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Always one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the wealth management calendar across Canada, this year’s Wealth Professional Awards promise to be an extra special occasion. The WPAs will make their return in 2023 as an in-person event, welcoming wealth professionals from the length and breadth of the country to Toronto’s Liberty Grand on June 1 for the live gala.
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Nominations The call for nominations was open to all wealth management professionals and organizations – including financial advisors, advisory brokerages, BDMs, fund providers, and service providers – from across Canada. Nominations were open from January 16, 2023, to March 3, 2023, 11:59 p.m. EST.
Excellence Awardees Once all nominations were considered and research was complete, Excellence Awardees were selected in each category (except the Lifetime Achievement category) and notified via email or phone.
Judging All submissions from our Excellence Awardees were forwarded to the independent judging panel comprising industry leaders and senior representatives. The panel assessed and voted for their winners in each category according to the relevant category criteria.
Winners Using a simple points system to aggregate judges’ votes, the Excellence Awardees with the top scores in each category were named as the winners. Winners were announced at the awards show on June 1, 2023, and on the awards website.
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BDM/Wholesaler of the Year
ETF Innovator of the Year
ETF Provider of the Year
Most Innovative Use of WealthTech
Mutual Fund Provider of the Year
The Avenue Living Award for Portfolio/Discretionary Manager of the Year
The Care Lending Group Award for CEO of the Year
The Centurion Asset Management Award for Young Achiever of the Year
The CI Global Asset Management Award for Holistic Advisory Team of the Year
The Edward Jones Award for Excellence in Philanthropy and Community Service
The Equiton Award for Canadian Advisor of the Year
Celebrating excellence in the wealth management industry
The Wealth Professional Awards is returning as an in-person event on June 1, with some of the leading names in the wealth management profession vying for the top prizes
Australians trust and value the independent service mortgage brokers provide. We support and celebrate this as we come together to recognise an industry of hard-working and high-achieving professionals at this year’s AMAs. Congratulations to all the excellence awardees – we applaud your achievements and wish you all the very best of luck.
The IFSE Institute Award for Financial Literacy Champion
The National Bank Independent Network Award for Advisory Team of the Year (Under 10 Staff)
The Nour Private Wealth Award for Rising Star Advisor of the Year
The Sun Life Global Investments Award for Advisor of the Year – Responsible Investments
The Trez Capital Award for Multi-Office Advisor Network/Brokerage of the Year
The Wealhouse Capital Management Award for Employer of Choice
WealthTech Service Provider of the Year
The event will see the best and brightest of Canada’s leading wealth professionals, financial advisors, advisory brokerages, fund providers, BDMs, and service providers recognized for their exceptional achievements throughout the past 12 months. The Wealth Professional Awards team would like to thank all those who took the time to submit nominations, and extend our gratitude to the judges who diligently reviewed the files to select the prestigious list of final winners. Winners and Excellence Awardees will be honoured at the live event, a fitting occasion for key members of the wealth management profession to celebrate the achievements of their friends, colleagues, and peers throughout a remarkable year. Be sure to reserve a table and join us for what’s sure to be an unmissable evening bringing together wealth management professionals from across Canada to celebrate, connect, and raise a glass in honour of the profession’s outstanding work over the last 12 months. Visit https://wealthprofessionalawards.ca/ or contact events@keymedia.com for table reservations or sponsorship opportunities. Wealth Professional and Key Media congratulate each of this year’s Excellence Awardees, listed in the following pages.
Research The Wealth Professional Awards team conducted research and drew on knowledge and information gained through Wealth Professional to support and supplement nominations received and to ensure that no one deserving of recognition was missed. Excellence Awardees were to be determined from both pools of information.
Awards
The ICM Asset Management Award for Advisor of the Year – Alternative Investments
The Harvest ETFs Award for Female Trailblazer of the Year
The Franklin Templeton Award for Advisory Team of the Year (10 Staff or More)
The FP Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Financial Planning Industry
Claire Van Wyk-Allan
Greg Pollock
Grant Hicks
Gerry Fields
Pat Dunwoody
Daniel Collison
James Burron
Ranjan Bhaduri
Tashia Batstone
Thank you to our esteemed judges for lending their time and expertise to help recognize and celebrate excellence in the mortgage industry.
