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Le 25 août dernier avait lieu la 9e édition du Méchoui annuel organisé par FIAMtl au cours duquel CFA Montréal a remis le prix Femme qui s’est le plus distinguée par son implication émérite au sein de la communauté financière et de l’investissement de Montréal à Danielle Filistin, CFA, PRM. Cette distinction vient reconnaître sa contribution au rayonnement des [...]

Before we dive into the future we must first discuss the present. Up until now there have been two distinct securities markets in the United States. Public and Private. Public securities generally trade on a national exchange, this makes them available to most investors through their brokerage accounts thanks to the infrastructure and many pipes […]

Le 8 février dernier, le Programme des gestionnaires en émergence du Québec (PGEQ) annonçait la sélection de la firme Evovest, de Montréal, pour la gestion d’un mandat en actions mondiales. Fondée en 2017 par Carl Dussault, son PDG, Evovest a lancé son premier fonds alimenté par l’intelligence artificielle (IA), le fonds Evovest Actions Mondiales, en [...]

PRMIA Montréal organise des tables rondes rassemblant des professionnels des professions du conseil, de la gestion de portefeuille et du risque. Les orateurs, débutants et seniors, discuteront de leur cheminement de carrière, des tendances récentes de leur profession et de conseils pour les étudiants diplômés. Ils exposeront également les responsabilités typiques de leur profession. Cet [...]

When the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) first opened a branch in Canada 15 years ago, the hedge fund sector in this country was just starting and still small. The way firms were set up and products marketed was very different to today. Indeed, as we mark our crystal anniversary in Canada, it is thrilling [...]

Foreword Welcome to Financing the Economy 2018, the fourth edition in a series of papers analysing the global private credit industry produced by the Alternative Credit Council (ACC), the private credit affiliate of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). This edition is again produced in partnership with Dechert LLP. We are delighted to be publishing [...]

Lenders that take advantage of artificial intelligence primarily use it to improve operational efficiency or enhance the consumer/borrower experience. Community banks are turning to artificial intelligence, and by 2020, AI could perform a number of underwriting functions and even spur reshoring of repetitive service tasks for financial services companies. [...] Lire l'article complet

Foreword Since the global financial crisis, private lending has become an increasingly prevalent part of institutional and retail portfolios across Canada, as investors seeking high-yielding investments continue to face low interest rates and compressed credit spreads on corporate debt versus comparable-term federal and provincial offerings. In this publication, we provide an overview of private lending [...]

Foreword Alfred W. Jones opened the doors of the world’s first hedge fund firm almost 70 years ago. He could not have known it at the time, but his innovations would sow the seeds of a new industry that would change the face of investing. The story of the hedge fund industry since then has [...]