC Formerly known as Gartmore Split Capital Opportunities Trust PLC. The Group's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The objective of the Group is to produce the maximum total return realistically achievable and to ensure so far as practicable in the run-up to November 2004, the repayment date for the GBAT Securities PLC Zero Dividend Preference (ZDP) shares, that the Group's assets are in the form of marketable investments or cash. The Group is an Investment Company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Group has been approved by the Inland Revenue as an Investment Trust for the purposes of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended 31-Jul-2001. Investment management and secretarial services are provided by Gartmore Investment Ltd, for a fee of 0.6% per annum on the value of total assets less current liabilities, payable at the end of each calendar month. The agreement provides six month's notice of termination to be given by either side.
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GE Capital	Rating: 9 / 10
Offers a wide range of financial products and services through a network of specialized businesses in five core niches: Equipment Management, Customer Services, Specialized Financing, Mid-Market Financing and Specialty Insurance.
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GE Energy Financial Services: Energy Investing	Rating: 3 / 10
Invests in and finances the global energy sector, providing equity, debt, leases, project finance, partnerships and commercial financing.
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GenCorp Inc.	Rating: 10 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit which produces aerospace and defense products, automotive components, electronics and fine chemicals. Products are sold to the defense, aerospace, and automotive industries.
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General Dynamics Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in defense, aerospace, telecommunications, and advanced materials. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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General Electric Company	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent for numerous operating units involved in financial services, aircraft engines, medical products, engineered plastics, appliances, power generation equipment and other technology products and services.
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General Electric Company	Rating: 10 / 10
General Electric Company. The Group's principal activities are to develop and market a wide variety of products for the generation, transmission, distribution, control and utilization of electricity. It also provides financial services through insurance, investment and retirement schemes. The products include major appliances, lighting products, industrial automation products, electrical distribution and control equipment, locomotives, power generation and delivery products. The Group acquired Interlogix, Inc., Druck Holdings Plc, Unison Industries Inc., Security Capital Group Inc., Deutsche Financial Services and Telemundo Communications Group Inc in 2002. In 2003, the Group acquired Millbrook Corporation, Osmonics Inc & International Fiber Systems Inc. Insurance accounted for 18% of 2002 revenues; Power systems, 18%; Commercial finance, 12%; Aircraft engines, 9%; Consumer finance, 8%; Industrial products, 7%; Technical products, 7%; Consumer products, 6%; Materials, 6% and Others, 9%.
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General Motors Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in automotive electronics, telecommunications, financial and insurance services, aerospace industries and other areas. The company is primarily involved in the manufacture of cars and trucks.
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Gerber Scientific, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units and the supplier of intelligent automated manufacturing systems that enable mass customization in the graphics apparel and flexible materials and optical lens processing industries.
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GEVAERT SA	Rating: 9 / 10
Gevaert SA. Financial Holding Company, with interest in companies active in insurance, finance, chemicals, real estate management and construction. Interest income accounted for 48% of 2001 revenues; investment income, 38%; other income, 13% and commissions & fees, 1%.
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Gillette Company (The)	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units that manufacture thermometers, batteries and battery related chemicals. The company is primarily a manufacturer of personal care toiletries, stationery and other consumer products.
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Gn Store Nord Holding As	Rating: 9 / 10
GN Store Nord Holding AS is an investment holding company whose main shareholding is in GN Store Nord AS, a world leader in the research, production and marketing of telecommunications equipment and related products.
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Goesser Brauerei Ag	Rating: 10 / 10
Goesser Braueri AG is a holding company with subsidaries manufacturing beer and non-alcoholic beverages. Interest Income accounted for 84% of 92 revenues; rental income, 15% and other income, 1%.
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Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
Goldman Sachs Group Incorporated (The). The Group's principal activity is to provide global investment banking, asset management and securities services worldwide to a substantial and diversified client base. It operates in two segments namely Global Capital Markets and Asset Management and Securities Services. Global capital market segment comprises investment banking, which provides financial advisory, underwriting, trading and principal investments. Trading and principal investments consists of fixed income, currency and commodities (FICC) and equities. Asset management provides investment advisory services. Securities services include prime brokerage, financing services and securities lending. In 2003, it acquired National Golf Properties Inc and American Golf Corporation. Its clients include corporations, insurance companies, pension funds, foundations and endowments. Asset Management and Securities service acctd for 42% of 2002 revenues; Trading and Principal invs, 38% and Investment Banking, 20%.
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Gpc Participacoes SA	Rating: 7 / 10
GPC Participacoes SA. The Group's principal activities are those of a Holding Company which holds stakes in companies within the chemical and energy producing sectors.
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Gretag Imaging Holding AG	Rating: 4 / 10
Gretag Imaging Holding AG(GIH). The Company's principal activity is the manufacturing of machinery for all phases of photo development and processing. The Holding develops and produces printers, lab control software, products for chemical wet processing of film, large-format digital laser printers, splicers, cutters and packaging machines for professional and central labs. The Holding operates two divisions: Consumer and Professional Machinery. In November 2001 in the process of restructuring the Company, the Professional Division was sold and the Company now is entirely concentrating on the Consumer Imaging Market. Consumer accounted for 67% of 2001 revenues; Professional, 31% and Other, 2%.
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Griffon Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in consumer and industrial products. Operations are concentrated primarily in specialty plastic films, home and commercial products, apparel and electronic communications equipment. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.a.	Rating: 5 / 10
Groupe Bruxelles Lambert S.A.(GBL SA). The Company's principal activity is operating as a holding company with a range of investments which are mainly within the following sectors: AUDIOVISUAL (television and radio channels and production and distribution of audiovisual rights); OIL AND PETROCHEMICALS (exploration, production, transport, refinement and distribution of oil and petrochemicals); ELECTRICITY AND GAS (production, transport and distribution of electricity and gas); MINERAL VALUATION; SPECIALIST CHEMICALS (producer and supplier of specialist chemicals for the beauty, clothing, food, health and car industries).
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Gtd Participacoes SA	Rating: 6 / 10
GTD Participacoes SA. The Company's principal activity is the holding of companies that is involved within the electric power sector. The company also has participations in commercial, national and foreign companies.
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Gw Utilities Limited	Rating: 7 / 10
GW Utilities Limited.
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H.B. Fuller Co.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in adhesives, sealants, coatings and other materials.
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Halliburton Co.	Rating: 10 / 10
Parent/holding company with operating units involved in engineering, construction and oil field services.
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Harley Davidson, Inc.	Rating: 9 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech unit involved in the manufacture of motorcycles and software as well as other types of business. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Harris Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in electronic systems, satellite command and control, semiconductors, communications equipment and office equipment.
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Harsco Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in steel mill services, gas and fluid control and infrastructure development.
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Her-fic-herstallienne Pour Fin Ind & Com	Rating: 2 / 10
Societe Herstallienne pour la Finance, l'Industrie et le Commerce (Her-Fic) SA (formerly known as Fabrique Nationale Nouvelle Herstal SA) is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from various investment activities. Its principal investments include an 8% holding in Toussaint Nyssenne and 15% in Socran. Interest income accounted for 96% of 1996 revenues and other operating income, 4%.
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Hercules, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in chemicals, electronics and aerospace research and manufacturing.
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Hil Ltd.	Rating: 5 / 10
HIL Ltd. (formerly Edper Enterprises Ltd.) is a diversified Canadian holding company with interests in the natural resources, financial services, utilities and real estate sectors. The company's operations are conducted through its 3 principal corporate investments and their affiliates; Hees International Bancorp, Brascan Limited and Carena Developments Limited.
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Hillenbrand Industries	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in medical, security and specialty products.
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Honeywell International Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech operating units involved in aerospace, defense, automotive, home and building, industrial automation and control systems, engineered materials, electronics, chemicals and other industries. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Hormel Foods Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in producing collagen proteins, food additives and flavor enhancers, and other food products.
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Hubbell Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
This company is the parent of operating units involved in electrical and electronic products for a wide range of industries.
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ICC Industries, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in the production of chemicals.
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Ideiasnet S.a.	Rating: 10 / 10
Ideiasnet S.A.(IDEIASNET). Principal activities are those of a holding company. The Company has participations in other companies in the form of partnership, securities and shares; it also has investments in fixed assets.
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IDEX Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in fluid handling and industrial products, including industrial pumps; centralized lubrication systems; tooling and machinery; stainless steel banding and clamping devices and vibration control mechanisms.
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Idi	Rating: 4 / 10
IDI(IDI). The principal activity of the Group is the provision of venture capital. The Company is involved in establishing new businesses, assisting in the development of existing ones and providing funding for management buy-outs. The Company also specialises in the financing of recently established high technology companies and the rejuvenation of older enterprises.
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Idia-ist De Devel Des Ind. Agric. Et Ali	Rating: 9 / 10
IDIA-Institut de Developpement des Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires SA is a holding company with interests in the beverage and food sectors and other companies which add value to agricultural, fish and meat products. Products include wines & soft drinks, poultry, food preservation (salting & other); fish & shellfish, bread & cakes, sweets, ice cream, dairy products and animal feeds. Interest income accounted for 93% of 1996 revenues and investment income, 7%.
