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Larry M. Berman is a Co-Founder of ETF Capital Management, and brings nearly twenty years of industry experience to the role of Chief Investment Officer. Larry has been ranked as one of Canada’s “Top 3 Analysts” according to institutional investor surveys1.
Larry began his career as a Toronto based investment advisor in 1989 and completed a technical internship in New York with the Market Technicians Association (www.mta.org) in 1994, where he studied the techniques of many top Wall Street technicians. Prior to founding ETFCM, he was Chief Technical Strategist and Managing Director for CIBC World Markets since 1997. Larry was a senior technical analyst for Thomson IFR in Boston and senior technical analyst and trader for Marleau, Lemire Futures in Toronto. Larry is a Chartered Market Technician (CMT), a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), and is a US registered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). Larry is the primary author of the textbook for the technical analysis course offered by the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI), which is the primary source of education for technical analysis in Canada. Larry is past President of the Canadian Society of Technical Analysts (www.csta.org), past Vice-Chairman (Americas) of the International Federation of Technical Analysts (www.ifta.org), and in 2010 completed a 2 year term as President of the Market Technicians Association (MTA). Larry’s opinions frequently appear in the media, and he is a featured weekly on BNN’s (http://watch.bnn.ca/bermans-call) Berman’s Call. Larry graduated from York University with a BA in Economics and lectures on technical analysis at colleges and universities. He also sits on the board of advisors to the MTA Educational Foundation (www.mtaef.org). | ||||||
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Fabien Ouellette brings over 19 years of investment experience to assist his clients in achieving their financial goals and objectives. In addition to his asset management skills, he specializes in financial and retirement planning.
Fabien is a Chartered Investment Manager (CIM), a Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (FCSI) and a Financial Divorce Specialist (FDS). He is also an active member of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), the Market Technicians Association (MTA) and the CFA Society (CFA). Following a successful 10-year career in the Canadian military, Fabien underwent an extensive course of study in financial planning before joining CIBC Wood Gundy and predecessor Firms (Midland Walwyn & Merrill Lynch). He then managed the Ottawa and Montreal offices of HSBC Securities, and later managed the Kanata office of yourCFO Advisory Group before joining ETF Capital Management Inc. as Associate Portfolio Manager and Branch Manager for the Ottawa and Montreal regions. Since 1995, Fabien has been a sought after public speaker to corporations and Government departments including the Senate, Foreign Affairs, Public Works, National Research Council, RCMP, Pfizer Canada, University of Ottawa and others. He's been a guest speaker on radio shows such as CFRA's Experts on Call and has written investment and financial planning articles for various publications. Fluently bilingual and originally from Montreal, Fabien has lived with his wife Jane in the Ottawa region for over 26 years. | ||||||
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Andrew Ruhland has close to two decades of experience in the financial industry. After 14 years of being an MFDA registered advisor, Andrew could no longer tolerate the slow pace of necessary innovation. In late 2008, Andrew left the MFDA and started working with us at ETF Capital Management. As a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), and Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA), Andrew uses his experience to complete the financial picture of our Clients by focusing on holistic wealth management - because there is more to achieving and protecting the lifestyle our Clients wish to attain than just investing in the markets. That said, Andrew's extensive experience, and fundamental research acumen allow him to make great contributions to our investment committee. Along with Margaret and Fabien, this provides complementary points of view to Larry's technical expertise.
Since 1994, Andrew has instructed Retirement Planning workshops through various educational institutions, wrote and hosted the weekly radio program, "Your Money and Your Life", been quoted in national publications on innovations in investment management using ETFs, and has appeared numerous times in national television features on wealth management. He is the President and Founder of Integrated Wealth Management Inc - www.integratedwealthmanagement.ca. Andrew and his wife Janet have a blended family of eight children. They enjoy an active lifestyle that includes fitness, golf, walking, caring for aging parents and raising their family with old-fashioned values. Andrew's personal interests (outside following the markets) include political philosophy, creative writing, and personal growth. | ||||||
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Luka Biber joined ETF Capital Management to help develop investment management models to optimize returns for clients. He has a strong analytical background and extensive programming and management experience from various reputable companies such as Descartes Systems Group and Deutsche Bank. During his time at ETFCM, he has grown to become a big part of the investment committee. Under Larry's supervision, Luka also helps with trade execution and portfolio management. He has a passion for financial markets and is constantly researching for new trade ideas to introduce to the investment team.
Luka earned a degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo and has a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He has also completed Level I of the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) program. | ||||||
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Margaret Samuel is President, Chief Executive Officer and Portfolio Manager of Enriched Investing Incorporated. Ms. Samuel is contracted to assist Larry Berman with portfolio management duties, as needed, and sits on the ETF Capital Management Investment Committee.
Over a period of more than eighteen years, Ms. Samuel has developed a disciplined approach to portfolio management at major Canadian investment institutions. Ms. Samuel has analyzed, traded and managed money market, fixed income, common equity and derivative hedging instruments and portfolios, gaining in-depth experience in fundamental, technical and quantitative disciplines.
