Robert J. Schauer

BMO Private Investment Counsel, Inc. (BPIC) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as BMO Harris Investment Management, Inc. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc., ultimately owned by the Bank of Montréal (NYSE, TSE: BMO). BPIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, trusts and estates, non-profit organizations and private foundations in Canada and the US.

Star Hedge Managers Corp. is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio consisting of private investment funds or portfolios. BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. is the administrator of the fund. The company was founded on July 2, 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Star Portfolio Corp. operates a series of mutual funds. It provides investors with tax-efficient distributions, and the opportunity for capital appreciation, through investment in, or exposure to, diversified private investment funds or portfolios of income-generating securities. Star Portfolio was founded on August 31, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Star Hedge Managers Corp. II is a closed-end investment fund. The company's investment objective is to provide long-term capital growth by investing in a portfolio consisting of private investment funds managed by three of Canada's portfolio Managers, Rohit Sehgal of GCIC Ltd., Eric Sprott of Sprott Asset Management LP and Frank Mersch of Front Street Investment Management, Inc. It invests in Series FC units of the Dynamic Power Hedge Fund, Class I units of the Sprott Hedge Fund L.P. II and Series F units of the Front Street Canadian Hedge. The company was founded on February 25, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Bank of Montreal, BMO Investments, Inc. is a company based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the Canadian company is Kevin Gopaul.