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Idianova Participations	Rating: 4 / 10
Idianova Participations (formerly known as Idianova - Societe Financiere d'Innovation pour les Industries Agricoles et Alimentaires SA) is a holding company which derives the bulk of its revenues from minority participations in new ventures in the farming and food industries. Its investments are in various sectors of this industry such as biotechnology, animal or vegetable production and selection, food products, cooked food and other. In 1998, the company acquired Societe Agrinova. Investment income accounted for 53% of 1998 revenues and interest income, 47%.
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IG GROUP PLC	Rating: 2 / 10
IG Group PLC. The Group's principal activity is that of running a betting market on commodities, financial futures, traded options, individual shares and stock indices and a wide range of sporting events, trading as a principal and market maker to its clients in the foreign exchange market and in contracts for differences on shares. The Group hedges, as considered appropriate, unmatched bets and trades in futures, traded options, individual shares and foreign exchange to ensure that it is not unacceptably exposed to material losses. Financial betting accounted for 79% of fis 2002 revenues and sports betting, 21%.
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Illinois Tool Works Inc.	Rating: 9 / 10
Designer, manufacturer, and distributor of commercial food preparation, cooking, storage, and cleaning equipment; producer of stainless steels for and manufacturer of cookware; provider of electronics research and development for appliances; and manufacturer of inkjet and bar code printers. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of fasteners, components, assemblies and systems, identification equipment, electronic chemicals, clean room products, and lubricating oils. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Immobiliere Dassault	Rating: 8 / 10
Immobiliere Dassault. The principal activity of the Company is the holding of investments in the renting of three prestige buildings in Paris, in the vicinity of the Arc de Triomphe, and of a condominium situated in the Paris periphery. The Company's portfolio has effected a 16% raise in value on the purchase price. The occupancy rate on 31-Dec-2001 was of 98.81% and recovery rate was 99.87%.
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Industrial Equity (pacific) Limited	Rating: 4 / 10
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ING Groep N.V.	Rating: 6 / 10
ING Groep N.V.(ING GROEP). The principal activity of the Group, which was prior to 1995 known as Internationale Nederlanden Groep NV, is the provision of a wide range of insurance and banking services. These include all forms of life and non-life insurance, life reinsurance, funds transfer services, savings plans, investments in securities and other capital market instruments. It has its own establishments in over 60 countries. Banking is dealt with by ING Bank and insurance by Internationale Nederlanden Verzekeringen.
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Ingersoll-Rand Co.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of general manufacturing machinery ranging from blasthole drills used in mining and construction to small compressors; engineered equipment, including pumps, liquid/solid separation, and densification machinery; bearings, tools, and locks; and manufacturing engineering software and services and mechanical engineering software.
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Initiative ET Finance Investissement	Rating: 5 / 10
Initiative et Finance Investissement. The principal activity of the company is that of a provider of venture capital. The necessary capital is raised by means of acquiring substantial investments in quoted and unquoted companies whose profits are then loaned to receivers and management teams. Investment income accounted for 98% of 2001 revenues and interest income, 2%.
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Interhold Ltd.	Rating: 6 / 10
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International Management & Research Corp	Rating: 3 / 10
International Management and Research Corporation is a holding company with a majority investments in Biosonics, Inc. till 1995 and 35.76% in 1997, accordingly is no longer able to consolidate. The company is a development stage company involved in medical devices and research. The products of the company are portable non-surgical and non-invasive devices which induces salivation in certain persons who otherwise do not salivate normally. The main products are Salitron System, Anotron and Cystotron. The company may pursue the acquisition of other operating companies.
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International Paper Co.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of printing paper and packaging, including the chemical production and manufacture of photographic film, packaging machinery, graphic arts products, and endeavors in the factory automation and advanced material industries. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.	Rating: 10 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in web page development, experiential brand communication, and Internet marketing services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Inversiones Campos Chilenos SA	Rating: 6 / 10
Inversiones Campos Chilenos SA. The Group's principal activities are the investment in all types of personal property, corporal and incorporeal, shares, bonds, credit letters, debentures, quotes, real and/or personal rights, property values, securities; the acquisition, alienation, leasing, concession, administration and utilization, to whatever security, for all types of urban and/or agricultural properties; purchasing, selling, importation, exportation, production, processing, trading, distribution and utilization in whatever form of all types of products, sub products and materials and its by-products with an agricultural, cattle, forestry, fishing and/or mining nature; and provision of all kinds of administration, information, computer and automatic data processing services, the study, planning, projection, execution, supervision and technical consultancy in all types of business and projects.
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Investerings-en Beleggingsmaatschappij	Rating: 1 / 10
Investerings-En Beleggingsmaatschappij "Lacourt" (IBEL) SA is a holding company which derives its revenues from investments in trust, real estate, banks, insurance, textile, publishing and other companies. Investment income accounted for 45% of fiscal 1997 revenues; interest income, 42% and other operating income, 13%.
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Invex, Grupo Financiero, S.a. DE C.v.	Rating: 6 / 10
Invex, Grupo Financiero, S.A. de C.V.(INVEX). The Group's principal activities are the provision of financial services such as acquisition of shares of companies of the financial sector, multiple banking service and stock brokerage.
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Ipbm	Rating: 9 / 10
IPBM(IPBM). Investment in French and overseas companies involved in the forestry and wood conservation industry and the saw milling, processing, treatment and transport of wood and related products industries. In addition, the Company also invests in carpentry, joinery, furniture and paper manufacturing companies. Interest income accounted for 94% of 2001 revenues and other operating income, 6%.
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Ipo (institut DE Participations DE L'ouest)	Rating: 5 / 10
IPO (Institut de Participations de l'Ouest)(IPO). The Company's principal activities are operating as a venture capital company, investing in companies to advise and help them in the financing of their creation, development, financial restructuring, reassignment of share capital and transfer of management. The Company acquires small to medium size interests in quoted and non-quoted companies which are mainly located in western France, through shares, subscription loans, convertible bonds and participating loans.
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Iress Market Technology Limited	Rating: 7 / 10
IRESS Market Technology Limited Formerly known as BridgeDFS LimitedIRESS Market Technology Ltd. The Group's principal activity is the provision of an on-line investment research and stockmarket database information system to a wide range of subscribers.
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Iriri Participacoes S/a	Rating: 2 / 10
Iriri Participacoes S/A. The Company is a Holding Company which owns 12,53% of Piraju Participacoes which in turn has a 52% stake in Mcom Wireless.
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Ivar Holding Asa	Rating: 6 / 10
Ivar Holding ASA was formed in 1995 as a result of demerger from Det Sondenfjelds-Norske Dampskibsselskab ASA. The company is involved in longterm industrial investments within shipping.
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IVAX Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in the research, development, manufacture and marketing of generic and branded pharmaceuticals and veterinary and diagnostic products.
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Ixe Grupo Financiero SA DE CV	Rating: 9 / 10
Ixe Grupo Financiero SA de CV. The Group's principal activities are retail banking, corporate banking, trading and in capital markets.
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J. Bibby & Sons PLC	Rating: 1 / 10
J. Bibby & Sons plc manufactures and distributes laboratory, optical and scientific equipment, makes and converts paper and distributes and services materials handling equipment, earthmoving and other capital equipment in the United Kingdom, North America, Continental Europe and the Far East. During the year the company acquired Stuart Scientific and Dynalab. Materials handling equipment accounted for 40% of fiscal 1996 revenues; capital equipment, 33% and industrial goods, 27%.
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JDS Uniphase Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units which design, develop and manufacture fiber optic telecommunications components, modules and lasers. Products include semiconductor lasers, high-speed external modulators, transmitters and optical modules for a range of applications. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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JF JAPAN OTC FUND INCORPORATED	Rating: 7 / 10
JF Japan OTC Fund Incorporated. The Company's principal activity is investing in companies whose shares are traded on the Japan OTC market, extended to investing in companies, which are traded on the Mothers Market and the NASDAQ Japan market, as determined at the discretion of the Investment Adviser. The Company also provides investors with access to the Over-The-Counter market in Japan. Dividends from quoted investments accounted for 97% of 2001 revenues; interest on bank deposits and investments, 3% and other, nominal.
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John H. Harland Co.	Rating: 1 / 10
Developer of financial, direct marketing, market research software. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in optical mark readers, software, computer consulting, financial services and data services. Software includes profitability and database marketing analysis software for enhancing targeted marketing procedures. The software runs on IBM and compatible systems.
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John Wiley and Sons, Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech operating units involved in software and CD-ROMs. This company is also a publisher of books.
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Johnson & Johnson	Rating: 2 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech units involved in pharmaceuticals, medical products, home health care products, and fine chemicals.
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Jordan Industries, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
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Kaman Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
This company is the parent for numerous high-tech units involved in aerospace and distribution markets.