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Jared Rabinowitz has a broad-based background in financial services, and extensive experience with rapidly growing new ventures, specializing in providing innovative solutions that drive revenue; improve efficiencies; reduce costs; and improve stakeholder value.
Jared became involved in the financial industry when he founded JCRM Systems; a privately-held company that creates Client Relationship Management databases for the financial services industry. Over the next six years JCRM Systems extended its mandate, providing holistic practice management consulting services to a $90 Million dollar private client group – including consolidated reporting systems; analytics and investment selection tools; along with business and marketing strategy. During the blackout of August 2003, Jared realized the opportunity for developing and marketing emergency preparedness kits. He was inspired to create the concept for American Family Safety Inc. - taking a temporary leave from the financial industry to launch AFS, along with Barbados subsidiary American Family Safety International SRL. As founding partner and managing director, he developed the organization’s business and marketing strategy; product line; finance/operations/technology plans; and corporate branding - implementing a multi-tier distribution strategy throughout the United States. AFS has partnered with major non-profit organizations, and the business community to protect many thousands of households, and operates an industry leading e-commerce site. Jared returned to the financial world in November 2006, partnering with Larry Berman to co-found the organization, in the capacity of President and Chief Operating Officer. Jared’s mission at ETFCM is to manage all non-advisory aspects of the business, allowing the Chief Investment Officer and his staff to apply 100% focus toward our most critical goal of protecting and enhancing the investment dollar of our clients. Jared is a graduate of The University of Western Ontario. | ||||||
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Patricia Sam works closely with new clients to help them understand the benefits of ETF Capital Management and Larry's active management style. She also facilitates and resolves any account inquiries/issues for existing clients.
Patricia has an educational background in Economics from Wilfrid Laurier University and has worked in the financial industry for a few years in Collateral Management for Global Institutional Security Lending prior to joining ETF Capital Management. Patricia has been an active Board member of the North York Women's Shelter (NYWS) since 2009 where she is dedicated to promoting awareness regarding various women issues. She is also on the Governance Committee where she helps reform outdated policies to ensure a healthier environment for the staff, volunteers, and clients of the NYWS. | ||||||
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Laura Pipes is the Branch Administrator for ETF Capital Management office in Ottawa.
Laura has an extensive background of administrative support and office management. After graduating from Lakehead University with a Sociology degree, Laura began her career in administration. Before joining ETF, Laura has worked in the media, healthcare, insurance and financial industries. Laura is an active member of the Ottawa Artisans Guild and participates in raising funds for Children’s Wish Foundation, CHEO and other local charities. | ||||||
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Investors should always consider the depth of an organization when making an investment. To assure the best service and cost-effectiveness for our clients ETFCM has chosen to partner with the foremost experts in each critical operational area. All activities carried on by our administrative partners are closely supervised by ETFCM to ensure accuracy and compliance.
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NBCN is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of National Bank Financial. The sole business of NBCN is to provide clearing and brokerage services to independent securities firms, financial planners, investment counselors and money managers. At present, there are over 100 independent financial service firms with NBCN entrusting us with over $60 billion in assets under administration. ETFCM’s back and mid office needs are served by over 200 NBCN employees, reducing the need for in-house staff and keeping costs down for our clients. NBCN Managed Account Solutions partners with stakeholders to develop solutions that reflect their need to implement and administer wealth management services. The Managed Account Solutions (MAS) division is focused on supporting over 20 firms with custom and turn-key managed account services, and is among the industry’s leading providers of fee based solutions with close to $3 billion in managed assets under administration across over 20,000 Managed Accounts. Powered by industry leading tools in combination with experienced staff (30 direct employees) focused on the needs of firms that offer Managed Accounts. NBCN MAS provides the backbone of ETFCM’s Privateer Platform – bringing world class services and peace of mind to our clients in a cost effective manner.
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The Investment Industry has been under increased scrutiny amidst ever-changing regulations. We have a designated team of professionals focused on providing targeted solutions in auditing, accounting, tax reporting, and regulatory compliance reporting for Investment Advisors, Pool Fund Trusts, Hedge Funds, Mutual Funds and Limited Partnerships. Focusing on IDA, OSC, and MFDA regulated entities means that we’re always informed on changes and amendments to Canadian generally accepted accounting principles and income tax legislation, ensuring that we always provide relevant and timely advice. Our team of professionals is dedicated to remaining update with changes as they occur.
Accurate, timely administration with no surprises: these are the hallmarks of a great alternative strategy fund administrator. At SGGG Fund Services Inc., our knowledgeable team of CA's, CGA's and accountants offers you the depth of experience and professional training required for trustworthy, trouble-free fund administration.
With over 150 alternative strategy funds under administration, we have seen virtually every type of fund strategy, helping us evolve a sophisticated understanding of your needs. We act as your administrative partner, helping you focus on what you do best! - Fund Management.
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1: Aa rated by Brendan Wood International (BWI) institutional investor surveys.
2: As reported by The Bottom Line published by LexisNexis Canada Inc.
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