Louis Lap Chan

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (TSE: SZ), incorporated in 1955, has been in its present form since 1971. Based in Toronto, Sceptre is one of Canada's largest institutional fund managers. In September 2000, Sceptre announced a strategic alliance with Putnam Investments, Inc. Sceptre became the exclusive marketing agent of Putnam's institutional investment products in Canada. Their Canadian equity and income funds include: the Sceptre Money Market Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Bond Fund, the Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Canadian Equity Fund and the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund. Sceptre's mutual funds include the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund, the Sceptre Global Equity Fund and the Sceptre Money Market Fund. Their institutional products include the Balanced Pool Fund, the Endowment, Foundations and Trusts (EFT) Pooled Fund, the Equity Pool, the Canadian Equity Pool, the Small-Cap Canadian Equity Pool, the Bond Pool, the Foreign Equity Pool and the Institutional Pooled Fund.

Fiera Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (FCC-IM) is the investment management division of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ), a publicly listed asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 through a merger with Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. FCC-IM offers customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail, and private wealth clients across North America, Europe, and key markets in Asia.

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.

Cumberland Private Wealth Management, Inc. (CPWM) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cumberland Partners Ltd. CPWM provides discretionary investment management services for families, individuals and foundations.

Laurus Investment Counsel, Inc. provides investment advice. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2014 by Linda Marie Lebrun, Christopher William Page. Christopher William Page has been the CEO since 2014.