John Zondo

Rae & Lipskie Investment Counsel, Inc., do-business-as The RaeLipskie Partnership, is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. The firm was founded by Kenneth Rae and Brian Lipskie in 1988. They were acquired by Guardian Capital Group Ltd. (TSE: GCG; OTCMKTS: GCAAF) in 2022. The RaeLipskie Partnership provides discretionary management services to individuals and families, charities, endowments, corporations, estates and trusts, and retirement funds.

Marret Asset Management, Inc. (Marret) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 2001 by Barry Stewart and became a 65% owned subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSE: CIX) in 2013. Marret offers private investors and institutions with a full spectrum of corporate credit investing strategies that covers investment grade, high yield, short-term cash alternatives, and opportunistic fixed income strategies for both core and alternative allocations.