Catherine Stretch

Navina Asset Management provides investors access to niche-oriented investment funds that are focused on emerging themes and mandates. The firm takes a private equity approach to public markets. They engage in extensive research and analysis of global trends and companies with the potential to take advantage of them. The firm seeks to leverage their domestic market expertise in the Canadian resource and commodity sectors to an international platform, deploying capital in global resource and commodity investment opportunities that embrace governance and transparency. Through partnerships in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa, Navina has invested in companies in the areas of biofuel, forestry/plantations, mining and oil & gas. Navina offers investments in the following closed-end trusts: the Global Agribusiness Trust, the Navina Global Resource Fund, the Lazard Global Convertible Bond Fund and the Tax Optimized Return Oriented Securities Trust. The Global Agribusiness Trust is an investment trust created to provide investors with exposure to the returns of an actively-managed, diversified portfolio comprised primarily of 40 to 60 equity securities that are engaged in the demand and supply chains of the global agribusiness industry. Navina Global Resource Fund invests in an actively-managed, broadly diversified portfolio of equity securities in the oil and gas, diversified base metal, precious metal, coal, agribusiness and uranium commodity sectors. The Lazard Global Convertible Bond Fund is an actively-managed mutual fund trust that invests in a portfolio comprised mainly of US dollar denominated global convertible bonds. The Fund is managed by Lazard Asset Management LLC, an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Ltd. The Funds investment strategy uses a Forward Agreement to gain exposure to the actively-managed global convertible bond portfolio, allowing all income to be paid to unit holders in a tax-efficient manner. The Fund maintains at least a 90% currency hedge to eliminate any US dollar exposure and does not employ the use of leverage. The Tax Optimized Return Oriented Securities Trust uses a dual share structure to provide investors with greater flexibility to choose the tax character of the distributions they receive from a portfolio of income funds. Navina manages the following mutual funds: the Navina Income & Growth Fund, the Navina/Lazard US High Yield Bond Fund and the Lawrence India Fund. The Navina Income & Growth Fund seeks to pay unit holders monthly cash distributions and preserve the net asset value per unit through investments in Canadian income funds, convertible bonds, debentures, high yield debt instruments, listed equity securities and cash or cash equivalents. The Fund may also invest in any other yield-based security or asset class that develops over time. The Fund uses a top-down asset mix strategy to reflect the return versus risk profile for the various asset classes under expected economic and market conditions. Bottom-up security selection within each asset class is then used to identify and invest in high quality companies with valuations and growth profiles that compare favorably within the Funds investment universe. The Navina/Lazard US High Yield Bond Fund is an actively-managed portfolio comprised primarily of US dollar denominated high yield corporate bonds. The Fund is managed by Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lazard Asset Management LLC. The Funds investment strategy uses a Forward Agreement to gain exposure to the actively-managed high yield bond portfolio, allowing all income to be paid to unit holders in a tax-efficient manner. The Fund maintains a minimum 90% currency hedge to eliminate any US dollar exposure and does not employ the use of leverage. The Lawrence India Fund provides Canadian investors with direct access to investments in the Indian economy and capital markets. Lawrence Asset Management manages the Fund in partnership with Reliance Capital Asset Management. The Lawrence India Fund is available in all provinces except Quebec. Navina also manages the Navina Opportunities Fund. The Fund seeks to achieve long-term capital growth through investments in superior North American, and primarily Canadian, securities. The Fund seeks to earn returns through the following investment strategies, but is free to utilize any and all strategies that Navina believes will produce long-term capital appreciation. These strategies include: managing long/short positions, special situations, short selling overvalued securities, pairs trading, convertible arbitrage and merger arbitrage. The Lawrence Enterprise Fund is a labour-sponsored fund that invests in public and private companies in Ontario. The Fund seeks to provide a balance of long-term capital appreciation and current yield through investments in early-stage growth and expansion stage companies in a variety of sectors.

Engages in exploration and development of phosphate & copper projects

Flow Investment focuses on addressing the marketplace’s need for unique, actively managed solutions. The firm's investment products are designed to: outperform passive or core strategies during volatile markets; add value above passive strategies in normal conditions, and add yield in low interest rate environments for equivalent risk levels.

Engages in the exploration and development of potash elements

Acquires, explores and develops mineral properties

Functions as a College/University

Engages in oil shale development

Engages in mining of gold and copper

Operates as a beverage company that is focused on serving great-tasting drinks that are rooted in the benefits of plants