William McLeod has joined the firm as vice president & portfolio manager.
Christian Deckart will be lead manager of the firm's Global Small Cap strategy, effective January 1, 2018.
Accenture has appointed Jodie Wallis as managing director for Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Canada, effective immediately
The following appointments have been made at Desjardins Insurance: André Langlois, senior executive vice-president of life and health insurance; and Michael Rogers, vice-president of sales and distribution. In his new role, Langlois heads operations for Desjardins Insurance and all business lines, including individual insurance, group and business insurance, group retirement savings and creditor and direct […]
New appointments were made at IFIC’s annual meeting on September 7, 2017. Ross Kappele (EVP and head of distribution at BMO Asset Management Canada) was elected chair of IFIC’s board, and Carol Lynde (president and COO at Bridgehouse Asset Managers) was elected first vice-chair. In addition, the following industry participants were elected to IFIC’s board […]
Yvon Charest, president and CEO of IA Financial Group, has been appointed as an officer to the Order of Canada. Charest was invested into the order by the Right Honorable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, in a ceremony at Rideau Hall on August 25. In a release, the Governor General highlights that Industrial Alliance’s […]
Ahmed Farooq has joined Franklin Templeton Investments Canada as vice president of ETF business development
Jennifer Reynolds, currently the CEO of Women in Capital Markets, will succeed Janet Ecker as CEO of the Toronto Financial Services Alliance, effective October 2. Ecker announced her retirement last April. Read: Are you missing this element when assessing management? Reynolds has extensive experience in the financial sector in investment banking, private equity and risk […]
The Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) has appointed Kevin Gopaul, head of BMO Global Asset Management Canada, head of quantitative strategies and ETFs, and chief investment officer (Canada), as chair of CETFA’s board of directors. Read: BMO opens two socially responsible mutual funds Gopaul will serve a two-year term, and he’s the third board chair since […]
CFA Society Toronto has appointed Pamela Steer, CFA, as board chair