- The new Global Equity team are the latest among 50 recent
hires across BMO GAM to accelerate growth in key areas
TORONTO, July 25, 2022 /CNW/ - BMO Global Asset Management
(BMO GAM) today announced a significant expansion of its strategic
investment and portfolio management capabilities with the addition
of a new highly experienced Global Equity team.
Building on BMO GAM's commitment to growing its business in
Canada, the new Toronto-based team is comprised of 13
investment professionals who bring key global sector expertise and
will partner with BMO GAM's product, sales, and investment groups
to develop innovative products and solutions that address
investors' evolving needs to achieve better outcomes.
BMO's Global Equity Team are among the latest of more than 50
investment professionals who have recently joined BMO GAM in key
growth areas including equities, bonds, quantitative investing,
responsible investing, ETFs, alternatives, and trading as the
business continues to enhance its investment capabilities. Working
together, the BMO GAM team bridges active and passive investing
strategies as part of a total portfolio for investors.
"I'm delighted to welcome this exceptional Global Equity team to
BMO GAM," said Sadiq S. Adatia,
Chief Investment Officer, BMO GAM. "These experienced professionals
with a strong investment track record will help us further broaden
our in-house capabilities, innovate, be a market leader and deliver
for our clients. They have a history of strong performance in the
global equities space, success in growing assets, and collectively
managed $20 billion of assets under
management."
"We are committed to the growth of BMO GAM in Canada. This team has a long history of
collaboration with each individual bringing deep expertise in the
international and global sectors to make joint portfolio decisions
and share insights and knowledge across various asset classes,"
said Kristi Mitchem, Chief Executive
Officer, BMO GAM. "This level of collaboration is critical for us
as we all work together to deliver for our clients and complements
our team very well."
The Global Equity team consists of the following investment
professionals:
- Jeff Elliot - Portfolio Manager,
Healthcare
- Malcolm White - Portfolio
Manager, Technology
- Jeremy Yeung - Portfolio
Manager, Technology
- John Hadwen - Portfolio Manager,
Financials
- Massimo Bonansinga - Portfolio
Manager, Industrials, Defense, and Infrastructure
- Hoa Hong - Portfolio Manager,
Energy and Resources
- Goshen Benzaquen - Portfolio
Manager, Financials
- Kyle Mendyk - Associate
Portfolio Manager, Financials
- Janice Wong - Associate
Portfolio Manager, Industrials and Infrastructure
- Alex Yang - Associate Portfolio
Manager, Utilities, Industrials and Infrastructure
- Alexander Payne - Analyst,
Consumer Discretionary and Staples
- Shawna McIntee - Trader, Global
Equity
- Edward-Durrant Taylor - Client
Portfolio Manager, Global Equity
About BMO Financial
Group
Serving customers for 200 years and counting, BMO is a highly
diversified financial services provider - the 8th largest bank, by
assets, in North America. With
total assets of $1.04 trillion as of
April 30, 2022, and a team of diverse
and highly engaged employees, BMO provides a broad range of
personal and commercial banking, wealth management and investment
banking products and services to more than 12 million customers and
conducts business through three operating groups: Personal and
Commercial Banking, BMO Wealth Management and BMO Capital
Markets.
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Asset Management Inc. and BMO Investments Inc. Certain of the
products and services offered under the brand name, BMO Global
Asset Management, are designed specifically for various categories
of investors in Canada and may not
be available to all investors. Products and services are only
offered to investors in Canada in
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