BlackRock Health Sciences Trust
NYSE:BMEBlackRock Health Sciences Trust is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in the public equity markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the health sciences and related sectors, which include businesses involved in researching, developing, producing, distributing or delivering medical, dental, optical, pharmaceutical or biotechnology products, supplies, equipment, or services. It also invests through equity derivatives, with an emphasis on option writing. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Healthcare Index. BlackRock Health Sciences Trust was formed on March 31, 2005 and is domiciled in the United States.
Connacher Oil and Gas
TSE:CLLConnacher Oil and Gas Limited is a Canada-based exploration, development and production company. The Company is an oil sands producer, developer and marketer of bitumen. The Company holds approximately 100% interest in over 435 million barrels of proved and probable bitumen reserves and operates approximately two steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facilities located on the Company's Great Divide oil sands leases near Fort McMurray, Alberta. Its two producing projects at Great Divide are known as Pod One and Algar. A total of approximately 23 SAGD well pairs and over 13 infill wells are located at Pod One and a total of approximately 18 SAGD well pairs are located at Algar. Pod One has a steam generation design capacity of 27,000 barrels per day (bbls/day). The Pod One project covers approximately 3,840 hectares. Algar produces approximately 11.5 million barrels. The Algar project area covers approximately 2,048 hectares.
Shinhan Financial Group
NYSE:SHGShinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. provides financial products and services in South Korea and internationally. The company operates through six segments: Banking, Credit Card, Securities, Life Insurance, Credit, and Others. It offers retail banking services, including demand, savings, and fixed deposit-taking; checking accounts; mortgage and home equity, and retail lending; electronic banking and automatic teller machines (ATM); and bill paying, payroll and check-cashing, currency exchange, and wire fund transfer services. The company also provides corporate banking services, such as investment banking, real estate financing, overseas real estate and development project financing, infrastructure and structured financing, equity/venture investments, mergers and acquisitions consulting; securitization and derivatives services comprising securities and derivative products, and foreign exchange trading; and working capital loans and facilities loans. In addition, it is involved in treasury and investment activities in international capital markets consisting of foreign currency-denominated securities trading, foreign exchange trading and services, trade-related financial services, international factoring services, and foreign banking operations. Further, the company offers real estate trust, investment advisory, venture capital, non-life insurance, trust account management, securities brokerage, and asset management services, as well as leasing and equipment financing, savings banking, loan collection and credit reporting, collective investment administration, private equity investment, and financial system development services. Shinhan Financial Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Seoul, South Korea.
Supremex
TSE:SXPSupremex Inc. manufactures and markets envelopes, and paper packaging solutions and specialty products to corporations, resellers, government entities, SMEs, and solutions providers in Canada. The company offers a range of stock and custom envelopes in various styles, shapes, and colors; and e-Commerce fulfillment packaging solutions; polyethylene bags for courier applications and bubble mailers. It serves various industries, including pharmaceutical, health and beauty, ecommerce, nutraceutical, food and beverage, apparel, and electronics sectors. The company was founded in 1977 and is based in Lasalle, Canada.