Fiera Sceptre has announced the creation of a joint venture with Axia Investments to offer unique national real estate fund vehicles and segregated account management services to investors.

“Our new real estate investment services platform will reinforce our highly successful integrated investment solutions, which are diversified by asset class, strategy and risk management,” said Jean-Guy Desjardins, chairman of the board and CEO of Fiera Sceptre. “This partnership fits perfectly with our firm’s growth strategy, which is tailored to provide broader and superior investment management services to a larger client base.”

The name of the newly formed company is Fiera Properties Limited. It will be headed by Stuart Lazier, principal shareholder of Axia Investments, who has been named its president and CEO.

Catherine Ann Marshall, who has close to twenty years of experience in the real estate industry, has also joined the company as vice-president.