Market Opens

Nicolas Richard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Desjardins Global Asset Management, Frédérick Tremblay, Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions, Desjardins Investments, and their colleagues joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to celebrate the launch of four Desjardins index ETFs: Desjardins Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF (TSX: DCBC), Desjardins Canadian Equity Index ETF (TSX: DMEC), Desjardins U.S. Equity Index ETF (TSX: DMEU) and Desjardins International Equity Index ETF (TSX: DMEI). The launch of these core components is designed to meet investors' needs for diversification and portfolio construction, and to support their financial empowerment. For more information about the Desjardins ETF range, visit desjardinsETF.com. Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the fifth largest cooperative financial group in the world, with assets of $422.9 billion. Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, online platforms and subsidiaries across Canada.

Frank Gleeson Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Satellos Bioscience Inc. (TSX: MSCL) ("Satellos" or the "Company"), and his team joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the Company’s graduation to TSX. Satellos is a publicly traded biotechnology company dedicated to developing life-improving medicines to treat degenerative muscle diseases.

Canada’s Best Managed Companies co-leaders, Lorrie King and Derrick Dempster, alongside their team members, sponsors, and program winners, joined David Chelich, Sector Head, Business Development, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and recognize the 2024 Canada’s Best Managed Companies winners. With a rich history spanning over 30 years, the Canada’s Best Managed Companies program remains the pinnacle of excellence for privately-owned Canadian companies. Since its inception in 1993, this program has attracted hundreds of companies vying for the prestigious designation through a rigorous evaluation process. This process assesses their leadership capabilities in critical areas such as strategy, culture and commitment, capabilities, innovation, governance, and financial performance.

Frances Marinic-Jaffer, President of the Board of Directors, Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (DSAT) and her team joined Omar Khafagy, Manager, Corporate Access, Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market. The Down Syndrome Association of Toronto (“DSAT”) is a non-profit registered charitable organization established in 1987, consisting of passionate volunteer parents, siblings, friends and citizens who are devoted to improving the potential of people with Down syndrome. DSAT is a proud leader for raising awareness, equality, and opportunity for people with Down syndrome.