Paul B. Hughes

HSBC Bank Canada engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates as an international bank in Canada, which offers products and services to targeted segments of the financial services market, through four major customer groups: retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and consumer finance. The firm's services include deposit, treasury, cash management, electronic banking, asset management, term and operating credits, import and export finance, equipment leasing and investment capital financing. Its products include consumer financial services including consumer loans, private-label credit cards, mortgages, auto finance, and credit insurance. The company was founded on July 1, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pan Asia Biofuels Corp. develops plant-based bio-energy projects. It produces and sells bio-diesel made from the Jatropha plant. The firm has operations in China, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia. The company was founded by Graham Heal in 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Dundee Securities Corp. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto with additional offices in Montreal and Calgary. The firm is a subsidiary of Dundee Wealth Management, Inc. (TSE: DW). Dundee Securities is a full service investment dealer engaged in wealth management and financial advisory services, retail brokerage, institutional sales and trading, equity research and investment banking. The firm operates a sell-side institutional sales and trading floor. Dundee Securities is a member of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada and the CIPF.

Yorkton Securities, Inc. is a private company based in Vancouver, CA. and has subsidiaries in United States. The Canadian company provides security brokerage services.