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The Institute of Corporate Directors is a not-for-profit, member-based association that serves as a resource and voice for directors and boards. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Canada. The ICD provides thought leadership through various publications and is a unified voice for directors. The Canadian company was founded by Brian J. Gibson, and Rahul K. Bhardwaj has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Equitable Bank offers residential lending, commercial lending, and savings solutions. It provides deposit products including short-term, long-term and cashable GICs, available in non-registered or tax free savings account across Canada. The company was founded in 1790 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Investment Management Corp. of Ontario (IMCO) is an independent investment firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. IMCO was founded in 2016 to provide comprehensive and value-added investment management and advisory solutions to public-sector clients in Ontario.

Founded in 2001, Mavrix Fund Management, Inc. is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of 1796862 Ontario Ltd., a holding company. Mavrix Fund Management sponsors and manages the Mavrix family of mutual funds and provides consulting and portfolio management to specialty funds.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (NBF) is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF is an integrated firm that combines retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties.

Putnam Lovell NBF Group, Inc. provides international investment banking services. It offers merger and acquisition advice, Canadian equity sales and trading, U.S. Equity Derivatives, fixed income sales, trading and general corporate finance advisory services. The firm has offices in New York, San Francisco, Boston and London. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.