Paul Taylor

BMO Private Investment Counsel, Inc. (BPIC) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1996 and formerly known as BMO Harris Investment Management, Inc. They are a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc., ultimately owned by the Bank of Montréal (NYSE, TSE: BMO). BPIC provides discretionary investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles, corporations, pension plans, charitable organizations, insurance companies, trusts and estates, non-profit organizations and private foundations in Canada and the US.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

Part of Power Financial Corp., Crown Life Insurance Co. provides life insurance. The company is based in Buffalo, NY. The company was founded in 1900. D. Allen Loney has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

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.

BMO Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, they were known as Jones Heward Investment Counsel and prior to that as RMN Investment Counsel. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSE, NYSE: BMO). BMO Asset Management provides investment management, retirement and trust and custody services to institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors around the world.

BMO Long-Term US Treasury Bond Index ETF is an investment vehicle which seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the applicable index, net of expenses. It will invest in and hold the Constituent Securities of the applicable Index in the same proportion as they are reflected in the applicable Index or securities intended to replicate the performance of the Index. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Mackenzie Financial Corp. (dba Mackenzie Investments) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a direct subsidiary of Mackenzie, Inc., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). Mackenzie Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to Canadian mutual funds, such as exchange-traded funds, Separately Managed Accounts, and one closed-end fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.