aima london program - 2014
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Celebrating A Decade of Stellar Growth in Canada’s Alternative Investment Industry
Thursday, November 13, 2014 from 17:00 to 19:00Official Residence, 3 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 4AB
THANKS TO OuR pARTNeRS
ABOuT THeSe eveNTS
This event is truly a collaboration of efforts. First, by the High Commission in the united Kingdom and its dedicated staff who worked diligently to coordinate logistics, invite prominent local investors and allocators and provide an appropriate and very Canadian backdrop to the proceedings. Many thanks to them, indeed.
Thanks also to the event sponsors: Mitsubushi uFJ Fund Services, RBC Capital Markets and KpMG LLp for their generous support both monetarily and of their time, participation and active endorsement and promotion of the event.
Our speakers and to all the Canadian funds who attended and provided perspectives on the Canadian hedge fund industry, our thanks, for without them there would not be a Canadian hedge story to tell, and none to tell it.
Of course, thanks to the many attendees who came to hear about an industry well-known to them in a place perhaps new or less-known. We appreciate your indulgence as we tell our story and look forward to continued dialogue as both our industry and your requirements grow and evolve.
The Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development (DFATD) regularly hosts events promoting Canadian products and services, know-how and ingenuity and industry participants that provide value for their customers, clients and/or investors.
Since 2012, DFATD has produced various events promoting the Canadian hedge fund industry and its participants. evening receptions like this one have been held in London (2012 and 2014), Boston (2012), Zürich (2013), Minneapolis (2013), Washington DC (2014), Geneva (2014) and Dubai (2014) with more planned in 2015 and beyond. It is hoped that all participants will both learn something about others in the industry, be they managers, service providers or investors, and meet new contacts that will assist them going forward.
Attendees are invited to share their feedback with the relevant High Commission, embassy or Consulate or the coordinator of these events (located in Ottawa): Donna DeBaeremaeker, [email protected].
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MeSSAGe FROM THe HIGH COMMISSIONeR
Canada is known for its many natural wonders and bountiful resources such as forests, minerals (including diamonds) and foodstuffs and I am happy to add its growing hedge fund industry to this list of Canada-made proficiencies.
Getting to know the Canadian hedge fund industry and its diverse range of investment strategies such as event-driven, managed futures, long-short and a host of others speaks to the variation in so many areas that Canada delivers to the world’s consumers and investors.
In highlighting a few of the fund managers at this event, we hope that local investors will come to know what many others have found: that Canada offers an array of strategies managed by regulated investment managers.
The team at the High Commission in London looks forward to continuing to work with AIMA Canada and its members to increase the profile of Canada’s alternative investment industry in the united Kingdom.
High Commissioner Gordon Campbell High Commission of Canada to the united Kingdom
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luke dixonCo-Head external Manager SeleCtion, PubliC MarketS
uNIveRSITY SupeRANNuATION SCHeMe
Luke serves as Co-Head of public Market Manager selection for universities Superannuation Scheme Investment Management
(uSSIM), the fiduciary manager of the £43bn defined benefit scheme for the uK higher education sector (uSS), the uK’s largest private pension fund. Luke has joint responsibility for manager research, selection, portfolio construction and monitoring of external manager appointments across traditional fixed income, credit and equity mandates as well as absolute return and hedge funds. Luke joined uSS in July 2009 as a Senior Investment Manager responsible for hedge fund investments. uSS was awarded the outstanding contribution to the industry by an institutional investor award at the Hedge Funds Review european Single Manager Awards 2014.
previously Luke was executive Director at JpMorgan with responsibility for global hedge fund due diligence for structured products in the eMeA. prior to JpMorgan Luke held senior analytical and portfolio advisory positions with several uK and North American fund of hedge fund managers. After graduation Luke spent nearly 4 years in the derivative products area at the Montreal exchange.
Luke holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) degree from Concordia university and a MBA from Wilfrid Laurier university. Luke is also a CFA charterholder and a CAIA charterholder. Luke serves on the AIMA Research Committee and is an active participant in its Investor Steering Committee. Luke was also the founding Chapter Head of the CAIA London regional chapter (2005-2012) and remains active on the London Chapter executive Committee.
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dAvid WAllinViCe PreSident, PriVate & inStitutional WealtH SerViCeS veRTex ONe ASSeT MANAGeMeNT INC.
