Rick M. Riffel

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, The Royal Trust Co. is a multi-function facility located in Toronto, Canada. The facility offers a 400-seat venue with state-of-the-art Dolby calibrated re-recording mix stage, digital and 35mm projection, remote HD video recording, and live streaming capability. In addition, the facility has in-house audio, lighting, video, fiber optic internet, and cable TV access. The Royal Trust has incorporated Bottega Volo, a well-known purveyor of fine foods and beverages, into the foyer. The facility is accessible by public transportation and has above and below-ground parking lots. The Royal Trust also provides accessibility seating for wheelchair users, but the venue does not have ground floor restrooms.

Lightyear Capital, Inc. is a full-service Canadian investment dealer headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It was founded by Louise Duchesne, Murray Weimer and Mark Wayne. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS Securities LLC and their ultimate parent is UBS Group AG (NYSE: UBS; SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. Lightyear Capital offers investment banking and sales and trading services to Canadian institutional and private, high-net-worth clients. They have timely sector knowledge and industry insights that allow them to source and execute optimal trading opportunities for their clients in line with market movements and trends. The firm’s network and relationships enable them to service and manage special situation trades, including illiquid investments and discreet block order management on their focus stocks. Lightyear Capital also offers distribution and a full range of retail products to accredited, private clients.

Barclays Capital Securities Ltd. (BCS) is the brokerage subsidiary of Barclays Bank plc, which is owned by Barclays Plc (LON: BARC), an international financial services group in Great Britain. The firm was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in London with offices worldwide. BCS provides prime brokerage services which include equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics.