Stephen J. Kangas

Founded in 2000, BluMont Capital Corp. is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integrated Asset Management Corp. (TSX: IAM). BluMont Capital acquired Northern Rivers Capital Management, Inc. in February 2010

First International Asset Management, Inc. provides investment management services and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

Faircourt Split Trust is a closed end investment trust, which engages in the investment in a range of North American equities. It also invests in income producing securities which include income fund securities, dividend equities, and short term investments. The company was founded on February 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Faircourt Gold Income Corp. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It invests in a portfolio primarily of shares which includes companies in the S&P as well as in gold companies to provide monthly distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation. The firm's objective is to provide shareholders with monthly distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation. The company was founded on September 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Metals Plus Income Corp. is a closed-end investment fund company. The company is engaged in the discovery, development or processing of raw materials including the mining and refining of base metals, precious metals, fertilizers and related agri-chemicals and uranium. It also provides tax efficient yield in the form of monthly distributions primarily comprising of capital gains dividends. The company was founded on December 6, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (MIML) is the global asset management arm of Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1949 and formerly known as MFC Global Investment Management and as Manulife Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML and their affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors worldwide, as well as for Manulife and John Hancock's wealth management and retirement products.