Mr. David Wallin joined vertex One Asset Management in March 2002. He is responsible for the business development of private and Institutional
clients. He has over 15 years experience in the investment management business.
Mr. Wallin started his career with pemberton Securities as a retail broker before becoming an Investment Advisor for Royal Trust and later as a portfolio Manager for HSBC Asset Management Ltd. David is a graduate of Finance from Simon Fraser university, has a Canadian Investment Manager (CIM) designation, and is a licensed portfolio Manager.
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THe GROWTH OF CANADA’S HeDGe FuND INDuSTRY
Since the establishment of the Canada National Group of AIMA in 2003 the industry has grown from strength to strength as managers, markets and the regulatory environment has reacted to, and had effect on, the overall asset management industry. Like so many places, what started as a cottage industry of ‘insiders’ managing personal or family capital or smaller pools of investment has lead to an industry diversified as to size, strategy and investor base.
AIMA Canada has grown with the industry, providing a multitude of services not only to an expanding number and variety of members such as hedge funds, other asset managers, prime brokers, law and accounting firms, exchanges and institutional investors but to all roles within these members: portfolio managers, operations and compliance personnel, salespeople and a great many other specializations. Supporting sound practices, industry advocacy, investor and broader education, university outreach and social events designed to bring industry participants together, AIMA Canada is very active on multiple fronts with several stakeholders.
One important area is simply conveying the Canadian hedge fund industry story properly as some continue to see hedge funds (also called
alternative funds) as ‘risky’ and not delivering good or even positive returns which is simply not the case. To be clear, the Canadian hedge fund industry has continued to diversify the range of strategies offered. The industry today is very different from the one that existed prior to 2008. Although 7-10 years ago, long biased resource managers dominated the Canadian hedge fund area, there isn’t a single one that can now be counted among the largest hedge funds in Canada.
KCS Fund Strategies Inc., headed by peter Klein who is also a professor at Simon Fraser university in British Columbia, gathers return statistics on approximately 200 Canadian hedge funds and publishes a number of indices showing the performance of the industry overall, certain strategies and sub-sets. One sub-set is ex-directional, which excludes funds with large market or beta exposure (the parsing of funds into strategies is done but KCS, not self-selected by the funds); this would include arbitrage and market neutral funds, for example.
The performance speaks for itself. Looking on an annual basis, both aggregate and ex-directional hedge fund indices have delivered positive performance each year the S&p TSx
The Canadian hedge fund industry began in the late 80s/early 90s and has come a long way and proven to be an excellent alternative to, and complement of, long-only investments. New managers trading diverse strategies continue to seed, grow and deliver superior nominal and risk-adjusted returns to their investors.
Index Maximum Drawdown
Length of Drawdown
Months to Recover
S&P/TSX TR -43.3% (02/09) 9 months 23 months KCS Canadian Hedge Fund Index -20.9% (12/08) 5 months 11 months
KCS Canadian Index Ex-Directional -13.1% (11/08) 5 months 10 months
Hedge had less of a drawdown and recovered more quickly.
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TR (total return, which includes dividends reinvested) did the same. In negative years the hedge indices fell by less than 50% of that of the long-only index. All this after all fees and charges are accounted for – costs that are not accounted for with the long-only index.
Since 2003, hedge funds have delivered performance that the long-only index simply cannot match. The ex-directional index keeping pace with the markets until 2008, when its drawdown was a fraction that of the long-only index. The overall Canadian index has mirrored the S&p TSx TR except that its up-years were generally higher and its down-years were always less pronounced.
volatility and drawdowns are a concern of any investor. Investors which require a steady rate of return due to commitments to beneficiaries or other constraints are risk-averse while most investors are not excited to have losses over
multiple months or years. In these respects, Canadian hedge funds do well as the worst drawdowns over the past 10 years were much less than that of the S&p TSx TR index, occurred over a shorter period and took less than one-half the time to recover.
volatility tells an equally compelling story. Canadian hedge displayed significantly lower risk and the Sharpe ratio (used to illustrate risk-adjusted returns) is very high over the 10-year study period.
