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• IIAC Announces 2019 Investment Industry Hall of Fame Inductees
  IIAC Announces 2019 Investment Industry Hall of Fame Inductees

  June 13, 2019 by Ian Russell

   

  The Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) is proud to announce the 2019 Inductees into the Investment Industry Hall of Fame:

  Helen Kearns, President & CEO, Bell Kearns & Associates Ltd.

  James Pitblado, Former Chairman, RBC Dominion Securities Inc.

  Charlie Spiring, Founder, Wellington West Holdings Inc.; Founder and Chairman Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.

  Eric Sprott, Founder, Sprott Securities Ltd. and Sprott Asset Management LP

  Robert Wyman, Former Chairman & CEO, Pemberton Securities Inc. (Posthumous) 

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• Steven Donald of CI Financial Corp. Appointed IIAC Board Chair
  Steven Donald of CI Financial Corp. Appointed IIAC Board Chair

  June 5, 2019 by Ian Russell

  At its Annual General Meeting in Toronto today, the Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) announced its 2019-2020 Board of Directors, including the appointment of Steven Donald, Executive Vice-President and Chief Risk Officer, CI Financial Corp., as IIAC Board Chair, and Benoit Lauzé, Managing Director & Head, Equity Capital Markets-Global Investment Banking, CIBC World Markets Inc., as Vice-Chair. Read More

• Letter to the Editor: Ontario’s deregulation initiatives
  Letter to the Editor: Ontario’s deregulation initiatives

  May 13, 2019 by Ian Russell

   

  Investment Executive recently published the editorial, “Batten down the hatches”, assailing Ontario’s deregulation initiatives. Their understanding of said initiatives is deeply flawed and their conclusions erroneous; my letter to the editor corrects the article’s misunderstanding.