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Karolin Invest Ab	Rating: 4 / 10
Karolin Invest AB is an industrial holding company which owns, develops and administers companies involved in the development, manufacturing and marketing of industrial lifts, work platforms, hydraulic, electric and electronic components, sheet metal working machinery, transmission components and equipment, front-loaders for tractors, medical rediology, graphic and scientific research film and paper. It is also involved in real estate operations. The company operates in Scandinavia, rest of Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Industrial lifts and work platforms accounted for 23% of fiscal 1995 revenues; hydraulic, electric and electronic components, 19%; sheet metal working machinery, 19%; transmission components and equipment, 15%; front-loaders for tractors, 12%; medical radiology, graphic and scientific research film and paper, 12%.
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Katy Industries, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent of manufacturing and distribution companies involved in electronics and maintenance products.
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Kennametal Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in the manufacture of a range of tools and industrial supplies and accessories for the metalworking, mining and highway construction industries.
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Kimberly-Clark Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in aviation, materials, and healthcare products. The company is primarily involved in paper products.
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Knight Ridder, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Publisher of newspapers with publications in print and online. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in recruiting services and Internet related services.
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Koch Industries, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in refined products, chemicals, gas liquids, crude oil services, mineral services, energy services, capital services, road and construction materials, chemical technology, venture capital services, ranching and agriculture.
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Kosmos A/s	Rating: 10 / 10
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La Lieve Sa	Rating: 7 / 10
La Lieve SA is a holding company which derives its revenues from a participation in one subsidiary Belgo-Katanga SA (5% held) and various other minor investments. In 1995, La Lieve sold its interest in Lelie NV (100% held) and Lys-Lieve NV (75% held), and changed the presentation of its accounts from consolidated to parent company only. So the company does not present any consolidated accounts in 1995. Interest income accounted for 99% of 1995 revenues and other operating inco
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La Savoisienne Sa	Rating: 7 / 10
La Savoisienne SA is a holding company with interests in banking, factoring, real estate and portfolio (Edmond de Rothschild group) companies as well as in the advertising (Dauphin OTA), newspaper & periodical (Elsevier) publishing, leisure (Club Mediterranee) and audiovisual (Studio Canal+) sectors. The group acquired Holding Saint-Honore in 1995, and other main subsidiaries include Banque Sofirec and Haussmann Honore. Interest income accounted for 55% of 1996 revenues; investment income, 41% & rental income, 4%.
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Lafarge Corp.	Rating: 4 / 10
Manufacturer of construction materials including cement, aggregates, concrete products, ready-mixed concrete and cement materials as well as providing road construction and paving services. This company is the parent of a high tech operating unit involved in environmental services.
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Lear Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
Manufacture, designer and distributor of complete seat systems and components to the automotive industry. Provider of silk screening services. Parent/holding company with a unit providing automotive assembly services. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated	Rating: 2 / 10
Manufacturer of residential and commercial furnishings including box spring mattresses, reclining chairs and office furniture. Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in the manufacturing of foam, fiber and stitching machinery for quilting. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Leggmason Investors International Utilities Trust Plc	Rating: 3 / 10
LeggMason Investors International Utilities Trust PLC. The Group's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust as defined by Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985 and has been approved by the Inland Revenue as authorised investment trust under Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended 31-Dec-2000. The Company has continued to conduct its affairs so as to enable it to seek such approval for the year ended 31-Dec-2001. The objective of the Group is to achieve long-term growth of income and capital by investing primarily in the securities of international utility and utility-related companies.Investment management services are provided by LeggMason Asset Managers PLC for a fee calculated at the rate of 0.75% of the gross asset value of the Group (plus VAT) payable quarterly in advance. The agreement will continue until terminated by either party at 12 months' notice.
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Lehman Brothers Inc.	Rating: 8 / 10
Lehman Brothers Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to serve institutional, corporate, government and high net worth individual clients and customers throughout the world. The activities are divided into three segments: investment banking, capital markets and client service. The investment banking division provides advice to corporate, institutional and government clients on mergers, acquisitions and other financial matters. The capital markets division includes the Group's institutional sales, trading, research and financing activities in equity and fixed income cash and derivatives products. The client service division serves the investment needs of wealthy individuals and manages assets through a series of private equity funds. The Group is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lehman Brothers Holdings, Inc. Capital Markets accounted for 81% of 2002 revenues; Investment Banking, 12% and Client Services, 7%.
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Leykam-muerztaler Papier & Zellstoff Ag	Rating: 1 / 10
Leykam-Muerztaler Papier & Zellstoff AG (LL) is the holding company of Sappi Holding AG, former KNP Leykam Holding SA, the paper division of the South African Sappi group, which holds a 74% interest in Leykam-Muerztaler. LL is involved in the manufacture of wood-free coated sheet printing paper with both matt and glossy finish, wood-containing coated printed paper, newsprint and pulp fibres developed through a new chlorine free process. At the end of 1998 LL held 30.5% of Sappi Holding AG. Interest income accounted for 99% of 1998 revenues and rental and leasing income, 1%.
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LF Tel S.a.	Rating: 2 / 10
LF Tel S.A.. The Company's principal activity is the participation in the capital of companies related to the production, distribution and transmission of electrical power such as Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A and Telemar Participacoes S.A.. The Company also provides economic, financial and taxation consulting services.
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Life Offices Opportunities Trust Plc	Rating: 9 / 10
Life Offices Opportunities Trust plc. The Company's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The objective of the company is to achieve long-term capital growth from a diversified portfolio of with profits life assurance policies, which have the potential for achieving enhanced capital returns, particularly through corporate change in the life assurance industry.The Company is an investment company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company has been approved by the Inland Revenue as an Investment Trust for the purposes of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year to 31-Dec-2001.Investment management services are provided by SVM Asset Management Ltd for a quarterly fee calculated at the rate of 0.75% of the total assets of the Company less current liabilities. The agreement is terminable by one year's notice on either side.
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Litel Participacoes SA	Rating: 6 / 10
Litel Participacoes SA. The Company is an investment company involved in the National Programme for Development (PND).
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Lml Payment Systems Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
LML PAYMENT SYSTEMS INC. The Group's principal activities are to provide electronic payment services employed primarily at the retail point-of-sale. The Group focuses on providing electronic check authorization services, including check verification, check conversion and check recovery solutions to supermarkets, grocery stores, multi-lane retailers and convenience stores. Through its subsidiary LHTW Properties Inc, the Group owns and operates an adult styled residential community in Wildwood, Florida. Operations include the sale of manufactured homes and lots. Financial Payment Processing accounted for 98% of fiscal 2002 revenues and Residential Real Estate, 2%.
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Lockheed Martin Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech operating units involved in research, design and development, manufacturing and integration of advanced-technology systems, products and services in the areas of space, aeronautics, defense, energy, electronics and other areas of technology.
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London Asia Capital Plc	Rating: 8 / 10
London Asia Capital plc Formerly known as netvest.com plc. The Company's principal activity is the provision of equity capital for, and investment in, technology and media related businesses. The Company is focusing on working with profitable, high growth companies, which are suitable within a short time scale for listing on a recognised Stock Market, with a particular emphasis on technology companies either based in Greater China, or with products and services suitable for the Greater China market.
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Loral Space & Communications, Ltd	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent of operating units involved in the research, manufacturing and operation of telecommunications services and products.
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Louis Vuitton Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
Louis Vuitton (LV) SA is a financial holding company which derives its revenues from investment and interest income. During 1992 the company changed from industrial to financial format. Investment income accounted for 99% of 1992 revenues and interest income, 1%.
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LTV Corp. (The)	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent holding company with a high-tech unit involved in steel and tubing. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Mallinckrodt Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units that manufacture and market healthcare products. Product groups include respiratory, imaging and pharmaceuticals.
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Marconi North America, Inc.	Rating: 10 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech units involved in the manufacturing of aerospace and electronic products and systems.
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Mark IV Industries, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Subsidiary holding company of numerous high-tech units with operations centered in power transfer and fluid handling; mass transit and traffic control; and professional audio products.
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Marmon Group, Inc. (The)	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of medium voltage cables, medical, mining, environmental, electrical, geophysical and geothermal scientific equipment and access control systems.
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Martrex S/a	Rating: 5 / 10
Martrex S/A, (formerly known as Epeda Simmons S/A), is an investment holding company. Through it's subsidary Epeda Simmons Ltda, it manufactures and markets all types of matresses and sofa beds.
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Masco Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous operating units involved in brand-name consumer products for the home and family. These include faucets, kitchen and bath cabinets, architectural molding, bath and shower units, spas and hot tubs, showering and plumbing specialties, lock sets and other builders' hardware, air treatment products, venting and ventilating equipment and water pumps.
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Material Sciences Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech operating units involved in metals and coating.
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Maxwell Petroleum Holding N.v.	Rating: 4 / 10
Maxwell Petroleum Holding N.V.(MAXWELL). Investment company which sole investment was the holding of an interest in Dordtsche Petroleum-Industrie Maatschappij consisting of 1,973,427 shares, which were all sold in 2000.. The company is also the holder of mineral rights in certain north-east areas in the state of New Mexico, USA.
