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Brendan Wood International Announces 2015/2016 TopGun Investment Minds and Canada’s TopGun (Best in Class) Investment Teams

February 10th, 2016 by TopGun Press

Brendan Wood International Announces 2015/2016 TopGun Investment Minds and Canada’s TopGun (Best in Class) Investment Teams

RBC Global Asset Management & CI Investments Top the Polls

For Immediate Release – TORONTO, Canada, February 11th, 2016 (TopGun Press) – Brendan Wood International is pleased to announce that sixty-one buy-side investment professionals have been voted TopGuns this year. Two hundred and sixty-five sell-side professionals cast their ballots for the investors they believed to be the leaders of thought in the industry during the past year.

“TopGuns again make up slightly less than ten percent of the nominees and again this year we found no bias toward large commission payers or firms. As always, each voter is limited as to the number of names for whom they may vote. Given the market conditions, the sell-side nominators made difficult choices of their most respected counter parties on the buy-side,” said Jordan Novak, Managing Director, Brendan Wood International.
Common reasons for nominations of this year’s TopGun Investment Minds include:

Asks the right, tough questions
Creative and open to new ideas
Critical mind
Global thinker
Diligent approach and analytical process
Disciplined investor
Does not listen to market “noise”
Forward thinking

Jennifer McClelland, veteran portfolio manager at RBC Global Asset Management, earned the title of TopGun Investment Mind of the Year. In all, RBC Global Asset Management fielded eight TopGuns, the largest number fielded by any firm this year.

                                2015/2016 TopGun Investment Teams of the Year

Sell-Side Poll  – Based on votes from Canada’s Sell-side professionals: 
1. RBC Global Asset Management
2. CI Investments
3. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management
4. 1832 Asset Management
5. Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management
6. Sentry Investments
7=. Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec
7=. Fiera Capital
7=. Investors Group
7=. BMO Global Asset Management

This year, 26 TopGun Investment Minds were designated Platinum Class based on being selected as TopGuns for four consecutive years.

The Canadian Society of TopGun Investment Minds Class of 2015/2016
(In alphabetical order by last name):

Gary Baker; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Christopher Beer; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Oscar Belaiche; 1832 Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Stephen Bonnyman; AGF Management
Gabriel Bouchard-Phillips; Van Berkom and Associates
Claude Boulos; Selexia Investment Management
Mark Bridges; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Stephane Champagne; CI Investments (Platinum Class)
Michael Chan; Fiera Capital (Platinum Class)
Dennis Chan; Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Samba Chunduri; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Robert Cohen; 1832 Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Ian Cooke; QV Investors
Greg Dean; CI Investments (Platinum Class)
Tom Dicker; 1832 Asset Management
Philippe Dumont; Caisse de Depot et placement du Quebec
Ryan Elliott; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management
Martin Ferguson; Mawer Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Benoit Gervais; Mackenzie Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Manash Goswami; First Asset Management Inc.
Mason Granger; Sentry Investments
Stephen Groff; CI Investments
Philip Harrington; BMO Global Asset Management
Sami Hazboun; Investors Group
Tyler Hewlett; BMO Global Asset Management
Hoa Hong; CI Investments
Tim Johal; Investors Group
Stuart Kedwell; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Jason Landau; Waratah Capital Advisors
Alex Lane; 1832 Asset Management
Patrice Langlois; Caisse de Depot et placement du Quebec
Jeannine LiChong; Gluskin Sheff & Associates (Platinum Class)
Scott Lysakowski; Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Craig MacAdam; Aurion Capital Management
Norman MacDonald; Invesco
Bill MacKenzie; CPP Investment Board
Kevin MacLean; Sentry Investments (Platinum Class)
Irene Matsyalko; RBC Global Asset Management
Jennifer McClelland; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Jeff Mo; Mawer Investment Management
Marcello Montanari; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Jayson Moss; Bissett Investment Management
Sarah Neilson; RBC Global Asset Management
John Novak; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Joe Overdevest; Pyramis Global Advisors (Platinum Class)
Vincent Paquet; Intact Investment Management Inc.
Doug Raymond; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Onno Rutten; Mackenzie Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Michael Simpson; Sentry Investments
Brandon Snow; CI Investments
Brahm Spilfogel; RBC Global Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Doug Stadelman; Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management
Jennifer Stevenson; 1832 Asset Management
Nick Szucs; Leith Wheeler Investment Counsel
David Szybunka; Canoe Financial
Terry Thib; IA Clarington Investments Inc.
Scott Vali; CIBC Asset Management (Platinum Class)
Steven Vertes; Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management (Platinum Class)
Malcolm White; CI Investments (Platinum Class)
Jeremy Yeung; CI Investments
Frank Zwarts; Fiera Capital

About Brendan Wood International:

Brendan Wood International (BWI) is an independent performance advisor which rates the performance of 1400+ prominent corporate names in the public markets worldwide. The firm also independently rates Investment Banks, Broker Dealer firms and Asset Managers worldwide. Brendan Wood and partners have conducted more than one thousand off sites and management conferences in fifty cities. Originators of the TopGun recognition program, BWI represents TopGun talent and offers placement services to clients seeking game changer executives and professionals.

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Contacts:
Jordan Novak
Managing Director
Brendan Wood International
+1 416 924 8110
jnovak@brendanwood.com

Amanda Knott
Manager – BWI Panel
Brendan Wood International
+1 416 924 8110
aknott@brendanwood.com​

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