Lara Misner

Marret Investment Grade Bond Fund is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide unit holders with attractive monthly tax advantaged cash distributions and to maximize total returns consisting primarily of tax-advantaged distributions, while reducing risk and preserving capital. The company was founded on September 29, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sprott Physical Gold Trust operates as a closed-end investment trust, which engages in investing and holding all of its assets in physical gold bullion. Its investment objective is to provide a secure, convenient, and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors through investing primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical gold bullion and will not speculate with regard to short-term changes in gold prices. The company was founded on August 28, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sprott Physical Silver Trust is a closed-end investment trust company, which engages in the provision of a secure, convenient, and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding physical silver bullion without the inconvenience that is typical of a direct investment in physical silver bullion. The Trust invests and intends to continue to invest primarily in long-term holdings of unencumbered, fully allocated, physical silver bullion, and does not speculate with regard to short-term changes in silver prices. The company was founded on June 30, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Marret Multi Strategy Income Fund engages in the provision of risk adjusted returns and tax advantaged distributions to investors. It also offers the opportunity for capital appreciation through exposure to managed investment portfolio consisting of income generating securities. The company was founded on February 25, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sprott Asset Management LP (Sprott AM) is a Canadian alternative investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Eric Sprott in 1981 and is a subsidiary of Sprott Asset Management GP, Inc., which is owned by Sprott, Inc. (NYSE, TSX: SII). Sprott AM offers a wide variety of investment solutions to Canadian and international investors.

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.

BMO Harris Private Banking provides banking services. The firm’s services include wealth planning, banking and borrowing, investment management, trust and estates services, financial care and management, tax planning, business succession and philanthropy. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Sprott Physical Platinum & Palladium Trust is a closed-end investment trust, which engages in the investment in physical platinum and palladium bullion. Its objective is to provide a convenient and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding physical platinum and palladium bullion without the inconvenience that is typical of a direct investment in physical platinum and palladium bullion. The company was founded on December 23, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.