Van Eck Associates Corp. manages investments in hard assets, emerging markets, precious metals (including gold) and other specialized asset classes. The firm's mutual funds are designed to offer innovative diversification across asset classes with returns that have low correlations to traditional US equity and fixed-income investments. Van Eck also offers ETFs, separate accounts and alternative investments. The firm employs a top-down approach to identify attractive potential markets and sectors and then conducts bottom-up analysis of individual stocks. Their portfolios are benchmarked against indices based on the portfolio's investment types and geographic focus and client preferences.

Fidelity (Canada) Asset Management ULC's investment approach is based the belief that in-depth fundamental analysis of companies can identify securities that may outperform the market. The firm's global research resources include seasoned, sector-focused fundamental analysts covering industry sectors across Canadian, US and global markets, as well as quantitative and technical portfolio managers and analysts. FIAM Canada offers a wide variety of investment solutions including: Canadian, US and International/Global equity strategies; Diversified, Active/Single Sector, and Custom (Liability-Driven and Tactical Bond) fixed-income strategies; and Multi-Asset Class Asset Allocation Products including Strategic Balanced, Tactical Asset Allocation and Balanced Trust Services.

BMO Asset Management manages a variety of Canadian equity portfolios including large-cap, small-cap, dividend growth and income, as well as specialized mandates such as natural resources and precious metals. The firm also manages a range of fixed-income portfolios including money market, short term, universe, long bonds and mortgage mandates. For clients seeking exposure outside of Canada, they offer a US equity only portfolio in cooperation with Harris Investment Management of Chicago and an EAFE portfolio in cooperation with Pyrford International of London. BMO also offers a foreign equity pooled fund which incorporates the growth-oriented US equity style from Harris Investment Management with EAFE investments from Pyrford International.BMO seeks to achieve consistent, above average returns through a risk-controlled approach to asset management. The firm attempts to reduce risk through the use of different asset classes, diversification and intensive individual security analysis. Their equity investment approach focuses on investments in companies with the potential to create long-term wealth. Though not limited by sector, the firm tends to invest in the stocks of companies in the finance, energy minerals, non-energy minerals and industrial services sectors. BMO's fixed-income investment approach seeks capital preservation and returns commensurate with a given level of risk.