Erin Claire O'Brien

Cumberland Private Wealth Management, Inc. (CPWM) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cumberland Partners Ltd. CPWM provides discretionary investment management services for families, individuals and foundations.

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.

Canaccord Adams is an independent financial services firm and broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary, Montreal, Toronto and Halifax. The firm's analysts search worldwide for emerging and small- to mid-cap growth opportunities, identifying value and exposing risk. The research team analyzes seven sectors, clarifying current events and anticipating market trends in high-quality daily, weekly and monthly research products. Canaccord Adams focuses on the following sectors: metals and mining, energy, technology, life sciences, real estate and gaming, consumer and industrial growth. The firm is a subsidiary of Canaccord Financial, Inc.

Laketon Investment Management is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a division of GLC Asset Management Group Ltd. (GLC), itself a subsidiary of The Great-West Life Assurance Co., which is, in turn, a subsidiary of Great-West Life Co., Inc. Their ultimate parent is Power Financial Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). In 2011, Great-West Life, London Life and Canada Life brought together three Canadian investment management subsidiaries under the umbrella of a new Canadian investment management subsidiary, GLC Asset Management Group Ltd. In 2012, These divisions include GWL Investment Management, London Capital Management and Laketon Investment Management. In 2012, Portico Investment Management was established as GLC's fixed income investment management division. GLC manages money for pension plans, endowments, group and individual retirement plans, institutional and high net worth clients, on behalf of some of the largest corporations in Canada.