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MBNA Corporation	Rating: 2 / 10
MBNA Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to provide financial services, primarily the credit card business. The operations are conducted through its subsidiaries: MBNA America, a national bank in the United States and its principal subsidiary MBNA Europe, a fully chartered bank in the United Kingdom and MBNA Canada, a fully chartered bank in Canada. The Group issues endorsed credit cards primarily to members of associations and customers of financial institutions and other organizations. It also offers standard, gold and platinum plus personal and business credit cards either under the MasterCard or Visa brand name. In addition to its credit card lending the Group also offers consumer loans, deposit products, life and disability, automobile and life and health insurance products to its customers.
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Mccarthy Group Limited	Rating: 6 / 10
McCarthy Group Limited is a holding company with its only investment being in McCarthy Retail Limited. It holds a 84.9% interest in this company. McCarthy Retail Limited is engaged through the following divisions in the following activities; (1) McCarthy Motor Holdings - Retail of new & used cars, spares and service; (2) The Beare Group - Retail of new and used furniture, household appliances, television, audio & video equipment; (3) Game Discount World - suppliers of a wide variety of branded merchandise on a discounted basis; (4) Clobea - Retail of mens' and womens' fashions; (5) Bonus Building Supplies - Suppliers of building materials on credit; (6) Group Services -Insurance services.
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McDermott International, Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent company for numerous operating units involved in many areas of high technology.
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McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. (The)	Rating: 8 / 10
Provider of publishing and information services including print and electronic products, software and CD-ROMs. Parent/holding company of operating units involved in publishing, information services, credit reporting, broadcasting and other areas of technology.
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Mcom Wireless S/a	Rating: 4 / 10
Mcom Wireless S/A. The Company is a Holding Company and its main activity is the development, construction, administration and operation in the telecommunication sector through the participation in the follow subsidiaries: Mobilcom Telecomunicacoes S.A., MComcast S.A and Comtech Telecomunicacoes S.A.
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Menasha Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Producer of corrugated cardboard packaging. This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in manufacturing services and the automation industry. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Mercedes Aktiengesellschaft Holding	Rating: 5 / 10
Mercedes Aktiengesellschaft Holding's sole purpose is to maintain a holding of at least 25% of the share capital of the car manufacturing company Daimler-Benz AG. It has one subsidiary located in Stuttgart. Investment income accounted for 97% of fiscal 1993 revenues and interest income, 3%.
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Merck & Co., Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the research, development, and manufacture of human and animal pharmaceuticals. Products include cardiovascular, endocrinology, dermatological, gastrointestinal, anti-infective, anti-inflammation, neurological, ophthalmic, respiratory, and animal pharmaceuticals and vaccines. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.. The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. Interest and dividend accounted for 47% of 2002 revenues; Asset management and portfolio services fees, 17%; Commissions, 16%; Investment banking, 9%; Principal transactions, 8%; and Other, 3%.
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Midwest Energy Company	Rating: 9 / 10
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Mine Safety Appliances Co., Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in various areas of technology, including safety products, chemicals and environmental and energy equipment such as gas detectors and sensors. Manufacturer of infrared cameras.
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Mines De Kali Sainte Therese	Rating: 0 / 10
Mines de Kali Sainte Therese.Holding Company with interests in the aeronautical industry (through IER and Air Liberte), finance (through Financiere de Loch and Financiere Moncey) and the production of palm oil (through Plantations des Terres Rouges and Safa-Cameroun). Investment income accounted for 65% of 1999 revenues and interest income, 35%.
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Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
Mitsui Toatsu Chemicals, Inc. was established in 1933 and manufactures various chemicals. Plastics, synthetic resins and industrial chemicals accounted for 51% of fiscal 1997 revenues; chemical products including adhesives and construction materials, 25%; specialty chemicals including medicines, agricultural chemicals and dyestuffs, 20%; transportation, warehousing, financing and other, 4%. The company consolidated twenty two subsidiaries, twenty in Japan and one each in Singapore and the United States. Overseas sales accounted for 17.3% of fiscal 1997 revenues.
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MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
MoneyGram Payment Systems, Inc., is a non-bank provider of consumer money wire transfer services to individuals without traditional banking relationships. The company offers customers the ability to transfer funds quickly, reliably and easily through its approximately 22,000 agents. The company has agents in the Americas, Mexico and Europe. Primary customers of the company are traditional bank customers in need of emergency money transfer services, tourists without local bank accounts and businesses in need of rapid and economical money transfer services. Other activities include cash advance and express bill payment services. Fee revenue accounted for 81% of 1997 revenues and foreign exchange revenue, 19%.
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Monteiro Aranha S/a	Rating: 9 / 10
Monteiro Aranha S/A. The Group's principal activity is that of a investing group. It invests in companies whose main activities are production, marketing and distribution of paper, pulp, resins, glass, glass fiber, glass containers, polymers, plastics, polythene and other chemical by products . It operates solely in the domestic market.
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Moog Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of valves, manifolds, filters, hydraulic and machine controls, actuators, propulsion controls, aircraft-related products, and spacecraft motion control systems. Products are sold to the aerospace, defense, and general commercial industries.
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Morgan Stanley	Rating: 5 / 10
Morgan Stanley Formerly known as Morgan Stanley, Dean Witter & Company. The Group's principal activities are out through four divisions: Institutional Securities: Underwrites and distributes securities, provides financial advisory services and full-service brokerage services, conducts trading activities in equity securities and invests in private equity activities and aircraft financing activities. Individual Investor Group: Provides comprehensive financial planning and investment advisory services designed to accommodate individual investment goals and risk profiles. Investment Management: Provides global asset management advice and services to investors through a variety of product lines and brand names. Credit Services: Offers Discover Card, Discover Platinum Card, the Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Card, Private Issue Card and other general purpose credit cards. Institutional Securities accounted for 48% of 2002 revenues; Individual Investor Group, 21%; Credit Services, 19% and Investment Management, 12%.
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Motorola, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in numerous areas of electronic components and telecommunications including cellular telephone, two-way radio, paging and data communications; satellite communications; automotive; defense and space electronics; security products; computer boards and systems; networking systems and services; Internet related products; lighting products; flat panel displays; semiconductor chips; and software and programming utilities.
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Mri Holdings Limited	Rating: 0 / 10
Australia Net.com Limited. The Group's principal activity is investment. It operates predominantly in Hong Kong.
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Myers Industries, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
Provider of tire services and distributor of transportation equipment and supplies. This company is the parent company of a high-tech unit involved in the automation and environmental industries.
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National Service Industries, Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the areas of insulation products, lighting equipment, specialty chemicals and textile rental services.
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Navistar International Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high tech operating unit involved in the manufacturing of medium and heavy trucks, school buses and mid-range diesel engines. Products are sold to dealers.
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NCR Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in ATMs, data warehouses, store automation, self service and point of sale workstation and bar code scanner systems and solutions. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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NCS Pearson, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Provider of assessment and testing services to schools, publishers, government agencies, and commercial customers. Subsidiary/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the provision of educational network access services; the manufacture of optical mark reading (OMR) and bar code hardware and software; the development of scanning and administrative software; the printing of scannable documents; and the provision of assessment process services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Nestle S.A.	Rating: 6 / 10
Nestle Sources International SA, formerly known as Source Perrier SA, is a holding company which earns the majority of its income from investment activities and the rental of buildings. Until 1992, the group produced soft drinks and dairy products. Since then it acts as a financial company and has investments in the Perrier, Vichy, Volvic and Vittel mineral water companies. Interest income accounted for 96% of 1993 revenues; rental income, 2% and other operating income, 2%.
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New Mexico State University	Rating: 7 / 10
This university is the parent to a high-tech unit involved in transportation and defense related services.
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New Star Investment Trust Plc	Rating: 9 / 10
New Star Investment Trust PLC Formerly known as Jupiter Investment Trust PLC. The Group's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The objective of the Group is to achieve long-term capital growth from its investments. The Group is an Investment Company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Group has been approved by the Inland Revenue as an Investment Trust for the purpose of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 for the year ended 30-Jun-2001.Investment management services are provided by New Star Asset Management Ltd for a fee calculated at the rate of 3.16% per quarter, payable in arrears and subject to termination on three month's written notice. Secretarial and administration services are provided by Sinclair Henderson Ltd for a fee of 60,000 per annum. The agreement is terminable by not less than six months' notice by either party.
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Newtel Enterprises Ltd.	Rating: 2 / 10
Newtel Enterprises Ltd. is an investment holding company whose principal interests are, through its subsidiaries, in telecommunications, information technology and mobile satellite services. Telecommunications provides a full range of telecommunications services in Newfoundland and Labrador. Information Technology provides systems integration, application development, local area network installation, wide area network management, data center operations and information technology planning. Satellite Communications provides a full range of satellite communications services to clients in the international marketplace. Telecommunications accounted for 71% of 1998 revenues; Information Technology, 19%; Satellite Communications, 8% and other, 2%.
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Nord-Sumatra Investissements SA	Rating: 5 / 10
Nord-Sumatra Investissements SA Formerly known as Plantations Nord-Sumatra SA. Holding Company with interests in companies engaged in the management of plantations, property management and financial activities.
