Ian Mcpherson

First Asset Investment Management, Inc. (First Asset) is a registered investment adviser headquartered in Toronto, Ontario and was founded in 1996. The firm is a subsidiary of First Asset Capital Corp., itself a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX). First Asset manages money for several closed-end investment products and mutual funds.

Founded in 1982, VenGrowth Capital Partners, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Covington Capital Corp. They manage retail and institutional assets.

Founded in 1982, VenGrowth Asset Management, Inc. is a hedge fund manager located in Toronto. They manage the VenGrowth family of retail venture capital funds including the VenGrowth I Fund, the VenGrowth II Fund, the VenGrowth Traditional Industries Fund, the VenGrowth III Diversified Fund and the VenGrowth Advanced Life Sciences Fund. They also manage the Criterion funds including the Criterion Diversified Commodities Currency Hedged Fund, the Criterion International Equity Currency Hedged Fund, the Criterion Global Dividend Currency Hedged Fund, the Criterion Water Infrastructure Currency Hedged Fund, the Criterion Global Clean Energy Currency Hedged Fund and the Criterion US Buyback Currency Hedged Fund.

Knowledge First Financial, Inc. operates as an investment fund manager, administrator and distributor. It offers Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) and financial services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.