Surveying the $35 billion Canadian hedge fund and FoHF industry one can see that its continued growth, maturation and regulation coupled with an increasing array of strategies, both directional and low-beta, delivering superior returns, downside risk protection and lower volatility is a formula for continued success: both for investors and industry participants.
Annual returns of indices (2003-2013)
Hedge fund indices delivered positive performance each year the S&P TSX TR did.
Growth of $100 (2003-2013)
Hedge fund indices kept pace with the long-only index and experienced a fraction of the drawdown.
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S&P/TSX TR KCS Canadian Index KCS CDN Ex-Directional
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INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS
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INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
1832 Asset Management LP Long/Short equity
Keir Kerr | [email protected] | +1 416 365 2583 | Toronto, ON
www.1832.ca
Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. Global Fund Of Hedge Fund provider
Renee Arnold | [email protected] | +1 416 777 5570 | Toronto, ONwww.aberdeen-asset.ca
AllianceBernstein Canada Global and uS Hedge Funds and FoHFs
Wendy Brodkin | [email protected] | +1 416 572 2534 | Toronto, ONwww.alliancebernstein.com
Arrow Capital Management Inc. Canadian, u.S. and Global Hedge Funds; bespoke portfolios
Mark Purdy | [email protected] | +1 416 323 0477 | Toronto, ONwww.arrow-capital.com
Aurion Capital Management Inc. Institutional Long/Short equity and Income
Grant Bunker | [email protected] | +1 416 866 2445 | Toronto, ONwww.aurion.ca
Auspice Capital Advisors Liquid Alternatives, CTA, Commodity Manager
Tim Pickering | [email protected] | +1 888 792 9291 ext 3 | Calgary, ABwww.auspicecapital.com
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Ballast Healthcare Partners Inc. Long-Short Healthcare equity
Ali Alagheband | [email protected] | +1 416 324 5701 | Toronto, ONwww.ballasthp.com
Blackheath Fund Management Inc. Commodity Trading Advisors
Christopher Foster | [email protected] | +1 416 363 2962 | Toronto, ONwww.blackheath.ca
Alignvest Capital Management Inc. North American equity Long/Short
Arthur T. Sanchez | [email protected] | +1 416 307 2206 | Toronto, ON
www.alignvest.com
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INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited Hedge Fund Manager - various Strategies
Kin Chin | [email protected] | +1 416 643 4050 | Toronto, ON
www.blackrock.com
Breton Hill Capital Ltd. Macro Hedge Fund Manager
Nick Politis | [email protected] | +1 647 347 9371 | Toronto, ON www.bretonhillcapital.com
Chapados Couture Capital Multi-risk premia and Alternative Beta Capture
Éric-Paul Couture | [email protected] | +1 514 343 9119 | Montréal, pQ
www.chapados-couture.com
Celernus Investment Partners Inc. Mortgage/Asset Backed Lending
Gordon Martin | [email protected] | +1 416 649 5827 | Toronto, ON
www.celernus.com
Clairwood Capital Management Inc. Long-Short equity, Tv & Film production Financing
Glenn Paradis | [email protected] | +1 647 404 8145 | Toronto, ON
www.clairwoodcapital.com
Claret Asset Management Corporation Managed Futures
William K. Kovalchuk | [email protected] | +1 514 842 6115 | Montréal, pQwww.claret.ca
Credit Suisse Asset Management (Canada) Global Macro, Market Neutral, Long-Short equity, Fixed Income Funds
Nick Pomponio | [email protected] | +1 416 352 4681 | Toronto, ON
www.credit-suisse.com
CQI Capital Management L.P. Long-Short equity
Daniel McClure | [email protected] | +1 416 941 0193 | Toronto, ON
www.cqicapital.com
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FrontFour Capital Corporation value event Driven
David Isaacman | [email protected] | +1 416 927 7420 | Toronto, ONwww.frontfourcapital.com
Front Street Capital Long-Short equity and Income
Chris Fontana | [email protected] | +1 416 915 2439 | Toronto, ONwww.frontstreetcapital.com
GenFund Management Inc. Canada Market Neutral and 130/30
Debra Thuet | [email protected] | +1 416 687 6552 | Toronto, ON
www.genfund.com
