Matthew Akman

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks.

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.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

Enbridge International, Inc. engages in the provision of gas and oil businesses. Its activities include energy transportation, renewable energy and related energy projects outside Canada and the United States. The company is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Tennis Canada is a non-profit organization. The company owns and operates the premier Rogers Cup presented by National Bank WTA and ATP World Tour events, the National Bank Cup WTA event, 10 professional ITF-sanctioned events and financially supports 12 other professional tournaments in Canada. It operates national junior training centres/programs in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, and Calgary. The company is a member of the International Tennis Federation, the Canadian Olympic Committee, the Canadian Paralympic Committee and the International Wheelchair Tennis Association, and serves to administer, sponsor and select the teams for Davis Cup, Fed Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and all wheelchair, junior and senior national teams. It invests its surplus into tennis development. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The American Clean Power Association champions policies that aim to transform the power grid into a low-cost, reliable, and renewable power system. The private company is based in Washington. The CEOs of the American company are JC Sandberg and Jason Grumet.

Énergir, Inc. engages in the distribution, transportation, and storage of natural gas primarily in Canada, as well as in the United States. It also distributes electricity in Vermont and involves in energy service business, which include the sale, lease, and maintenance of natural gas appliances. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.