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CI Investments, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1965 as CI Mutual Funds, Inc. and adopted the name CI Investments in June 2005 to reflect its diverse line-up of investment options, including mutual funds, segregated funds, asset allocation programs, structured products and other alternative investments. They are a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX). CI Investments manages money on behalf of Canadian investors and provide them with an increasingly comprehensive Canadian, global and industry funds.

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.

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.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

Beutel Goodman & Co. Ltd. (Beutel Goodman) is a privately-owned, independent Canadian investment manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Austin Beutel and Ned Goodman in 1967. Beutel Goodman provides portfolio management services to institutional, private wealth and retail clients. They also act as a sub-advisor to certain investment companies registered and domiciled in Canada and to several wrap-fee programs.

Picton Mahoney Asset Management is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by David Picton, Michael Kuan and Michael Kimmel in 2004 and provides investment solutions to institutional, retail and high net-worth investors in Canada and around the world.

BMO Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, they were known as Jones Heward Investment Counsel and prior to that as RMN Investment Counsel. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSE, NYSE: BMO). BMO Asset Management provides investment management, retirement and trust and custody services to institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors around the world.

Guardian Investment Management (GIM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Tiburon, California. The firm was founded by Robert M. Tomasello and Donald L. Hansen in 1976 as a partnership. GIM provides investment management services to individuals, trusts, charitable foundations, retirement plans, estates, and corporations.

Omega Advisors, Inc. is an independent family office headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Leon G. Cooperman in 1991 as a hedge fund firm and converted into a family office in 2018.

Aviso Wealth, Inc. is one of Canada's largest independent wealth management firms, providing wealth services to hundreds of institutional and retail organizations. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The Canadian company offers a comprehensive suite of wealth solutions, including investment dealer and insurance services, supporting thousands of financial advisors across Canada. Aviso Wealth's award-winning online brokerage, Qtrade Direct Investing™, enables self-directed investors to build their wealth with confidence. The CEO of the company is William D. Packham.

RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. (RBC Indigo) is a Canadian investment manager headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was formerly known as HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Ltd. and changed their name to RBC Indigo Asset Management, Inc. when they became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NY, TSX: RY; LON: 0QKU; FRA: RYC) in 2024. RBC Indigo offers mutual funds and pooled funds to discretionary retail clients, institutional and high net-worth private clients.

Qtrade Canada, Inc. manages the QFM Funds, a family of open-end mutual funds. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

The Bell Telephone Company of Canada engages in the provision of communications services. It includes residential, business, and wholesale customers with a range of solutions to all their communications needs, such as wireless, television, internet, home phone, and small business and enterprise communications services. The company was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Verdun, Canada.

SEI Investments Canada Co. (SEI) is an investment advisor headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of SEI Investments Co. (NASDAQ: SEIC), a global provider of asset management, investment processing and investment operations solutions in the US that was established in 1968. Founded in 1983, SEI provides discretionary investment management services to banks, trust institutions, wealth management organizations, independent investment advisors, retirement plan sponsors, corporations, not-for-profit organizations, investment managers, hedge fund managers, and high-net-worth families in Canada.

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.

ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (OCAM-IM) is the investment management division of ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc., an investment company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Formerly known as Gluskin Sheff + Associates, Inc., the firm was founded by Ira Gluskin and Gerald Sheff in 1984 and is a subsidiary of ONEX Corp. (TSX: ONEX). OCAM-IM provides private and liquid market investment solutions to wealth advisors and their clients.

Afrihost Pty Ltd. provides broadband services. It offers hosting services such as linux, windows, cloud server, enterprise cloud, reseller, dedicated, and rack hosting services. The firm also offers domains services such as domain search, domain registration, domain pointing, domain parking, and domain email. The company was founded by Gian Visser, Brendan Armstrong, and Peter Meintjesis in 2005 and is headquartered in Sandton, South Africa.

Part of Kartoon Studios, Inc., A Squared Entertainment LLC is a company that produces and develops entertainment cartoon motion pictures for children. The company is based in Beverly Hills, CA. The company was founded by Amy Moynihan Heyward, Andrew Heyward. A Squared Entertainment was acquired by Kartoon Studios, Inc. on November 15, 2013 for $10.11 million.

Foothill Entertainment, Inc. engages in children''s television and film programming. The firm acts as an executive producers of projects in all media, raising finance via co-production, distribution advances and pre-sales in the major territories. The company was founded by Jo Kavanagh-Payne and Gregory Payne in September 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Inc. provides social services to homeless, disabled and disadvantaged individuals. Its programs promote independence by providing support, tools, and resources targeted at breaking down barriers to independence. The firm's services include paper works studio, goodwill food, optical, work force development, job placement and employment services etc. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Traverse, MI.

Investeco Capital Corp. (Investeco Capital) is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by Michael de Pencier and Andrew Heintzman. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, CA.