J. Alex F. MacDonald

Mackenzie Financial Corp. (dba Mackenzie Investments) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a direct subsidiary of Mackenzie, Inc., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). Mackenzie Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to Canadian mutual funds, such as exchange-traded funds, Separately Managed Accounts, and one closed-end fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Financial Models Co., Inc. provides investment management systems and services. It has offices in Toronto, New York, London, Montreal, Sydney, and San Diego. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Part of Pala Investments Ltd., Norcast Income Fund is a Canadian company that manufactures mill liners and grinding media for the mining industry. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Norcast Income Fund was acquired by Pala Investments Holdings Ltd. on March 23, 2007 for $60.40 million. The company was founded in 2005.

Montréal Exchange, Inc. engages in the operation and development of market and clearing services for Canadian and international clients and to commercialize internally developed technology solutions. The Group operates in two segments, namely, Exchange and Clearing House. The Exchange segment acts as the only standardized financial derivatives exchange in Canada, providing a complete range of equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The Clearing House segment acts as clearing house and guarantor for derivative instruments traded at the MX and certain other derivative instruments from the over-the-counter market. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

SEAMARK Asset Management 2013 Ltd. (SEAMARK) is an independent Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Founded in 1982, SEAMARK provides investment management services to clients throughout Canada such as pension funds, endowments, foundations, group retirement plan sponsors, mutual funds and private high net-worth private investors including those that participate managed portfolio advisory programs (wrap programs).

Foyston, Gordon & Payne, Inc. (FGP) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1980 and is jointly owned by their management and AMG Canada Corp., an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. (NYSE: AMG) in the US. FGP provides value-oriented portfolio management to organizations and high net-worth individuals.

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.

Goodreid Investment Counsel Corp. (Goodreid) is a private, employee-owned wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Gordon Reid as Goodreid Investment Strategy in 1986 as part of a large North American brokerage. Goodreid offers an actively managed portfolio approach to provide investment solutions for their individual clients as well as pensions, estates, trusts, corporations, charitable and endowment funds, and all types of registered plans including RRSP, RRIF, and TFSA.

Founded in 2002 by Charles Taerk, Faircourt Asset Management, Inc. is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm offers structured investment products to Canadian retail investors. They manage the Faircourt Gold Income Corp., the Faircourt Income Split Trust, the Faircourt Split Five Trust, the Faircourt Split Seven Trust, the Faircourt Income & Growth Split Trust, the Faircourt Split Trust, the Faircourt CSCRF 2008 No. 1 LP, the Canadian Small Cap Resource Fund LP, the Faircourt Dividend Fund, the Faircourt Income Advantage Class and the Faircourt Global Income Advantage Class.

Monash University operates as a public research university. It specializes in higher education, global engagement, postgraduate courses, undergraduate study, and PhD research. The company was founded on March 1961 and is headquartered in Clayton, Australia.

Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada provides life insurance and other financial services. It offers saving, retirement and pension products and life and health insurance to individuals and groups through its operations in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Asia. Sun Life Assurance's product range includes health and life insurance, retirement plans, my Choice plans, total benefits and workplace solutions. The company was founded in 1865 by Mathew Hamilton Gault and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Interward Asset Management, Ltd. (IAML) is a Canadian multi-family office headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Kim Ward in 1990. IAML serves a discrete number of high-net-worth clients focused on private and public equities.

Caldwell Securities Ltd. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Thomas Caldwell in 1980 and they are a subsidiary of Caldwell Financial Ltd. Caldwell Securities provides independent, personalized and innovative wealth management strategies, investment solutions and insurance products for families, individuals, corporations, trusts and foundations, as well as professional investment management for select institutional investors.

Part of Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc., CIBC Wood Gundy Corp. is a Canadian company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Summerhill Capital Management, Inc. (Summerhill Capital) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2004 by Mary Throop. Summerhill Capital provides exclusive money management for a select clientele.

Part of Manulife Financial Corp., Manulife Capital, Inc. is a Canadian company that helps borrowers achieve strategic goals and create value through capital solutions. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company's services include strategies in senior and junior credit, equity co-investments and fund investments, and secondaries.

Pizza Pizza GP, Inc. operates restaurant chains. The company was founded on May 26, 2005 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Pangaea Asset Management, Inc. provides investment products and services for individual and institutional clients. The company was founded by Linda Palin in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Portico Investment Management (Portico) is a Canadian investment advisor headquartered in London, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of GLC Asset Management Group Ltd., ultimately owned by Power Financial Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). In 2011, Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life brought together three Canadian investment management subsidiaries under the umbrella of a new Canadian investment management subsidiary, GLC Asset Management Group Ltd. These divisions included GWL Investment Management, London Capital Management and Laketon Investment Management. In 2012, Portico was founded as GLC's fixed income investment management division.