Delbrook Capital Advisors Multi-strategy / Resource Long-Short
Matt Zabloski | [email protected] | +1 604 299 1450 | vancouver, BCwww.delbrookcapital.com
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EdgeHill Partners North America Long/Short equity
Jason Mann | [email protected] | +1 416 360 0312 | Toronto, ON
www.ehpartners.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
Crystalline Management Inc. Canada Relative value and Arbitrage
Claude Perron | [email protected] | +1 514 284 0248 ext 222 | Montréal, pQwww.arbitrage-canada.com
Fiera Capital Corporation private Infrastructure, Market Neutral, Long/Short equity, Fixed Income Funds
Andrew Bayouk | [email protected] | +1 416 955 4888 | Toronto, ON
Chantal Ouimet | [email protected] | +1 514 954 3755 | Montréal, pQ
James Dungate | [email protected] | +1 877 737 4433 | Calgary, AB
www.fieracapital.com
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JC Clark Ltd. Canadian Long-Short equity, Multi-Strategy, Special Situations
Romain Marguet | [email protected] | +1 416 361 3571 | Toronto, ONwww.jcclark.com
Goodwood Inc. equity Long-Short, Activist
Curt Cumming | [email protected] | +1 416 203 2522 | Toronto, ONwww.goodwoodfunds.com
Hesperian Capital Management Inc. Long-Short Canadian equity and Market Neutral
Deirdre Harris | [email protected] | +1 403 531 1406 | Calgary, ABSkye Collyer [email protected] | +1 416 640 6728 | Toronto,ON www.hesperiancapital.com
FUNDSHesperian Capital Management Ltd.
Grafton Asset Management Global energy Investments, Long Bias
Kareen Stragherlin | [email protected] | +1 403 228 8249 | Calgary, ABwww.graftonfunds.com
Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Quantitative Long/Short Global equity
Ian Pember | [email protected] | +1 416 913 3920 | Toronto, ONwww.hillsdaleinv.com
Groundlayer Capital Inc. Long-Short North American equity (Long Bias)
Robert Grundleger | [email protected] | +1 416 365 2301 | Toronto, ONwww.groundlayer.com
Inflection Management Inc. Funds of Hedge Funds
Trevor Giles | [email protected] | +1 604 730 9147 | vancouver, BCwww.inflectionmanagement.com
Integrated Asset Management (IAM) Group public Market and private Fund Strategies
Paul Patterson | [email protected] | +1 416 363-6526 | Toronto, ONwww.iamgroup.ca
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
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Niagara Capital Partners Ltd Macro / Managed Futures
David Rothberg | [email protected] | +1 416 350 2911 | Toronto, ON www.niagaracapital.ca
Northwater Capital Management Inc. Intellectual property Funds and Risk parity portfolios
Neil Simons | [email protected] | +1 416 360 5435 | Toronto, ONwww.northwatercapital.com
Polar Securities Inc. uS Long/Short equity & Canadian Focused Multi-Strategy
Tom Sabourin | [email protected] | +1 416 369 4459 | Toronto, ONwww.polarsecurities.com
Kinersis Renewables Group Infrastructure Alternative energy
Andrew Doman | [email protected] | +1 416 471 9804 | Toronto, ON
www.kinersis.com
Lakeroad Asset Managements Inc. Canadian & uS Long / Short Hedge Funds
Antonin Giroux | [email protected] | +1 514 755 7282 | Lac-Beauport, QC
www.lakeroad.ca
KCS Fund Strategies Inc. Disciplined Alternative Investment Management and Consulting
Peter Klein | [email protected] | +1 604 569 4336 | vancouver, BCDaryl Purdy | [email protected] | +1 647 786 8693 | Toronto, ON
www.kcsfunds.com
KFL Capital Management Ltd. Systematic Managed Futures
Ken McCord | [email protected] | +1 416 849 1925 ext 212 | Toronto, ON
www.KFLcapital.com
JM Fund Management Multi-Strategy
Jan Mizrahi | [email protected] | +1 416 722 8628 | Toronto, ONwww.jmfund.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
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Radin Capital Partners Inc. Global Long/Short equity
Brad Radin | [email protected] | +1 416 929 6777 | Toronto, ONwww.radincapital.com
Rayne Capital Management Inc. Long-Short North American equity & Long-Short Global equity
Robert McFarlane | [email protected] | +1 403 263 1991 | Calgary, ABwww.raynecapital.com
Razorbill Advisors Inc. Quantitative Credit Relative value
