Paolo Antonio Alessandroug Baccanello

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Dominion Investment Analytics SA (DIA) is the Swiss-based dedicated research and analysis arm of Dominion Group UK. Formerly known as Dominion Risk Management SA, the firm was created in 2004 and specializes in providing advice and research in the areas of investment strategy, portfolio composition and risk management to Dominion Fund Management Ltd. Based in Lugano, DIA is Investment Adviser to the Dominion Fund Management Ltd. range of funds. The firm collates and analyzes the accumulated research for the funds and advises Dominion Fund Management accordingly. Their secondary role is to create strategies that will reduce volatility in the Funds. DIA aims to provide Dominion Fund Management Ltd. with regular reporting on risk analysis, stress testing, risk scenario modelling and economic and market analysis.