Z. Edward Akkawi

First Asset Management Inc. is independent asset management firms.It's operations include pension funds, foundations and endowments, high net worth private clients, as well as investment and financial advisory services.

First Asset CanBanc Split Corp. is a mutual fund managed by First Asset Investment Management Inc. It invests in investment portfolio consists of common shares of Canadian Banks. The company was founded on September 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Preferred Share Investment Trust is a closed-end investment trust. The fund invests in an actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of investment grade preferred shares and to a lesser extent investment grade corporate debt and convertible bonds in order to provide unit holders with the opportunity for growth of their investment value through any capital appreciation of the portfolio and distributions. Its investment objectives are to provide unit holders with quarterly distributions; and with the opportunity for capital appreciation from the performance of the portfolio. Preferred Share Investment Trust was founded on March 11, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Convertible Debenture Fund is a Closed-End Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company was founded on September 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Toranto, Canada.

First Asset Active Credit Fund is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The trust's investment objectives are to provide Unitholders with a stable stream of tax efficient monthly distributions consisting of capital gains and return of capital; and preserve and enhance the Net Asset Value per Series A Unit and Net Asset Value per Series B Unit. It was founded on July 30, 2003 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund is a closed-end Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company was founded on March 22, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. On April 19, 2012, the fund converted into an open-end mutual fund.

First Asset Pipes & Power Income Fund is a closed-end Investment Fund/Investment Trust. The company was founded on January 27, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Utility Split Trust is a close ended equity mutual fund, which engages in the investment in funds investing in the public equity markets. It seeks to invest in stocks of firms in the utilities sector. The company was founded on October 24, 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Triax Diversified High-Yield Trust operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It seeks to provide investors with consistently superior income equal to or exceeding the yield on ten year government of Canada bonds; and capital appreciation. The company was founded on February 6, 1997 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Canadian Energy Convertible Debenture Fund is a Open end Mutual Fund company founded on September 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

Canadian REIT Income Fund is a closed-end investment trust. The company invests in the portfolio of equity securities and convertible debentures of Canadian REITs and Real Estate Issuers. Its investment objective is to provide holders quarterly distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation. The company was founded on August 29, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canbanc 8 Income Corp. is a closed-end investment fund, which invests in a portfolio of common shares of the Canadian banks. The company was founded on October 30, 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Can-Financials Income Corp. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. It is managed by First Asset Investment Management Inc. The company was founded on December 21, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Canadian REIT Income Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objectives are to provide unitholders with the benefits of high monthly cash distributions together with the opportunity for capital appreciation through the active management of a portfolio of REITs and real estate corporations that are listed on Canadian stock exchanges. The company's portfolio provides diversification among types of real estate holdings, including apartment buildings, shopping centers, office buildings and nursing/retirement homes, among others. First Asset Canadian REIT Income Fund was founded on October 28, 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canadian Convertibles Fund operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. Its investment objective is to provide security holders with the opportunity for capital appreciation by investing in an actively managed portfolio comprised primarily of convertible debentures of Canadian issuers. The company was founded on December 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset North American Convertibles Fund is a closed-end investment fund and trust. It engages in the provision of quarterly distributions, opportunity for capital appreciation, and risk adjusted way to invest. It also invests in a diversified portfolio comprised primarily of convertible debentures of Canadian, U.S, and global issuers. The company was founded on April 19, 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Canadian Dividend Opportunity Fund II is a closed-end investment fund. First Asset Investment Management, Inc. will act as the manager, portfolio manager and trustee of the fund and will provide all administrative, investment advisory and portfolio management services required by the fund. The fund was founded in January 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CanBanc Income Corp. is a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The company is a mutual fund corporation which invests in a portfolio comprising of common shares of the six largest Canadian banks. CanBanc Income was founded on June 28, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Can-60 Income Corp. operates as a closed-end investment fund/investment trust. The fund's investment objectives are to provide shareholders with quarterly distributions, the opportunity to participate in the capital appreciation of the portfolio and lower overall volatility of portfolio returns than would be experienced by owning the securities of the issuers that comprise the S&P/TSX 60 Index directly. It invests in portfolio of energy, materials, financials, consumer discretion, consumer staples, industrials, telecommunications, utilities and information technology sectors. Can-60 Income was founded on August 23, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Canadian Convertibles Fund is a closed-end investment fund. Its investment objective is to provide holders of units, which include quarterly tax-advantaged distributions and the opportunity for capital appreciation. The company was founded on December 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CI First Asset Canadian REIT ETF is an exchange traded mutual fund. It portfolio comprised of securities of Canadian real estate investment trusts, real estate operating corporations and corporations involved in real estate related services. The company was founded on October 28, 2004 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income ETF is a exchange traded fund. Its objectives are to seek to provide shareholders with long term capital appreciation with an attractive risk-adjusted rate of return; and consistent dividend income, through investing the First Asset ETF’s portfolio to gain exposure to equity securities of primarily large capitalization canadian issuers. The fund was founded on October 10, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Funds, Inc. provides financial services. It offers investment and funding services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CI First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income Class ETF is an open end mutual fund. It provides shareholders long term capital appreciation with risk-adjusted rate of return. The company was founded on August 23, 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

CI First Asset Investment Grade Bond ETF is an exchange traded mutual fund trust. It provides unit holders with monthly cash distributions. The company was founded on October 23, 2009 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

JFT Strategies Fund is a closed-end investment fund and investment trust. Its investment objective is to maximize return on investment to holders while seeking to mitigate market risk and volatility by investing in an actively managed portfolio of long and short positions in any one or a combination of equities, debt securities or other securities. The company was founded on April 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

First Asset Morningstar U.S. Consumer Defensive Index is a closed-ended investment trust. Its objective is to provide holders of unit the opportunity for capital appreciation and monthly cash distributions. Its portfolio is based on the composition of an index which consists of companies that are involved in the manufacturing of food, beverages, household and personal products, packaging, or tobacco and also includes companies that provide services such as education and training services.The company was founded on February 27, 2013 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.