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Norsk Jern Holding As	Rating: 9 / 10
Norsk Jern Holding AS is a holding company with interests in steel industry and real estate investments. The company sold its interest in Bergerud Gjenvinning AS, Multimaskin AS in 1995 and Fundia AB in 1996.
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Norsk Vekst AS	Rating: 1 / 10
Norsk Vekst AS. The Company's principal activity is the provision of equity capital, expertise and a business network for the development of companies which have the potential to grow strongly. The Company mainly deals with industrial and trading companies.
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Northrop Grumman Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the design, integration, and manufacture of military surveillance and combat aircraft, airspace management systems, information systems, marine systems, precision weapons, commercial and military aerostructures, advanced electronic and defense systems, multimission combat ships, integrated communication and navigation systems, and alloys such as lead, silver, and tin.
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Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in printed board assemblies and online sales of passive components. This company is a distributor of high technology active components including memory chips, microprocessors, digital and linear circuits, diodes and transistors. Services provided to equipment manufacturers. Services provided to equipment manufacturers.
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Nv Petroleum-maatschappij "moeara Enim"	Rating: 10 / 10
NV Petroleum-Maatschappij "Moeara Enim"(MOEARA ENIM). Investment company which sole investment used to be the holding of an interest in N.V. Koninklijke Nederlandsche Petroleum Maatschappij, which consisted of 55,312,000 shares at 28 December 2001. On this date the shares were sold to Fortis Bank, while the yields were transferred to term deposits, which were the companies sole financial investments on 31 December 2001.
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Odyssey Advisors: Financial Services	Rating: 7 / 10
Offers personalized, fee only portfolio management in diversified, growth, value and income equity, and fixed income portfolios.
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Ofp - Omnium Financier De Paris Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
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Olin Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech operating units involved in chemicals, metals, with special emphasis on electronic materials and services, aerospace and defense and water quality management.
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Omico Corporation	Rating: 1 / 10
Omico Corporation. The Group's principal activities are exploration of all kinds of ores, metals and mineral products and involves in property development. The Group operates solely in the Philippines. At 04-03-2002, the company disposed its investment in real property. The company has suspended its operations and in the process of deciding what sector to invest.
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Owens Corning	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the parent of high tech operating units involved in materials testing services and in the manufacture of fiberglass-based and other advanced material products.
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Owens-Illinois, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company of a high-tech that manufactures medical products. This company also sells consumer packaging including plastic and glass bottles.
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Pacchetti Spa	Rating: 5 / 10
Pacchetti SPA is a financial holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from real estate management , leasing and other investment activities. The group is controlled by Renato Bocchi, a Director of the company . Rental income accounted for 51% of 1992 revenues; interest income, 24%; investment income, -3% and other operating income, 28%.
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Pacific Strategic Investments Ltd	Rating: 3 / 10
Pacific Strategic Investments Ltd. The Group's principal activities is the strategic investment in equities listed on the Australian Stock Exchange.
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Paluel Marmont Sa	Rating: 1 / 10
Paluel Marmont SA is an investment holding company which derives its revenues from investments in real estate, hotel, audiovisual, advertising and banking companies. It consolidates Compagnie Lebon, Esprit de France, 2001 Management and Paluel-Marmont Banque. The company will merge with its subsidiary Compagnie Lebon in 1998. Interest & investment income accounted for 67% of 1997 revenues; rental income, 6% & other income, 27%.
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PAMOUR INCORPORATED	Rating: 5 / 10
Pamour Incorporated.
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Pan-Holding SA	Rating: 0 / 10
Pan-Holding SA. The Company's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The Company invests in the stock markets of the USA, Canada, Japan, Netherlands Antilles, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, Korea, Taiwan, and most of Europe. The objective of the company is to provide long term capital growth from its investments. Investment management services are provided by Ste d'Analyses Economiques et Financieres-SAEF for a fee calculated at the rate of 0.75% per annum (excluding VAT) of the net assets of the Company.
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Parfinance Sa	Rating: 7 / 10
Parfinance SA is an investment holding company with shareholdings mainly in the financial sector. The company holds 100% of Soparinvest, 100% of SFPG, 54% of Imetal and numerous short and long term holdings in smaller financial companies.
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Paris Orleans	Rating: 6 / 10
Paris Orleans. The Company is the Holding Company for the Rothschild Group of companies and has interests in the following sectors: Banking and financial services; Capital development (through SHM/Francarep); Wine production (through Les Domaines Barons de Rothschild).
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Park Electrochemical Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units that manufacture advanced electronic materials used to fabricated complex multilayer printed circuit boards, adhesive tapes, laminates, plastics and microwave circuitry and composite materials.
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Parker Hannifin Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in the production of motion control systems and components, hydraulics, climate and industrial controls and instrumentation, filtration products and other areas of technology for the industrial, automotive, aerospace and marine markets.
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Parthena Investissement Sa	Rating: 0 / 10
Parthena Investissement SA is a financial holding company which has investments in the communications, financial services, health, industrial and other service sectors. Its main holdings include 8% of CEP Communication, 10% of Dauphin OTA, 13% of Centenaire Blanzy and 14% of Wafabank (Morrocco). It is 99% owned by Compagnie De Suez. Investment income accounted for 99% of 1993 revenues & interest and other income, 1%.
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PEC Israel Economic Corporation	Rating: 6 / 10
PEC Israel Economic Corporation. The principal activities of the Group are the organization, acquisition of interests in, financing and participation in the management of companies predominantly located in the State of Israel or are Israel-related.
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Peixe S.a.	Rating: 8 / 10
Peixe S.A. is an investment holding company. through it's subsidary Cirio Brasil Alimentos S.A., it is involved in the production of canned foods, sweets, nectars, fruit, cereals, animal feeds and other food products and by-products.
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Pentair, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of professional tools and equipment, water and fluid technologies and electrical and electronic enclosures. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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PerkinElmer, Inc.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the areas of life sciences, optoelectronics, and analytical instruments.
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Phelps Dodge Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech operating units involved in copper mining and the manufacturing of chemicals, automotive products and wire. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Phillips Petroleum Co.	Rating: 9 / 10
This is the parent company for high-tech operating units involved in petroleum and plastics.
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Piraju Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 9 / 10
Piraju Participacoes S.A.. The main activity of the Company is as a holding company. Through its subsidiaries it is involved in the telecommunications sector.
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Pitney Bowes, Inc.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in business equipment, business supplies and services, and financial services.
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Pocone Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 2 / 10
Pocone Participacoes S.A.. The Company's principal activities are those of a Holding Company with participation in companies operating in the logistics and related sectors. The Company was formed from the partial spin-off of Iriri participacoes SA .
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Polaroid Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
This is the parent company for high-tech units involved in instant image recording, instant photographic cameras and films, magnetic media, light polarizing filters and lenses, diversified chemicals and optical products.
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Polipropileno S.a.	Rating: 5 / 10
Polipropileno S.A.. The Company's principal activity is to produce and manufacture propylene oxide, propylene glycol, polypropylene and other petrochemical by-products.
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Polpar S/a	Rating: 6 / 10
Polpar S/A. The Company is an investment holding company. The Company holds shares in other companies especially from the paper, cellulose, chemical and petrochemical industries.
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PolyOne Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Provider of polymer services in thermoplastic compounds, resins, polymer formulations, engineered films, color and additive systems, rubber compounding, and thermoplastic resin distribution. Parent/holding company with high-tech units in the materials industry.
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PPG Industries, Inc.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in glass, fiberglass, coatings and chemicals.
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Precision Castparts Corp.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in steel, titanium and superalloy investment castings; pumps; valves; fluid measurement equipment; turning and boring machine tools; thread/head rolling dies; tungsten carbide; refiner plates; screen cylinders; metal-injected components; and metal matrix composites. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Profrigo Sa	Rating: 3 / 10
Profrigo SA is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from various investments. Its only subsidiary is SA Profinance (99.87% held). Interest income accounted for 100% of 1996 revenues.
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Proholding Soc. Gestor De Part. Socia Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
Proholding Sociedade Gestora de Participacoes Sociais SA is the group's parent company and provides administrative and managerial services to the subsidiaries whose activities are: the manufacturing of industrial adhesives (footwear and paper sectors); edgebanding (used in covering decorative particle boards in the furniture industry); synthetic, vinyl and acylic resins in aqueous emulsion form (for the paint, adhesive non woven textile and paper industries); polyethylene foams (for packaging, building industry, thermal insulation and sound proofing); trading; and chemical and biological specialties for the food industry.
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Prudential Financial, Incorporated	Rating: 0 / 10
Prudential Financial, Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is to provide insurance, investment management, securities and other financial products and services. The Group operates in three divisions: Insurance, Investment & Closed Block Business. The Insurance division consists of the individual life insurance and annuities, group insurance, property and casualty insurance. The investment division consists of the investment management, financial advisory, mutual funds, retirement and other asset mangement services. The closed block business includes traditional partcipating insurance products.The Group serves more than 15 million individual and institutional customers in the United States and over 30 other countries.
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PT Toko Gunung Agung Terbuka	Rating: 9 / 10
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QC Holdings, Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
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Quanex Corp.	Rating: 9 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in advanced materials and related products. This company was capitalized by private investment and corporate investment.
