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Founded by Alfred Newton Wolverton in 1910, Wolverton Securities Ltd. is a full-service, independent, Canadian-owned investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm provides a wide range of financial services to both corporate and retail clients. They are connected with every principal stock exchange in North America as a member or through trading agreements. Wolverton Securities is the oldest member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Group. To serve the U.S. market, the firm owns and manages Wolverton Securities (USA) Ltd., a fully-licensed U.S. brokerage subsidiary. Wolverton Securities' investment products and services include: (1) Canadian, U.S. and foreign equities and options (2) Government and corporate bonds (3) money market instruments (4) RRSP eligible investments (5) public offerings (6) tax deferred investments (7) mutual funds and (8) wealth management services.

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (Burgundy) is a Canadian fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a direct subsidiary of Laucam Holdings Ltd. Burgundy offers discretionary investment management services to institutions (foundations, endowments and pension funds) and private individuals through separately managed accounts and commingled funds.

Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel Ltd. (Leith Wheeler) is an independent, employee owned investment management firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Murray Leith and Bill Wheeler in 1982. They offer disciplined, value investment products and services for a national client base of private clients, institutions and investment advisors. Leith Wheeler is a signatory of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

BlueBay Asset Management (Services) Ltd. provides investment management services. It manages hedge funds and segregated mandates for institutional clients and high-net worth individuals. The company was founded by Hugh John Ramsay Willis and Mark Nicholas John Poole on October 11, 1996 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BlueBay Asset Management LLP (dba RBC BlueBay) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was established in 2001 and manages hedge funds and segregated mandates for institutional clients and high-net worth individuals. RBC BlueBay is a socially responsible investor and signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks.

Morgan Stanley & Co. Ltd. provides wealth management, investment banking, and other financial services. The company founded on September 15, 1987 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Harvest Portfolios Group, Inc. (Harvest) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. The firm was founded by Louis “Michael” Kovacs in 2009. Harvest offers the Harvest ETFs to Canadian investors.

Research Capital Corp. is an independent, fully integrated national investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 as Mackie Research Capital Corp. until 2021. Research Capital offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.

VARECS Partners Ltd. (VARECS) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The firm was founded by Jiro Yasu in 2006. VARECS provides manages assets of individual and institutional investors.

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.

Westwood International Advisors, Inc. (Westwood) is an investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 2012 and is a subsidiary of Westwood Holdings Group, Inc. (NYSE: WHG). Westwood provides investment solutions to individual and institutional clients.

Altrinsic Global Advisors Canada, Inc., is an investment advisory firm located in Toronto, ON, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Altrinsic Global Advisors LLC, a registered investment advisor located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The firm provides investment management services for individuals and institutions. They offer investment advisory services to corporate pension funds, public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, foundations, endowments, sub-advisory clients, high net worth investors, and other business entities.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (MIML) is the global asset management arm of Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1949 and formerly known as MFC Global Investment Management and as Manulife Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML and their affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors worldwide, as well as for Manulife and John Hancock's wealth management and retirement products.

Tactex Asset Management, Inc. (Private Equity) (Tactex) is a Private Equity subsidiary of Tactex Asset Management, Inc. founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Leede Jones Gable, Inc. is an independent, employee-owned investment management firm headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The firm was formed in 2015 as a result of the merger between Leede Financial Markets Inc. and Jones, Gable & Company Ltd., financial services firms founded in 1987 and 1965, respectively. Leede Jones Gable provides discretionary advisory and investment management services through investment advisors and portfolio managers across Canada.

BlueCove Ltd. is a scientific asset management firm and holding firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Alexander Khein in 2018. BlueCove offers scientifically-driven fixed income products to various investors.

First Avenue Investment Counsel, Inc. is a Canadian company that invests capital alongside their clients, ensuring that their families' financial security is directly aligned with their clients. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company acts as a fiduciary and partner to their clients. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The company was founded in 2009 by Kashayar J. Pashootan, who has been the CEO since 2009.