Ian Russell, president and CEO of the Toronto-based Investment Industry Association of Canada, is the newly elected chairman of the International Council of Securities Associations (ICSA). He is the first Canadian in 20 years to hold this role for the New York-based organization. This follows his 2012 appointment as chairman of the ICSA’s standing committee […]
Veteran investment banker Line Rivard of Montreal now is a special advisor to the Bank of Canada on financial system issues. She will help the governing council further understand the link between the financial system and the corporate sector. Rivard has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking and corporate finance, most recently […]
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Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has appointed Annette Verschuren as the new chairwoman of the Venture Capital Expert Panel. Verschuren was already a member of the panel, which was established in May 2013 to advance key elements of the federal government’s Venture Capital Action Plan, a strategy meant to improve financing for Canada’s venture- capital […]
Toronto-based Bank of Montreal (BMO) has appointed Cameron Fowler as group head for Canadian personal and commercial banking, where he will be accountable for the department’s overall business results. He will report to Frank Techar, BMO’s chief operating officer. Fowler was previously BMO’s executive vice president for the bank’s Canadian personal and commercial banking arm. […]
Neil Gross is the new executive director at the Toronto-based Canadian Foundation for Advancement of Investor Rights (a.k.a. FAIR Canada). The veteran securities lawyer takes over from Ermanno Pascutto, who founded the organization in 2008. Gross has been practising law for more than 30 years and is experienced in representing both investors and investment professionals. […]
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