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Quarterly High Income Trust Plc	Rating: 8 / 10
Quarterly High Income Trust PLC. The Company's principal activity is that of an investment trust. The objective of the Company is provide a high dividend yield whilst seeking to maintain the initial net asset value of the Ordinary shares and to achieve a predetermined level of capital return of 7.7% per annum to the original subscribers of the Zero Dividend Preference shares. The Company is an investment company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company conducted its affairs so as to qualify for approval as an Investment Trust for the purpose of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. The Company obtained Section 842 approval for the years ended 31-Dec-2000 and 31-Dec-1999.Morley Fund Management Ltd provides management services for a fee of 0.75% per annum (plus VAT) of gross assets including borrowings and took effect from 01-May-1999.
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Radar Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
Radar SA is a financial holding company which provides financial services to its subsidiaries, SCI Marcelin Berthelot (99% held) and Societe Financiere de la Grande Arche (34% held). It also holds investments in Societe Copagef (24%) & Societe Amaya Films (20%). Investment income accounted for 54% of 1996 revenues; interest income, 36% and other income, 10%.
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RadioShack Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Producer of a wide variety of consumer electronics sold through retail stores nationwide. This company is the parent of a high-tech operating unit involved in the design, construction, and installation of cabling systems for the transmission of video, voice, and data. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Rail - Sul S/a	Rating: 4 / 10
Rail - Sul S/A. The principal activities are those of a Holding Company. Thought its subsidiary Cardsystem UPSI S/A, acquired in July 1997 it provides administration, consulting, electronic data processing services and other related activities mainly for the sectors of credit card control.
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Randon SA Implementos E Participacoes	Rating: 4 / 10
Randon Participacoes S.A.(RANDON). The Group's principal activities are those of a holding Company for a Group engaged in the manufacture, distribution, sale and export of highway transportation vehicles, semi-trailers, related accessories and parts, off-highway trucks for the mining and construction industries, air conditioning equipment for buses, trailers, and trucks, cranes and other specialized vehicles, as well as the provision of maintenance services. The Group is also engaged in the growing and harvesting of apples and other agricultural products. Machinery and vehicles accounted for 56% of 2002 revenues; spare parts and systems, 41% and services rendered and other, 3%.
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Raytheon Company	Rating: 0 / 10
This company is the parent for operating units in the areas of defense and commercial electronics, business aviation and special mission aircraft and related products, engineering and construction and energy related services.
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Real Holdings Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 7 / 10
Real Holdings Participacoes S.A.. The Company principal activities are those of a Holding Company with interests in BRI-PAR Dois, ABN Ambro Bank Colombia and Companhia Distribuidora de Titulos e Valores Mobiliarios S.A..
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Realpar Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 5 / 10
Realpar Participacoes S.A.. The principal activities of the Company are those of an investment Holding Company.
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Regent Pacific Group Limited	Rating: 6 / 10
Regent Pacific Group Limited Formerly known as iRegent Group Limited. The Group's principal activities are internet services, provision of investment advisory services, corporate finance and advisory services, property management, corporate investment and stockbroking. Internet retailing accounted for 56% of fiscal 2002 gross revenues; asset management, 37% and corporate finance, 7%.
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Renner Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 2 / 10
Renner Participacoes S.A.. The Company is a Holding Company and acts as an investment vehicle for Banco A.J. Renner S.A. and also as the indirect Holding Company for Renner Promotora de Vendas e Servicos Ltda. Through its participations it has interest in different sectors such as banking, investments, loans, sales promotions and other related.
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Reptron Electronics, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in manufacturing single, double and multilayer printed circuit boards; printed circuit board assembly; and other electronics related manufacturing and assembly services.
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Retail Decisions Plc	Rating: 7 / 10
Retail Decisions PLC. The Group's principal activities are the provision of services and products to the card and payment industries through the outsourcing of fraud prevention and value added transaction services. The Group's services include Payment Fraud Prevention Services, Transaction Services and Database Risk Management Services. Payment Fraud Prevention Services is designed to keep pace with the ever-changing patterns of behaviour in the area of card fraud. Transaction Services offers both transaction authorisation and processing services. Database Risk Management Services provides information on lost and stolen cards, collates and manages databases to protect against further losses including theft, robbery and shrinkage for example. The Group acquired Motorcharge Ltd in 28-Jan-2002 and Paymentplus LLC in 01-Mar-2002. Payment card fraud protection accounted for 64% of 2002 revenues and value added transaction processing, 36%.
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Rexnord Corp.	Rating: 7 / 10
This company is the subsidiary holding company for numerous high-tech units involved in a wide variety of industries.
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Rockwell International Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in automation, avionics, semiconductor systems, and automotive components.
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RPM, Inc.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of operating units involved in the manufacture of protective coatings and specialty chemicals for industrial and consumer applications.
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RT Company NV	Rating: 2 / 10
RT Company NV Formerly known as Newconomy NV. Domestic investment company which focuses on participations in companies which are active in the field of information communication technology and Internet technology. In addition, the company offers its investments operational assistance, financial funding, Internet expertise & contacts as well as strategic vision. The Company became listed on the Euro.NM Market of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange on 19 April 2000.
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S.a. Henex	Rating: 1 / 10
S.A. Henex(HENEX). The Company's principal activities from holdings in the primary metals industry. The Company manages a portfolio of investments, namely Electrabel, Sofina, Generale de Banque and Glaces de Charleroi.
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SA Compagnie Financiere DE Werister	Rating: 8 / 10
SA Compagnie Financiere de Werister. The principal activity of the Company is manager of financial assets of Charbonnages de Werister, whose coal mining activities have ceased. The group's activities are grouped around two poles: fortune management and nursing homes. Besides those core activities the group has minority investments in various projects.
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Saeg Refindus Holding Ag	Rating: 8 / 10
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Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in information technology. The company is a partnership of entrepreneurial companies. The company invests in the development of its partnership companies and brings them public through unique rights offerings.
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Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.	Rating: 6 / 10
Subsidiary/holding company of high-tech units involved in high performance plastics which are formed into flexible foams, bearings, flexible tubing radomes, pressure sensitive tapes, labware fittings, sealants and films. The company's units also manufacture fluoropolymer fluid handling systems and silicone rubber respiratory hoses and drainage tubes, and provide molded fluoropolymer and silicone rubber part custom fabrication services. Manufacturer of fluid power seals, radial lip seals, and semiconductor fluid test equipment.
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Salvepar - Societe Alsacienne ET Lorraine DE Valeurs D'entreprises ET DE Participations	Rating: 1 / 10
Salvepar - Societe Alsacienne et Lorraine de Valeurs d'Entreprises et de Participations(SALVEPAR). The Company's principal activity is operating as an investment company with interests in the following fields: production of copper alloys including brass wire; industrial services; production of fine steel wire; specialised distribution. Interest income accounted for 82% of 2001 revenues; investment income, 13% and other income, 5%.
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Sbc Equity Partners Ag	Rating: 8 / 10
Societe Financiere Italo-Suisse is a Geneva based company in the form of an investment fund, with principal investments consisting of convertible & non-convertible debentures, equity securities and holdings in companies such as GPA, Sanderling Ventures LTD, Freetraders Group LTD & Ushers (Holdings) LTD in order to constitute the other investments made by the company. Investment income accounted for 87% of fiscal 1994 revenues & interest income, 13%.
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Schering-Plough Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company with high tech units engaged in the discovery, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical and health care products worldwide.
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Sechilienne-Sidec	Rating: 5 / 10
Sechilienne-Sidec Formerly known as Sechilienne. The Company's principal activity is to hold investment in quoted and unquoted industrial companies, mainly in the Thermal Energy, Fossil Fuel Energy and Co-generation sectors; namely Ste Industrielle pour le Developpement de l'Energie Charbon et de la Cogeneration and Cie Thermique du Moule.
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Select Medical Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company of a national network of specialized, acute healthcare facilities and services including long-term acute care hospitals, in-patient and out-patient rehabilitation, and contract therapy services. They operate within the healthcare industry. This company was capitalized by private investment and venture capital.
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Selection Investissement	Rating: 4 / 10
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Seminar Direct: Financial Services	Rating: 5 / 10
Marketing for financial advisors using seminars to get new clients. Includes direct mail invitations and postcards with targeted mailing lists.
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Sempra Energy	Rating: 4 / 10
This company is the parent of units involved in providing facilities design services and alternative energy design and building services and software development.
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Sensient Technologies Corporation	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent holding company of high tech units involved in developing food flavors and colors.
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Sequa Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
This company is the parent of high-tech units involved in aerospace, machinery, metal coating, specialty chemicals and automotive products.
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Serfi Spa	Rating: 7 / 10
Serfi SPA is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries offer life & non-life insurance, factoring, leasing, banking and other financial services. Serfi SPA is controlled by the ENI group, which is a state-owned company. The group consists of the parent company and one fully consolidated subsidiary, Serleasing SPA. Interest income accounted for 84% of 1996 revenues; rental income, 3% and other income, 13%.
