BMO Asset Management Inc.is a prominent Canadian institutional and mutual fund investment manager providing a variety of investment solutions across asset classes and investment approaches. The firm was established in 1982 as RMN Investment Counsel Inc., and was acquired by Burns Fry Limited in 1991. As a result of the Burns Fry merger with Nesbitt Thomson in 1994, the firm became part of the BMO Financial Group. Previously operating under the name Jones Heward Investment Counsel Inc., the company was renamed BMO Asset Management Inc. in May 2010 following amalgamation with the BMO Exchange Traded Funds and Quantitative Investments groups. BMO Asset Management Inc. and its affiliates had over $64 billion in assets under management as of October 31, 2012.

F&C Management Limited

F&C Management Limited is a leading UK-based diversified multi-specialist investment management group with a heritage spanning more than 140 years. Alongside its core institutionally focused business, the Group includes F&C REIT, a pure real-estate manager. The group is also an active shareholder with a leading franchise in governance and sustainable investment. F&C is wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of Montreal and is part of BMO Global Asset Management. F&C has over $153 billion in assets under management as of July 31, 2014.