(February 10) – Charles Schwab Canada, Co. is lead manager and e-manager of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) for the RRSP season that will provide both on-line and traditional investors the opportunity to increase their foreign content exposure in the U.S. high-technology sector.

The U.S. Technology Gorilla RSP Fund is managed by the team of YMG Capital Management Inc. and Richard Croft. Charles Schwab Canada, Co., CIBC World Markets Inc., HSBC Securities (Canada) Inc., Canaccord Capital Inc., Yorkton Securities Inc. and Research Capital Corporation are agents. They have started soliciting expressions of interest for the issue on-line through CanadaIPO.com as well as through traditional brokerage channels.

CanadaIPO.com is an online syndicate used by on-line clients of brokerages that participate with Schwab Canada in new issue syndicates.