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ServiceMaster Company (The)	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/Holding company with operating units involved in providing HVAC systems design and energy consulting services, residential and commercial cleaning services, lawn care services, furniture restoration, pest control services, and drain cleaning services. This company was capitalized by private investment and corporate investment.
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Sherwin-Williams Co. (The)	Rating: 6 / 10
Producer of paints. This company is the parent of high-tech operating units involved in paints, coatings, cleaning chemicals, production finishes and insecticides.
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Shin Han Securities Company Limited	Rating: 6 / 10
Shin Han Securities Company Limited. A securities brokerage company and involves in trading of securities, underwriting and trust of business.
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Shoptime S/a	Rating: 4 / 10
Shoptime S/A. The Company's principal activity is to provide telecommunications services. It's main operational activity is through it's subsidiary, TV Sky Shop S.A., which is a television shopping channel. It is also involved in internet business and related activities.
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Sidro S.a.	Rating: 8 / 10
Sidro S.A.(SIDRO). Investment company with interests principally in the energy sector, including Total Fina Elf (France), Royal Dutch (USA), Atlantic Richfield Co (The Netherlands), Texaco Inc (USA), El Paso Energy Corporation (USA), Energy Capital Investment Co and Yorktown.
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Sistemas Financieros S.a.	Rating: 2 / 10
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SLI, Inc.	Rating: 4 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units which manufacture LED, incandescent and neon subminiature and miniature lamps; and controls, fiberoptic cables and instruments. Products are sold to multiple industries.
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Smurfit-Stone Container Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
This company is the parent of a high-tech unit involved in containers. Manufacturer of corrugated boxes.
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Snyder Communications, Inc.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in Internet consulting, e-commerce and Internet marketing services.
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Societe DE LA Tour Eiffel	Rating: 3 / 10
Societe de La Tour Eiffel. The Company's principal activity is that of an investment company operating in the financial and industrial sectors. In 2002 it sold two subsidiaries; Societe Financiere Tronchet and Le Pavillon d'Antin.
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Societe Des Glaces De Charleroi	Rating: 2 / 10
Societe des Glaces de Charleroi. Investment company operating mainly in the food sector. Investment income accounted for 53% of fiscal 2001 revenues and interest income, 47%.
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Societe Des Glaces DE Moustier-Sur-Sambre	Rating: 1 / 10
Societe des Glaces de Moustier-sur-Sambre. The principal activity of the Company is that of an Investment company with interests in the following companies: Groupe Danone, Sofina and Danasial. Interest income accounted for all of fis 2002 revenues and other operating income, nominal.
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Societe Financiere ET DE Gestion Texaf Societe Anonyme	Rating: 0 / 10
Societe Financiere et de Gestion Texaf Societe Anonyme(TEXAF). Derives its income from activities in Europe (industrial machinery, engineering and contracting) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (textiles, cotton, manufacture of industrial machinery, distribution of software and telephone equipment).
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Societe Fonciere, Financiere ET DE Participations SA	Rating: 7 / 10
Societe Fonciere, Financiere et de Participations SA(F.F.P.). The Company's principal activities include investments in quoted and non quoted companies, ownership and leasing of land and buildings and provision of fund management services. The participation valued at equity of Peugeot SA and Compagnie Industrielle de Delle accounted for most of 2000 profits.
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Societe Urbaine D'air Comprime Sa	Rating: 4 / 10
Societe Urbaine d'Air Comprime (Sudac) SA is a holding company wich derives its income from interest in companies such as Valunion and Provence SC. It is a domestic company and is held by Alcatel Alsthom (35%) and Schneider SA (35%). On the 30th June '94 the contract between the town of Paris and the company terminated. The town of Paris had provided Sudac with the equipment necessary to furnish these services. When the contract was terminated the comapany had to hand back this equipment. SUDAC has passed all new contracts to the company Groupe L'Air Liquide. Investment income accounted for 76% of 1995 revenues; interest income, 17% and other operating income, 7%.
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Sole DO Brasil S.a. Telecomunicacoes E Comercio Exterior	Rating: 0 / 10
GFTT S.A.. The Company's principal activity is to provide telecommunications services and participate in other companies within the sector.
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Solvac	Rating: 8 / 10
Solvac. Investment company whose principal interest is in Solvay SA, which is active in the chemical sector.
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Sonoco Products Co.	Rating: 9 / 10
Manufacturer of packaging materials that include containers for foods and beverages and disposable fast-food containers and cans. Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in custom injection molding services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Sopagri Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
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South Atlantic Corp.ltd.	Rating: 2 / 10
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Sps - Societe DE Placements Selectionnes	Rating: 5 / 10
SPS - Societe de Placements Selectionnes(S.P.S.). The principal activities of the Company are the management of a portfolio of securities and of other investments, mainly on the European Stock Exchanges. Investment income accounted for 93% of 2001 revenues and interest income, 7%.
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SPS Technologies, Inc.	Rating: 10 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of fasteners and components for the aerospace industry, industrial fasteners, superalloys and magnetic materials.
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SPX Corp.	Rating: 3 / 10
Parent/holding company with several high-tech units involved in the design, manufacture and service of factory automation related products, specialty service and diagnostic tools and equipment, hydraulic products, mixers, power transformers, motors, vehicle components, laboratory related equipment and other areas. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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St. David's Investment Trust Plc	Rating: 4 / 10
St. David's Investment Trust PLC Formerly known as Second St. David's Investment Trust PLC. The Company's principal activity is that of an Investment Trust. The objective of the Company is to provide a high quarterly income with potential for capital and income growth principally through investment in the United Kingdom blue-chip and investment trust income shares and Euro-denominated securities. The Company is an Investment Company within the meaning of Section 266 of the Companies Act 1985. The Company has been approved by the Inland Revenue as an Investment Trust for the purposes of Section 842 of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act, 1988 for the year ended 30-Nov-1999. Management services are provided by Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd for an annual fee equal to 0.7%, exclusive of VAT, of the Company's total assets less current liabilities. The fee is paid monthly in arrears and is terminable upon one year's notice.Secretarial services are provided by Aberdeen Asset Management PLC for a fee of 100,000 per annum payable monthly in arrears.
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Standard Chartered Bank	Rating: 1 / 10
Standard Chartered PLC. The Group's principal activity is the provision of banking and other financial services. The Group serves both Consumer and Wholesale banking customers. Consumer banking provides credit cards, personal loans, mortgages, deposit taking activity and wealth management services to individuals and medium sized businesses. Wholesale banking provides services to multinational clients in trade finance, cash management, custody, lending, foreign exchange, interest rate management and debt capital markets. It has over 500 offices in more than 50 countries in the Asia Pacific Region, South Asia, the Middle East, Africa, United Kingdom and the Americas. Consumer banking accounted for 53% of 2002 revenues and wholesale banking, 47%.
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Standard Trust Co. Ltd.	Rating: 3 / 10
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Standex International Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in the manufacture of consumer, food service, and industrial products; electronic component manufacturing; and the fabrication of satellite and launch vehicle tankage.
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Stanley Works (The)	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent company for several subsidiaries involved in the manufacturing of tools, hardware and specialty hardware for home improvement, consumer, industrial and professional use.
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Ste Anonyme Belge D'engrais Chimiques	Rating: 8 / 10
Ste Anonyme Belge d'Engrais Chimiques (Sabech) is a holding company which derives the majority of its income from investments and related activities. The company has one subsidiary, Sabeen NV, established by Sabech in 1992 and holds investments in Rogib SPRL, which was also acquired in 1992. Both of these investments are located in Belgium.
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Ste Financiere De La Basse-meuse	Rating: 2 / 10
Societe Financiere de la Basse-Meuse (FIMEUSE) SA is an investment holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from a 27% holding in Groupe Fabricom (technical services industry). The company also holds a portfolio consisting of various short and long-term investments.
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Ste Financiere Et Commerciale De Clabecq	Rating: 9 / 10
Societe Financiere et Commerciale de Clabecq (Sococlabecq) SA is a holding company which derives its revenues from a variety of investment activities. The group has two main subsidiaries, Socinvest and Socindus, both of which are financial companies. Sococlabecq's activities are mainly concentrated in Belgium. Interest income accounted for all of 1995 revenues.
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Sterling Chemicals Holdings	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit that produces petrochemicals, pulp chemicals, and acrylic fibers. This company was capitalized by private investment.
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Sterling Industries PLC	Rating: 5 / 10
Sterling Industries Plc is a precision hydraulic and thermal process engineering group. The Hydraulics Division is a world leader in the design and manufacture of high quality hydraulic equipment which is extensively used in control systems. The Thermal Process Division concentrates its activities on the design and construction of environmental pollution control systems, burners, air heaters, heat exchangers, centrifugal fans, refractory products and other process plant. Thermal process accounted for 71% of fiscal 1999 revenues and hydraulics, 29%.
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Struers A/S	Rating: 6 / 10
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Sucreries Et Raffineries En Roumanie Sa	Rating: 5 / 10
Sucreries et Raffineries en Roumanie SA is a holding company which derives the majority of its revenues from interest income. It presented consolidated accounts for the first time in fiscal 93, these accounts include its only subsidiary, Mole SA. Interest income accounted for 82% of fiscal 1993 revenues and other operating income, 18%.
