Tom C. Wach

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Stonecap Securities, Inc. is an independent broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was formerly the capital markets division of Blackmont Capital Inc. and was founded in 2010 when Blackmont's parent, CI Financial Corp., divested their investment dealer. They are now a subsidiary of Edgecrest Capital Corp. and their ultimate parent is Edgecrest Capital Holdings, Inc. Stonecap Securities seeks to help clients maximize their absolute and relative investment performance through a global perspective on corporate fundamental analysis and valuation. They seek to identify emerging growth opportunities with attractive risk-reward profiles. Their research focuses on small-cap and large-cap companies that are listed on the S&P/TSX and TSX Venture exchanges. Stonecap Securities offers coverage of the following sectors: special situations, mining exploration/development, clean technology, energy (services and industrials), oil and gas exploration/production and financial services.