Patrick McHugh has joined Windsor-based Kaspardlov, Laverty & Associates (KL&A) as chief investment strategist.

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McHugh has decades of experience in the industry, at firms including Manulife, Prudential Assurance and Royal Trust. He helped manage the fourth largest pension fund in the country and was chiefly responsible for an asset class of more than $4.5 billion, which outperformed the market by more than 850 basis points in 1998.

He has received numerous investment awards and mandates, and was also the recipient of the prestigious Lipper Award recognizing the world’s top performing funds.

McHugh has been a regular consultant and contributor to the most respected Canadian media outlets.