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SunGard Data Systems Inc.	Rating: 9 / 10
Provider of large specialized proprietary investment support systems and proprietary healthcare information systems. The company is also a provider of comprehensive computer systems disaster recovery services. This company is a parent company of numerous high-tech units in the software and computer industries.
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Suntrust Banks Inc.	Rating: 9 / 10
Suntrust Banks Incorporated. The Group's principal activity is to provide financial services such as deposit, credit, trust and investment services. In addition, it also provides mortgage banking, credit-related insurance, asset management, brokerage and capital market services. The Group operates in six business segments: Retail, Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking, Mortgage, Private Client Services and Corporate/Other. It provides financial services for consumers and businesses through 1,184 branches and 2,286 ATMs. The services are provided in Forida, Georgia, Maryland, Tennessee, Virginia and the District of Columbia. On 02-Jun-2003, the Group acquired Lighthouse Financial Services Inc.
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Sunvest Corporation Limited	Rating: 9 / 10
Sunvest Corporation Limited. The Group's principal activity is the investment in listed and unlisted securities within Australia and overseas, and loans funds under first mortgage on real estate.
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Suramericana DE Inversiones S.a., Suramericana	Rating: 7 / 10
Suramericana de Inversiones S.A., Suramericana. The principal activities of the Group are engaging in real estate and personal properties, shares parts in corporations, entities, organizations, funds or any other legal figure which permits investments of resources; invests in fixed and variable-interest papers or documents, listed or unlisted on the public market securities.
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Suunto Oyj	Rating: 7 / 10
Suunto Oyj is involved in the manufacturing, marketing and wholesaling of sport diving equipment, outdoor products and telecommunications technology. The company's business operations are divided into the Suunto Division and the Electronics Division. The Suunto Division comprises of the wholesale and manufacture of diving equipment, outdoor products and compasses and other recreational equipment. The Electronics Division is involved in the manufacture and wholesale of telecommunications and network technology, electronic components, audio/video equipment, home and car hi-fi equipment, car accessories and test and measurement equipment. Sport diving equipment, outdoor products and other recreational products accounted for 70% of 1999 revenues and other electronic products, 30%.
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Swiss Prime Site	Rating: 4 / 10
Suisse Prime Site. The Group's principal activity is the acquisition, management and disposal of companies involved in the development, acquisition, holding, management and disposal of commercial properties in Switzerland.
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Tam SA	Rating: 9 / 10
Tam SA Formerly known as TAM-Cia de Investimentos em Transportes. The Company's principal activity is investing in companies that offer both passenger and cargo air transport, domestic and international. The only investment at the moment is in TAM Linhas Aereas SA. Transport of passengers accounted for 87% of 2002 revenues; cargo, 9% and other, 4%.
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Tayninh	Rating: 2 / 10
Tayninh. The Company's principal activity is operating as an investment company specializing in mid to long term investments in high-technology companies, including building deformation measurement equipment, polymers applied to pharmaceuticals, flat screens.
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TEGENER PARTICIPACOES S.A.	Rating: 3 / 10
TEGENER PARTICIPACOES S.A.. The Company is a Holding Company with stakes in newly privatized Brazilian public companies.
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Tektronix, Inc.	Rating: 1 / 10
Parent/holding company of high-tech units involved in test and measurement.
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Telecast Asa	Rating: 5 / 10
Telecast ASA Formerly known as Industriinvestor ASA. Investment company with short-term and long-term interests in communication, data and multimedia companies. Sale of shares accounted for 76% of 2000 revenues and interest income, 24%. In July 2001, the Company merged with TeleCast Group AS, a company which delivers routing switchers and audio mixing consoles to the broadcast and telecom industry.
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Telefonica Holding DE Argentina S.a.	Rating: 1 / 10
Telefonica Holding de Argentina S.A. Formerly known as CEI Citicorp Holdings S.A.. The Company's principal activity is engaging in controlled companies in the telecommunications business, the media, production and content distribution business.
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TERRAIN AUSTRALIA LIMITED	Rating: 2 / 10
Terrain Australia Limited Formerly known as Queensland Capital Corporation LtdTerrain Australia Ltd. The Group's principal activities are financial services, investment activities and development of aged pensioner accommodation. Property accounted for 68% of 2002 revenues; financial services, 32%
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Textron Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
This company is the parent of numerous high-tech units involved in aerospace technology, automotive interior and exterior components systems, financial services and fastening systems.
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Thames Water PLC	Rating: 5 / 10
Thames Water Plc is one of the largest water and wastewater companies, serving over 21 million domestic and commercial customers worldwide. The group provides water supply and sewerage services, international water and wastewater process design, development and manufacture of products for treatment of water and wastewater, waste management and environmental services and other trading activities including insurance and property development. Water and wastewater services accounted for 85% of fiscal 1999 revenues; services, 6%; products, 6% and insurance and property, 3%.
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The Bank of New York Company, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Bank of New York Co Inc (The). The Group's principal activity is to provide commercial banking and other financial services to corporations and individuals worldwide. The Group operates in four business segments: Servicing and Fiduciary, Corporate Banking, Retail Banking and Financial Markets. The Servicing and fiduciary segment include securities servicing, global payment services, and private client services and asset management. Corporate Banking provides lending and credit-related services to large public and private financial institutions and corporations nationwide. Retail Banking includes retail deposit services, branch banking, consumer and residential mortgage lending. Financial Markets includes trading of foreign exchange and interest rate risk management products, investing and leasing activities, and treasury services to other business segments. The Group operated in the United States, Europe, Asia and other countries. On 01-May-2003, it acquired Pershing LLC.
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Thermadyne Holdings Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
This company is the subsidiary holding company of high-tech units involved in the manufacturing of industrial safety equipment, welding equipment, electrodes and other areas of technology.
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Timken Co. (The)	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company of a high-tech units which manufacture steels, bearings and provide gearing assembly services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries.
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Total Transport Maritime Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
Total Transport Maritime SA (formerly known as Compagnie Africaine d'Armement (CAA) SA) is a holding company which derives the majority of its income from investments in ships and shipping companies. CAA has an interest in the Pierre Lafitte and Sarabelle tramp ships and sold its holding in the Galion in 1993. Interest income accounted for all of 1995 revenues.
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Transportation Technologies Industries, Inc.	Rating: 6 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units which manufacture anti-lock braking systems and wheel components, automotive gear boxes and iron castings.
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Tredegar Corp.	Rating: 2 / 10
Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in plastic films, aluminum extrusions and drug discovery and development.
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U.S. Office Products Company	Rating: 5 / 10
Distributor of office supplies and products. Parent/holding company with a high-tech unit involved in software and computer services. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
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UBS	Rating: 7 / 10
UBS AG(UBS). The Group's principal activity is the provision of a range of global banking services. The Group operates through the following divisions: Wealth Management & Business Banking (private and corporate clients and Swiss private banking services focusing on consumer banking products, lending for Swiss corporations, portfolio management and trust services for private banking clients); Warburg (investment banking and securities businesses, e.g. corporate finance, equities, fixed income and treasury products, private equity); PaineWebber (financial services in the USA); Global Asset Management (all group investment management businesses, e.g. mutual funds, global asset management, institutional asset management) and Corporate Center (co-ordination of segments, risk management, financial reports, marketing, communication, etc.). Wealth Management accounted for 38% of 2002 revenues; Warburg, 36%; PaineWebber, 16%; Asset Management, 6% and Corporate Center, 4%.
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Ultrapar Participacoes S.a.	Rating: 9 / 10
Ultrapar Participacoes S.A.. The Group's principal activities are those of an investment holding company. Through it's subsidiaries it is involved in the distribution of liquid petroleum gas and produces chemicals and petrochemical.
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Unico-Desa Plantations Berhad	Rating: 4 / 10
Unico-Desa Plantations Berhad. The Group's principal activities are the processing, marketing and cultivation of oil palm, palm oil milling and distribution of palm oil and palm kernel. Other activity includes investment holding.
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Unidev Sa	Rating: 3 / 10
Unidev SA is a domestic financial holding company which holds investments in industrial, public service, computer technology and service sectors. 43% of its portfolio is in the industrial sector, 23% in computer technology, 18% in public services and 16% in the industrial service sector. Investment income accounted for 67% of 1992 revenues; interest income, 25% and commissions and fees, 8%.
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Union De Capitales S.a.	Rating: 4 / 10
Union de Capitales S.A.(UNICA). The Group's principal activities are the promotion and provision of financial and administrative support to companies that need resources on a long term basis; and creation and development of new companies.
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Union General De Inversiones Sa	Rating: 2 / 10
Union General de Inversiones S.A., purchases, holds and sells securities, real estate property. The company operates investment trusts and investments funds.
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Union Pacific Corp.	Rating: 8 / 10
Parent/holding company of operating units involved in providing interchange gateway and transportation communication services, developing transportation software, and providing trucking services throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
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United Technologies Corp.	Rating: 5 / 10
Parent/holding company with units involved in a broad range of products and support services to the aerospace, building systems and automotive industries.
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