Jennifer Karen Stevenson

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.

Quest Investment Fund Management Ltd. is an investment advisor located in Vancouver with an additional office in Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Qwest Investment Management Corp. The firm provides investment advisory, portfolio management services and fund management services. They also manage the Qwest Energy Canadian Specialty Energy Fund, the QE Funds Corp. mutual fund and the Qwest Energy 2009 Flow-Through LP, the Qwest Energy 2009-II Flow-Through LP and the Qwest Energy 2010 Flow-Through LP

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.

BP Canada Energy Group ULC explores, produces, processes and markets natural gas & its derivatives. It also transports and markets natural gas & crude oil in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Founded in 1993, GMP FirstEnergy is an energy-focused investment dealer based in Calgary, Alberta. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). They provide research, financing and advisory services as well as trading the shares of both public and private corporations participating in the Canadian energy sector. They primarily focus on oil and gas sectors. Their definition of energy includes energy exploration, production and transportation as well as electricity generation, energy technologies and income trusts.

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

Dundee Capital Markets, Inc. provided financing and advisory services. It focused on specific sectors namely, resources, comprising mining, energy, forestry, fertilizers and agriculture, real estate, and infrastructure. The company was founded in December 10, 2010 and was headquartered in Toronto, Canada.