Federated Hermes

Federated Investors and Hermes Investment Management have rebranded as Federated Hermes on January 31, 2020, strengthening the companies’ position as a leader in active, responsible investing. Together we are a US$575billion global asset manager focused on delivering world-class responsible investing and engagement services to our clients.

Each firm has a history of putting clients first and delivering sustainable, long-term performance and we believe the combination of our businesses will enable us to deliver a fuller range of investment solutions and drive both performance and positive outcomes for our clients.

Since 2018, when Federated acquired a majority interest in Hermes, our businesses have worked closely together and this change in our name reflects our commitment to offering a broad range of investment strategies and solutions to our clients globally – all predicated on the belief that responsible investing is the best way to deliver sustainable returns for our clients.

Hermes has been at the forefront of corporate governance and responsible investing, and we helped draft the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as one of its founding signatories. Hermes is also a leading stewardship provider with a focus on achieving positive change. Our dedicated EOS team of engagement and voting specialists enables pension funds and other longer-term institutional investors to achieve their fiduciary responsibilities and be more active owners of companies.

Our public markets proficiency includes high active share equities, specialist credit and multi asset while our private markets expertise includes real estate, infrastructure, private equity and private debt.

For more information, visit www.federatedhermes.com

Sprott Inc.

Sprott is a global asset manager providing investors with access to highly-differentiated precious metals and real assets investment strategies.

We are specialists. Our in-depth knowledge, experience and relationships separate us from the generalists. Sprott’s best-in-class investment products include innovative physical bullion trusts, mining ETFs, as well as private equity and debt strategies. We also partner with natural resource companies to help meet their capital needs through our merchant banking and resource lending activities. Sprott is based in Toronto and has offices in Connecticut, California and Vancouver. Our common shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol TSX: SII.

Sprott today serves over 200,000 global clients and has approximately CAD$10 billion (USD$8 billion) in assets under management as of 12/31/2018.

Cboe Canada

Cboe Canada, the new business name of the NEO Exchange, is Canada’s Tier 1 stock exchange for the purpose-driven Innovation Economy, providing a best-in-class listing experience for issuers that are shaping the economies of tomorrow, and a marketplace for investors that want to do well and do good.

Fully operational since 2015, Cboe Canada lists investment products and companies seeking an internationally recognized stock exchange that enables investor trust, quality liquidity, and broad awareness including unfettered access to market data. Cboe Canada is home to over 260 unique listings, including some of the most innovative Canadian and international growth companies, ETFs from Canada’s largest ETF issuers, and Canadian Depositary ReceiptsTM (CDRs). Cboe Canada consistently facilitates close to 20% of all volume traded in Canadian ETFs and close to 15% of all volume traded in Canadian-listed companies.

Cboe Canada is part of the Cboe Global Markets network, leveraging deep international expertise, industry-leading market intelligence and technology, and unparalleled service to deliver what stakeholders and the world need now, and for the future.

Listing on Cboe

With markets in Canada, the US, the UK, Europe, and Australia, Cboe is building the world’s first global listing experience for innovative and purpose-driven companies and ETFs. As the Exchange for the World Stage, Cboe facilitates access to global capital and secondary liquidity, with a seamless path for companies and asset managers to list across our marketplaces.

Cboe-Listed companies are committed to innovation with purpose, providing investors with access to investment ideas addressing some of the world’s biggest challenges. Welcome to the new way to invest: Purpose-Driven. Global. Innovative. Connected.

GRESB

GRESB is the environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmark for real assets. Working in collaboration with the industry, GRESB defines the global standard for sustainability performance in real assets, providing standardized and validated ESG data to the capital markets.

More than 75 institutional investors, collectively representing over USD 18 trillion in institutional capital, use GRESB data and analytical tools. In 2018 a record 903 property companies and funds participated in the GRESB Real Estate Assessment, the Infrastructure Assessment covered 75 funds and 280 assets, and 25 portfolios completed the Debt Assessment.

GRESB assesses the sustainability performance of real estate and infrastructure portfolios and assets worldwide. We offer ESG data, Scorecards, Benchmark Reports and portfolio analysis tools. The Assessments are guided by what investors and the industry consider to be material issues in the sustainability performance of real asset investments and are aligned with international reporting frameworks such as GRI and PRI.

Assessment participants receive comparative business intelligence on where they stand against their peers, a roadmap with the actions they can take to improve their ESG performance and a communication platform to engage with investors.

Investors use the ESG data and GRESB’s analytical tools to improve the sustainability performance of their investment portfolios, engage with managers and prepare for increasingly rigorous ESG obligations.

National Bank Investments Inc.

National Bank Investments Inc. (NBI) is an investment fund management firm committed to manufacturing and distributing mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, investment solutions and services designed to help Canadian investors pursue their financial goals. National Bank Investments Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank of Canada.
As a key partner in the investment industry, our strength lies in designing managed solutions that provide optimal risk-adjusted returns over the long term, for all investor profiles.

Being a reputable top-tier asset manager, our open architecture structure allows us to select first-rate investment talent from top global management firms..

Our culture is focused on continuous improvement and on showcasing our employees’ talent.

Invesco

Invesco is committed to environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing. We serve our clients in this space as a trusted partner both on specific ESG product strategies as well as part of our commitment to deliver a superior investment experience.

We are committed to adopting and implementing ESG principles in a manner consistent with our fiduciary responsibilities to our clients. We have strengthened our position in this regard in several ways, including through industry advocacy, leadership and innovation. While our first SRI product was launched over 30 years ago, we became a signatory of the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment in 2013 and have since achieved an A+ in Governance and Strategy for four consecutive years. This rating demonstrates our extensive efforts in terms of ESG integration, active ownership, investor collaboration and transparency. We are also disclosers to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and supporters of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosure (TCFD).

CIBC Wood Gundy

A premier provider of wealth management services, CIBC Wood Gundy has a distinguished heritage of helping investors achieve their goals.

The Co-operators

The Co-operators is a leading Canadian, diversified, integrated, multi-line insurance and financial services co-operative with over $41 billion in assets under administration. Our company operates in four core areas: Property and Casualty & insurance, Life insurance, institutional asset management and brokerage operations.

Through our group of companies, we operate in four core areas: Property and Casualty & insurance, Life insurance, institutional asset management and brokerage operations. Addenda Capital, The Co-operators investment management company, promotes a sustainable, low-carbon and climate-resilient society through its investment decisions and stewardship activities. Currently, 93 percent of The Co-operators invested assets are guided by The Co-operators Sustainable Investing Policy. This policy applies across all major asset classes, where eligible, but does not apply to certain assets such as short-term investments, policy loans or derivatives. Our vision to be a catalyst for a sustainable society is reflected in all aspects of our operations including our community investment programs, which support people in need and help build community resiliency. We support and fund the development of community-oriented co-operatives and social enterprises, and we work hard to contribute to communities across Canada.

Hugessen

Hugessen Consulting helps Boards make the right decisions on executive compensation and its governance, within an environment of heightened complexity and scrutiny. We enable boards to make independent decisions to: Align pay with corporate strategy and business plans; review compensation policies, pay levels, and plan design; evaluate CEO pay and performance and goal-setting; and conduct independent assessments of corporate performance.