Leslie is responsible for leading the investment solutioning group in conducting portfolio construction and asset allocation research, in providing strategic oversight for managed solutions products, and in bringing value-creating solutions to clients across all distribution channels.
Her return to CIBC in August 2022 follows a 6-year stint in London, UK as the Associate Director of Research for Morningstar Investment Management, where she managed global capital markets research, constructed asset allocation for top-tier institutional clients and spearheaded the execution of various strategic initiatives. Before this, she was a Research Analyst at CIBC Asset Management Investment Management Research focused on non-domestic equities.
Leslie is a CFA charterholder, has an Honours Bachelor of International Business from Carleton University and holds a Master of Business Administration (with distinction) from Bayes Business School in London, UK.
Investors face conflicting signals from economic data, bonds and stocks.
“We’re not out of the woods yet,” director of portfolio solutions says.