Ferdinand Choy

Based in Toronto, SciVest Alternative Strategies, Inc. is an investment firm that manages separate portfolios as well as the SciVest family of mutual funds.

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

HSBC Bank Canada engages in the provision of banking and financial services. It operates as an international bank in Canada, which offers products and services to targeted segments of the financial services market, through four major customer groups: retail banking and wealth management, commercial banking, global banking and markets, and consumer finance. The firm's services include deposit, treasury, cash management, electronic banking, asset management, term and operating credits, import and export finance, equipment leasing and investment capital financing. Its products include consumer financial services including consumer loans, private-label credit cards, mortgages, auto finance, and credit insurance. The company was founded on July 1, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.