Don Simpson

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

GCIC Ltd. provided investment advice. It also managed private client accounts included taxable foundations, estates and personal trusts. The company was founded in 1957 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Invesco Canada Ltd. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1981 and formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd. and as AIM Funds Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. Invesco Canada primarily provides investment advice to the Canadian Funds. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to investment companies, charitable organizations, pension plans, endowments, charities and corporations, banks, pooled investment vehicles, provincial or municipal government entities and insurance companies.

Scotia Institutional Asset Management US Ltd. (SIAM US) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and was founded in 1995. The firm is a direct subsidiary of 1985275 Ontario, Inc. and an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS). SIAM US provides investment advisory and investment management services to high-net worth individuals and institutional clients through a number of different types of accounts. They may also provide investment management services to personal holding corporations, estates and trusts. SIAM US offers a variety of investment strategies to open-end investment companies, hedge funds, tax-exempt employee benefit plans, other tax exempt plans, institutional accounts of corporate sponsored entities, as well as foundations and other charitable endowments. SIAM US also serves as investment sub-advisor to registered investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940.

OMERS Administration Corp. (AC) is a Canadian pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm manages the assets of the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirements System (OMERS) which was founded in 1962. Formerly known as the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Board, AC is responsible for pension services and administration, investments, and plan valuation on behalf of active, deferred and retired employees of nearly various municipalities, school boards, libraries, police and fire departments, and other local agencies in communities across Ontario.