2023 Judging panel
Australians have been through a lot since Westpac opened its doors in 1817. Wonderful, challenging, exhilarating moments - we’ve seen most of them up close and personal. Banking is often invisible in our lives, and even though we’re pretty sure you don’t think about us all the time, you’re interacting with us and our products nearly every day and when it does matter, we’re there to back you. It’s why we’re constantly improving your banking experience with technology like the launch of our new mobile App. Why we protect you through initiatives such as our scams promise. Why we’re working to provide simpler, smarter, and smoother banking to help you take and maintain control of your money - with features like Tap+Pay and Cardless Cash (T&Cs and eligibility apply). It’s why we offer Westpac rewards and better savings rates and give you the opportunity to really dig down into and understand what makes your finances work. Whether you’re saving for your first big road trip or turning a side-hustle into a full-time gig; starting a family, downsizing to start a new adventure or getting financially literate - we’re here. Life is eventful – that’s why we help. To learn more, visit: westpac.com.au/brokers
Avenue Living Asset Management is a leading Canadian alternative asset manager with over $3.5 billion in assets under management and four alternative investment products. Avenue Living owns and operates all its assets, which support sectors essential to the everyday lives of North Americans — workforce housing, commercial real estate, farmland, and self-storage. A vertically integrated platform, access to capital, operational expertise, and proven investment strategy allow us to continue to grow based on fundamentals. Website: www.avenuelivingam.com
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Centurion Asset Management Inc. (“Centurion”) has become a leading asset management company that offers investors a growing portfolio of private investment products, corporate financing, mortgage financing, multi-residential apartments, and student housing communities. Website: www.centurion.ca
CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) is one of Canada’s largest investment management companies with more than 100 investment professionals with extensive expertise navigating multiple markets. We offer a curated collection of the traditional and alternative strategies you want with the performance you need to achieve your unique goals. We are committed to investment excellence and focus on exceeding expectations every day. Our teams: • Are empowered to think independently and held accountable for the results they achieve • Collaborate and cooperate—sharing insight, expertise, and research to bring the full scale and intellectual capital of CI GAM to benefit each and every client • Take an active approach to portfolio and risk management to deliver the best possible outcomes to each and every investor Website: www.ci.com
Edward Jones is a full-service investment dealer which provides a range of investment products, services and solutions to retail investors. We have close to 850 financial advisors serving clients in Canadian communities from coast-to-coast. A member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the firm is also a participating organization in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Edward Jones is a proud supporter of partners in the health and wellness space such as The Terry Fox Foundation, whose mission supports initiatives positively impacting cancer research. Website: www.edwardjones.ca
Equiton makes high-quality private real estate investments accessible to all Canadians so they can responsibly build their wealth. Founded in 2015, we have experienced tremendous growth, having more than tripled assets under management in the last two years. Our exponential growth is a direct outcome of our leadership team understanding how the industry works and how to create long-term wealth through real estate investing. We focus on capitalizing on value creation opportunities and building the most robust portfolio possible for our investors, partners, and stakeholders. Website: Real Estate Investments in Canada – Equiton Inc.