Pierre-Philippe Ste-Marie | [email protected]| +1 514 508 8526 | Montréal, QCwww.razorbilladvisors.com
Ross Smith Asset Management Inc. event Driven / Relative-value Arbitrage
Weston Pring | [email protected] | +1 403 294 6893 | Calgary, ABwww.rsam.ca
Rosseau Asset Management Ltd. event Driven/Special Situations
Warren Irwin | [email protected] | +1 416 777 2558 | Toronto, ONwww.rosseau.com
RP Investment Advisors Fixed Income Long/Short
Ann Glazier Rothwell | [email protected] | +1 647 776 0652 | Toronto, ONwww.rpia.ca
Shoreline West Asset Management Inc. Multi-Strategy Fund
Greg Sullivan | [email protected] | +1 604 737 1445 | vancouver, BC
Sigma Analysis & Management Ltd. Managed Account platform Solutions
Luis Seco | [email protected] | +1 416 907 0716 | Toronto, ONwww.sigmanalysis.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
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Silvercreek Management Inc. Defensive - short-equity biased, Opportunistic – special situations, value-based
Bryn Joynt | [email protected] | +1 416 485 3953 | Toronto, ONwww.silvercreekmanagement.com
Spartan Fund Management Inc. emerging Manager platform
Gary Ostoich | [email protected] | +1 416 601 3171 | Toronto, ONwww.spartanfunds.ca
Stornoway Portfolio Management Inc. Distressed securities, turnarounds and special situations
Scott Reid | [email protected] | +1 416 250 2845 | Toronto, ONwww.stornowayportfolio.com
Summerwood Capital Corp. Directional, Alternative Beta, exotic Alpha
Phil Schmitt | [email protected] | +1 416 628 8400 | Toronto, ONwww.summerwoodgroup.com
SW8 Asset Management, Inc. North American equity Long-Short
Danielle Skipp | [email protected] | +1 647 340 6272 | Toronto, ONwww.sw8.ca
Timelo Investment Management Inc. Multi-asset global long-short, Canada focus
Jean-François Tardif | [email protected] | +1 647 725 2865 | Aurora, ON
www.riskreward.ca
Unigestion Asset Management (Canada) Inc. Global Funds of Hedge Funds
Heather Cooke | [email protected] | +1 647 350 2020 | Toronto, ON
www.unigestion.com
Third Eye Capital Management Inc. private Debt
Arif N. Bhalwani | [email protected] | +1 416 601 9824 | Toronto, ONwww.thirdeyecapital.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
SRE Securities Canada Inc. Long/Short Real estate Securities
Andrew Moffs | [email protected] | +1 416 250 6680 | Toronto, ON
www.starwoodcapital.com/securities.aspx
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Vertex One Asset Management, Inc. Multi-Strategy/event-driven
Jeff McCord | [email protected] | +1 604 681 5787 | vancouver, BC
www.vertexone.com
Vision Capital Corporation Long-Short ReIT/Real estate
Jeffrey Olin | [email protected] | +1 416 362 6546 | Toronto, ON
www.visioncap.ca
Waratah Advisors Long/Short uS & Canadian equity
Jessica Clark Barrow | [email protected] | +1 416 637 5618 | Toronto, ON
www.waratahadvisors.com
West Face Capital Inc. Opportunistic
Claude Robillard | [email protected] | +1 416 479 7323
Toronto, ON | www.westfacecapital.com
Westcourt Capital Corporation Alternative Investment Consultant, portfolio Manager and exempt Market Dealer
Rob Janson | [email protected] | +1 416 907 4950 | Toronto, ON
www.westcourtcapital.com
Centurion Apartment REIT Real estate Investment Trust
Peter Figura | [email protected] | +1 416 733 5600 ext 325 | Toronto, ON
www. centurionreit.com
TD Asset Management
Jonathan Shui | [email protected] | +1 416 308 5969 | Toronto, ON
www.tdam.com
Horizons ETFs Asset Manager – eTFs
Jaime Purvis | [email protected] | +1 416 601 2495 | Toronto, ON
www.horizonsetfs.com
OTHeR ASSeT MANAGeRS
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS HeDGe FuND AND FoHF MANAGeRS
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Goldman, Sachs & Co Prime Services
Darren Sumarah | [email protected] | +1 416 981 2350 | Toronto, ON
www.gs.com
BMO Capital Markets
Katrina Rempel | [email protected] | +1 416 359 7524 | Toronto, ON
www.bmo.com
CIBC Prime Brokerage
Thomas Kalafatis | [email protected] | +1 416 956 6715 | Toronto, ON
www.cibc.ca/primeservicesgroup
Deutsche Bank AG, Canada Branch
Zach Rubin | [email protected] | +1 416 682 8000 | Toronto, ON
www.db.com
J.P. Morgan Securities Canada Inc.
