Lee Raffey

Founded in 1996, Investrend, Inc. is a research firm headquartered in Forest Hills, New York. The firm specializes in an integrated, interdependent approach, pulling together research, broadcast, forums and information platforms as needed to create a cohesive platform to enhance events, conferences, research, publications and information distributions worldwide with services skewed toward shareholder empowerment.

Verses Labs, Inc. provides enterprises, organizations and governments with an integrated technologies. The company was founded by Gabriel Joseph Bradley Rene and Dan Raymond Raymond and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

S.P. Angel Corporate Finance LLP (SP Angel) is a registered broker headquartered in London and was founded in 2006. SP Angel produces interactive feedback on market developments, peer activity, share price movements and trading volumes. The firm produces daily morning notes providing news and views on each of the Mining and Oil & Gas sectors with periodic single company and broader thematic pieces. They also cover companies in the healthcare, technology, special situation sectors and other sectors that are of interest to their clients.

IA Private Wealth, Inc. (Broker) (IA Private Wealth-Broker) is the brokerage division of IA Private Wealth, Inc., wealth management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., which is owned by iA Financial Corp., Inc. (TSE: IAG). IA Private Wealth-Broker offers brokerage services in stocks, bonds and mutual funds to individuals and institutions.

Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC (PIMCO) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Newport Beach, California. Founded in 1971, the firm is a subsidiary of Allianz Asset Management of America LP and their ultimate parent is Allianz SE (ETR: ALV), a German global insurance company. PIMCO provides discretionary investment management services to a global client base.

Mastercard International, Inc. provides credit card services. It provides access to round-trip bill payment and presentment for industry providers. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Purchase, NY.

CIBC Securities, Inc. is a fund distributor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE: CM). The firm is the principal distributor of the CIBC Mutual Funds and the CIBC Family of Managed Portfolios. The CIBC Family of Managed Portfolios consists of CIBC Managed Portfolios and CIBC U.S. Dollar Managed Portfolios, which are mutual funds that invest primarily in CIBC Mutual Funds.

International Finance Corp. (IFC) is an investment firm headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm is owned and governed by its member countries but has its own executive leadership and staff that conduct its normal business operations. Founded in 1956, IFC offers investment, advisory, and asset-management services to encourage private-sector development in less developed countries. The IFC is a sister organization of the World Bank and member of the World Bank Group.

Ginnie Mae (Government National Mortgage Association) manages the mortgage-backed securities program, ensuring mortgage funds are available throughout the nation, particularly for low- to moderate-income Americans. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of BRAC Bank Ltd., BRAC EPL Stock Brokerage Ltd. is a Bangladeshi brokerage company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The company was founded in 2000. Sherief M A Rahman has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

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.

Plexus Technology Corp. engages in generating electricity through natural gas. It owns generation equipment to create electricity using Alberta’s low-cost natural gas. The company is headquartered in Alberta, CA.