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MRB Partners, Inc., do-business-as Macro Research Board, is a privately-owned independent Canadian top-down research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 by Warren Smith, Phillip Colmar and Peter Perkins. They provide integrated, global, multi-asset investment strategy as well as actionable, absolute-return ideas to investment managers around the world. Their views incorporate a long-term outlook based on in-depth theme research, together with rigorous forecasting models and indicators that drive 6-12 month asset market performance.

MRB Partners, Inc. is a privately-owned independent top-down research firm that provides integrated, multi-asset investment strategy as well as actionable absolute and relative return ideas. The private company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Phillip Colmar. MRB Partners is committed to building strong longstanding relationships with its clients and has a highly knowledgeable client relations team located in Buenos Aires, Montreal, and the United States. MRB Partners is known for its expertise in thematic investing and its frameworks that provide a competitive advantage. The company's team of analysts and strategists leverage the firm's robust research engine and their extensive experience to form one cohesive house view and ensure that investment strategy is articulated in a client-friendly manner.

10302201 Canada, Inc. provides investment research. The private company is based in Montreal, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 2017 by John Anthony Boeckh, Chen Zhao. John Anthony Boeckh has been the CEO since 2017.

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Ernst & Young provides accounting services. Its services include auditing, accounting, tax and transaction services, assurance and advisory business, online transaction advisory and a wide range of financial services. The company was founded by Arthur Young and Alwin C. Ernst in 1881 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Ned Davis Research, Inc. (NDR) is an institutional investment research firm headquartered in Nokomis, Florida. The firm was founded by Ned Davis in 1980. They are wholly owned by Delinian Holdings US LLC, which is ultimately owned by Delinian Ltd. in Great Britain. NDR produces and publishes independent financial research and offers customized research services. The firm markets its research globally, primarily to registered investment advisers, brokerage firms, asset management firms, hedge funds, endowments, pension and profit-sharing plans, and other types of institutional investors. Their approach combines both fundamental and technical research disciplines.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

A subsidiary of IDEAglobal Ltd., IDEAadvisor is a leading global provider of independent, actionable research for the investment community. IDEAadvisor was formed in 1989 when IDEAglobal, the financial market and macroeconomic research company, acquired StreetAdvisor.com. The firm covers the major global markets. Among the company's unbiased analysts are specialists in all of the world's main financial markets and in particular on the equity front, in the sectors of technology, financial, telecom and healthcare stocks. IDEAadvisor focus is primarily U.S. Equities and in addition includes coverage of international equities, global forex and bonds. They are located in London, New York City, Miami and Singapore.

The Bank of Canada provides banking and financial services. Its services include mortgage and payment processing, loan application, credit card application, accounting solutions, tax preparation, financial analysis, insurance, and payroll processing services to its clients. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Part of State Street Corp., State Street Global Markets LLC is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Boston, MA.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

Pugsley Capital, Inc. is a private-held investment management firm headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, Canada. The firm provides investment advisor services to individual and institutional clients.