David Rawlings | [email protected] | +1 416 343 1092 | Toronto, ON
www.jpmorgan.com
RBC Capital Markets
Andrew Thornhill | [email protected] | +1 416 842 6440 | Toronto, ON
www.rbccm.com
Newedge Canada Inc.
Bruce Thompson | [email protected] | +1 416 682 5123 | Toronto, ONPierre Fontaine | [email protected] | +1 514 392 3452 | Montréal, QC
www.newedgegroup.com
Scotiabank Global Banking and Markets
Les Marton | [email protected] | +1 416 945 4897 | Toronto, ON
www.scotiaprimefinance.com
TD Securities Inc.
Peter Boffo | [email protected] | +1 416 983 1356 | Toronto, ON
www.tdsecurities.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS pRIMe BROKeRS
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CIBC Mellon Global Securities Services
Charbel Cheaib | [email protected] | +1 416 643 6352 | Toronto, ONwww.cibcmellon.com
CITCO (Canada) Inc.
Kieran Conroy | [email protected] | +1 416 966 9200 | Toronto, ONwww.citco.com
CommonWealth Fund Services
Mackenzie Crawford | [email protected] | +1 416 687 6654 Toronto, ON | www.commonwealthfundservices.com
Harmonic Fund Services Canada Inc.
John Lee | [email protected] | +1 416 507 4700 | Toronto, ONwww.harmonic.ky
Maples Fund Services
Jason Brandt | [email protected] | +1 514 228 2258 | Montréal, QCwww.maplesfs.com
MUFJ Fund Services (Canada) Ltd.
Steve Slessor | [email protected] | +1 519 748 6028 ext 140 Toronto, ON | www.mfsadmin.com
SGGG Fund Services Inc.
Dennis MacPherson | [email protected] | +1 416 967 0038 ext 247 | Toronto, ON | www.sgggfsi.com
State Street
Abdul Sheikh | [email protected] | +1 647 775 5959 | Toronto, ONwww.statestreet.com
The Investment Administration Solution Inc.
David Chan | [email protected] | +1 416 368 9569 ext 288 | Toronto, ONwww.TheSolutionpeople.com®
UBS Fund Services, Canada
Heather Budd | [email protected] | +1 416 971 4702 | Toronto, ONwww.ubs.com
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS FuND ADMINISTRATORS
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Deloitte LLP
George Kosmas | [email protected] | +1 416 601 6084 | Toronto, ON
Aaron Noga | [email protected] | +1 403 267 1700 | Calgary, AB
Anthony Barke | [email protected] | +1 604 640 3031 | vancouver, BC
Normand Favreau | [email protected] | +1 514 393 5407 | Montréal, QC
www.deloitte.ca
Ernst & Young LLP
Joseph Micallef | [email protected] | +1 416 943 3494 | Toronto, ON
www.ey.com/ca
KPMG LLP
Peter Hayes | [email protected] | +1 416 777 3939 | Toronto, ON
Philippe Grubert | [email protected] | +1 514 240 2608 | Montréal, pQ
Randy Kraft | | [email protected] | +1 403 691 8039 | Calgary, AB
Nik Assanand | [email protected] | +1 604 691 3104 | vancouver, BC
Austin Abas | [email protected] | +1 204 957 2217 | Winnipeg, MB
www.kpmg.ca
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chris Pitts | [email protected] | +1 416 947 8964 | Toronto, ON
Andrew Paterson | [email protected] | +1 514 205 5264 | Montréal, pQ
Michael Godwin | [email protected] | +1 403 509 7322 | Calgary, AB
Paul Challinor | [email protected] | +1 604 806 7218 | vancouver, BC
www.pwc.com/ca/en
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS ACCOuNTING FIRMS
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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Ron Kosonic | [email protected] | +1 416-367-6621 | Toronto, ONEric Lapierre | [email protected] | +1 514 954 3103 | Montréal, pQJonathan Doll | [email protected] | +1 403 232 9659 | Calgary, ABJason Brooks | [email protected] | +1 604 640 4102 | vancouver, BC
