Alex Macdonald

Part of Topicus.com, Inc., Topicus.com BV provides vertical market software and platforms. The private company is based in Deventer, Netherlands. Robin van Poelje has been the CEO of the Dutch company since 2021.

The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1995 to provide members with a say in their pension plan through joint trusteeship. OPTrust invests and manages one of Canada’s pension funds and administers the OPSEU Pension Plan (which includes OPTrust Select), a defined benefit plan with over 106,000 members.

Toronto-based Canada Life Assurance Company was founded in 1847. In 2003, Canada Life became a subsidiary of The Great-West Life Assurance Company (TSE: GWO).

Laketon Investment Management is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a division of GLC Asset Management Group Ltd. (GLC), itself a subsidiary of The Great-West Life Assurance Co., which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Great-West Life Co., Inc. Their ultimate parent is 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. In 2012, These divisions include GWL Investment Management, London Capital Management and Laketon Investment Management. In 2012, Portico Investment Management was established as GLC's fixed income investment management division. GLC manages money for pension plans, endowments, group and individual retirement plans, institutional and high net worth clients, on behalf of some of the largest corporations in 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.