Franklin Templeton Investments has named Patrick O’Connor as head of Global Exchange Traded Funds.
Peter Lukasiewicz, who currently serves as the firm’s external managing partner, will succeed Scott Jolliffe.
Horizons ETFs president Howard Atkinson is retiring, after 28 years in the ETF business.
Deloitte has entered into an agreement to acquire the Asset Performance Group (APG), an asset reliability consultancy based in Burlington, Ont., and Calgary, Alta. APG helps companies in capital-intensive industries that want to maintain and improve the performance of physical assets, such as oil and gas. “In [such] industries, equipment failure can have serious impacts […]
BLG has appointed Stefan Timms as a partner in its Toronto office. Timms’ practice focuses on M&A and negotiation of corporate-commercial agreements. He’ll work as part of BLG’s Mergers & Acquisitions Group within its national Corporate Commercial Group.
Fiera Capital has named John Valentini as executive vice-president and CFO of its global team, among other announcements.
Nixon is the former president, CEO, and director of RBC's board and retired from RBC in August 2014.
Calgary-based Mawer Investment Management has appointed State Street Corporation as the provider of custody, fund accounting and administration services for its portfolio of pooled and mutual funds. That portfolio is worth $25 billion in assets under management.
BlackRock has announced the appointment of Marcia Moffat as head of its Canadian business. She will join BlackRock beginning in September.
Manulife Asset Management Private Markets has announced three new senior appointments.