www.blg.com
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Tim Baron | [email protected] | +1 416 863 5539 | Toronto, ON
www.dwvp.com
McMillan LLP
Jason Chertin | [email protected] | +1 416 865 7854 | Toronto, ONAssunta Di Lorenzo | [email protected] | +1 514 987 5018 | Montréal, pQ Michael Shannon | [email protected] | +1 604 893 7638 | vancouver, BC
www.mcmillan.ca
INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS LAW FIRMS
Aird & Berlis LLP
Jennifer Wainwright | [email protected] | +1 416 865 4632 | Toronto, ON
www.airdberlis.com
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Stacy McLean | [email protected] | +1 416 863 4325 | Toronto, ONAaron Palmer | [email protected] | +1 604 631 3301 | vancouver, BC
www.blakes.com
Norton Rose Canada LLP
Michael Bunn | [email protected] | +1 416 216 4095 | Toronto, ONwww.nortonrose.com
Stikeman Elliott LLP
Darin Renton | [email protected] | +1 416 869 5635 | Toronto, ONAlix d’Anglejan-Chantillon | [email protected] | +1 514 397 3240 | Montréal, QCKeith R. Chatwin | [email protected] | +1 403 266 9088 | Calgary, ABArgiro M. Kotsalis | [email protected] | +1 604 631 1317 | vancouver, BC
www.stikeman.com
Torys LLP
Marlene Davidge | [email protected] | +1 416 865 7322 | Toronto, ON
www.torys.com
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INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS OTHeR
Castle Hall Alternatives Inc. Due Diligence Consultant
Chris Addy | [email protected] | +1 450 465 8880 | Montréal, pQEsther Zurba | [email protected] | +1 647 302 9193 | Toronto, ON
www.castlehallalternatives.com
Cidel Financial Group private Wealth Management - private Bank
Matt Maldoff | [email protected] | +1 416 925 7585 | Toronto, ONDavid Emond | [email protected] | +1 403 697 6962 | Calgary, AB
www.cidel.com
ITG Brokerage, Trading platform
Dave Harris | [email protected] | +1 416 874 0731 | Toronto, ONEtienne Phaneuf | [email protected] | +1 877 604 4484 | Montréal, pQwww.itg.com
Montréal Exchange equity and Derivatives exchange
Claude Cyr | [email protected] | +1 514 871 7887 | Montréal, pQwww.m-x.ca
Phocion Investments Inc. phocion Investments Inc.
Ioannis Segounis | [email protected] | +1 514 564 3323 | Montréal, pQwww.phocioninvestments.com
CME Group Futures exchange
Todd Schlaht | [email protected] | +1 403 444 5568 | Calgar y, AB Randy Warsager | [email protected] | +1 212 897 5286 | New Yorkwww.cmegroup.com
ARA Compliance Support Compliance Consulting Service
Vipool Desai | [email protected] | +1 416 629 4155 | Toronto, ONwww.aracompliance.com
CIBC Wood Gundy Retail Brokerage
Jonathan Carter | [email protected] | +1 416 594-7394 | Toronto, ONwww.woodgundy.com
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INDuSTRY pARTICIpANTS INSTITuTIONAL INveSTORS
Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Neil Petroff | [email protected] | +1 416 730 3763 | Toronto, ONwww.otpp.com
PSP Investments
France-Anne Fortin | [email protected] | +1 514 925 5487 | Montréal, pQwww.investpsp.ca
Certain members of AIMA Canada who are institutional investors have opted not to be listed in this directory.
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FOR MORe INFORMATION:
Donna DeBaeremaeker trade Commissioner
Department of Foreign Affiars, Trade and DevelopmentOttawa, OntarioCanada
[email protected] +1 343 203 3734
www.international.gc.ca
Government of CanadaTrade Commissioner Service
Gouvernement du CanadaService des délégués commerciaux