Market Opens

Members of the CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) team, including Nirujan Kanagasingam, SVP, Head of ETF Strategy, and Geraldo Ferreira, SVP, Head of Investment Products & Manager Oversight, along with members of the Munro Partners team, including Founding Partners Nick Griffin and Ronald Calvert and Partner Akilan Karuna, joined Graham Mackenzie, Managing Director of Exchange Traded Products at the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate the five-year milestone of Melbourne-based Munro Partners in Canada. This celebration marks a strong partnership between CI Global Asset Management and Munro, highlighting the success of CI GAM’s three Munro sub-advised ETFs on the TSX: CI Munro Alternative Global Growth Fund (CMAG), CI Munro Global Growth Equity Fund (CMGG), and CI Global Climate Leaders Fund (CLML). Munro Partners is a global investment manager with a core focus on growth equities. Established in 2016, the business has over $4 billion CAD in AUM and is owned and controlled by key staff. Through their proprietary investment process, they invest alongside their clients to benefit from some of the key structural changes that occur in our world today. CI GAM is Canada’s fifth-largest ETF provider with approximately $21.5 billion in assets under management in more than 80 ETFs (as at March 31, 2024). CI GAM’s ETF lineup is highly diversified and includes beta, smart beta, asset allocation, managed volatility, actively managed, liquid alternatives, digital assets, covered calls, ESG and other thematic mandates.

Luc Fortin, President and Chief Executive Officer, Montreal Exchange and Global Head of Trading, TMX Group, joined representatives from BMO, National Bank of Canada, Tethys Technology, Alithya, Broadridge, CSTA Canada, and Options Technology, to celebrate the 20th Annual TMX Equities Trading Conference and open the market. The 20th annual TMX Equities Trading Conference is a full day event providing an ideal opportunity for the Canadian investment community to discuss current issues and trends.

Robert Colelli and Steven Gobbatto, Co-Chairs of Team Revolution, along with Sandra Sualim, President and Chief Executive Officer of Humber River Health Foundation, joined Richard Rohan, Chief Growth Officer, Trust, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and mark the kickoff of the 2024 Team Revolution season. The alliance between Team Revolution and Humber River Health Foundation is dedicated to promoting an active lifestyle through cycling while simultaneously driving awareness and vital funds for Humber River Health Foundation. Comprised of passionate riders committed to fostering community health and backing innovative healthcare initiatives, Team Revolution has boldly set its sights on a $1 million fundraising target for the Foundation this year, building upon their illustrious track record of over $3.5 million raised thus far. As ambassadors of change, Team Revolution aspires to ignite a spirit of community, urging others to embrace cycling not just as a pastime, but also a transformative journey of collective well-being and shared sense of purpose.

Michael Kovacs, Chief Executive Officer, Harvest ETFs, Harvest Portfolios Group Inc., and his team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of three new ETFs: the Harvest Balanced Income & Growth ETF (TSX: HBIG), the Harvest Balanced Income & Growth Enhanced ETF (TSX: HBIE), and the Harvest Industrial Leaders Income ETF (TSX: HIND). Founded in 2009, Harvest ETFs is an independent Canadian Investment Fund Manager with over $4.1 billion in AUM. Harvest has expanded its income philosophy to introduce Fixed Income ETFs and Balanced Income ETFs to our innovative lineup. Harvest has incorporated equity and fixed income, and integrated our strategic covered call strategy, which is designed to deliver higher yields and increase monthly income for our clients.