A national certification and professional oversight body working in the public interest, FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning in Canada. There are about 17,300 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals and about 1,600 QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals (as of December 31, 2022), who meet FP Canada’s rigorous professional and ethical standards. Website: www.fpcanada.ca
Franklin Templeton is a global leader in investment management with clients in over 170 countries. Here in Canada and abroad, we are dedicated to one goal: delivering exceptional asset management for our clients. At the core of our success is our multiple independent investment teams—each with a focused area of expertise—from traditional to alternative strategies and multi-asset solutions. All of these investment teams share a common commitment to excellence grounded in rigorous, fundamental research and robust, disciplined risk management. This expertise in Canada combined with extensive global resources, and a focus on excellence has made us a trusted partner to generations of advisors and investors. Website: www.franklintempleton.com
At Harvest, our guiding principles are premised on building wealth for our clients through ownership of strong businesses that have the potential to grow & generate steady income over the long term. Founded in 2009, Harvest manages over $2.1 billion in assets for Canadian Investors. We offer equity based mandates with clear objectives through Income & Growth orientated ETF portfolios. Website: www.harvestportfolios.com
ICM is a registered alternative investment fund manager and portfolio manager focused on owning, operating and investing in real assets. We offer retail, private client and institutional investors an array of private investment opportunities focused on real estate, private equity, private debt and infrastructure strategies. Our goals are simple: We strive to preserve wealth and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while providing the highest level of client service. Our success hinges on our unwavering commitment to three principles that underpin our investment philosophy: Value, Discipline, and Results. Our adherence to these principles has allowed ICM to generate exceptional investment returns for our clients and a strong track record of achieving our goals. Today, we manage more than $1Billion AUM of assets across numerous investment vehicles and advisory relationships and have considerable experience in originating, structuring and financing investment transactions and managing risk in alternative assets. Our team has grown substantially and is made up of investment and operating professionals with extensive experience, collectively having acquired and/or managed over $7 billion of assets globally Website: www.icmassetmanagement.com
IFSE is the educational arm of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) and a leader in online learning delivery. We are dedicated to helping Canadians improve their financial literacy through best-in-class financial education and support. As a not-for-profit organization, we make our training affordable to ensure that financial education is widely accessible. Website: www.ifse.ca
National Bank Independent Network (NBIN) began as one of the first clearing services for independent advisors in Canada. Today, we are one of Canada’s leading providers of custody, trade execution and brokerage solutions, all backed by the financial strength and ongoing support of National Bank of Canada. Website: www.nbin.ca/publicsite/index.html
HomeEquity Bank is the leading provider of reverse mortgages in Canada dedicated to helping Canadian homeowners 55+ live retirement their way by providing a safe, secure, and simple way to access the equity they’ve built up in their homes through financial solutions like the CHIP Reverse Mortgage®, CHIP MAX®, Income Advantage® and CHIP Open®. Since 1986, HomeEquity bank has offered solutions that allow Canadians to access up to 55% of the value of their home without the stress of monthly payments. Whether Canadians are looking to pay off debt, take a vacation, or simply to have a steady stream of income to supplement their CPP and OAS throughout their retirement, HomeEquity Bank offers financial solutions to meet their unique needs. HomeEquity Bank has helped tens of thousands of Canadians by offering financial solutions designed specifically for homeowners age 55+ so that they can live retirement their way in the home they love. Website: www.chipadvisor.ca/wealth
Tashia Batstone, MBA, FCPA, FCA, ICD.D President and CEO FP Canada
Dr. Ranjan Bhaduri Founder, President & CEO Bodhi Research Group
James Burron Co-Founder & Partner Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies & Assets (CAASA)
Daniel Collison,BA, CFP, TEP Managing Partner Advice2Advisors
Pat Dunwoody Executive Director Canadian ETF Association
Gerry Fields President and General Counsel CORNERSTONE GROUP
Grant Hicks, CIM President Advisor Practice Management
Greg Pollock President and CEO Advocis
Claire Van Wyk-Allan Managing Director, Head of Canada Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA)
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Justin Kennedy Managing Director - APAC Key Media
Thank you to our esteemed judges for lending their time and expertise to help recognise and celebrate excellence in the mortgage industry.
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Daniel Collison, BA, CFP, TEP Managing Partner Advice2Advisors
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NOUR PRIVATE WEALTH (NPW) is an independent wealth management firm specializing in meeting the needs of a growing number of high-net-worth private clients and select corporate investors. At NPW, we realize that all clients are different, and their investment and wealth planning needs evolve. Our advisors are equipped to provide the expertise needed across all facets of the wealth management spectrum, ranging from portfolio construction, retirement, tax and estate planning right up to insurance and private capital. NPW advisors manage portfolios using a diverse mix of asset classes, delivering strong risk-adjusted returns while providing the highest personalized client service level. Website: www.npw.ca
Hyewon Kong
Hyewon Kong Vice President, Head of Responsible Investing at Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO) Board Director of the University of British Columbia (UBC) Investment Management Trust
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We are built differently There are a lot of reasons we have become one of the fastest-growing retail and institutional managers in Canada. And the strength of our parent company is just one. We bring the world to your portfolio Building wealth today requires you to look beyond Canada’s borders. We are part of the Sun Life group of companies, a global asset manager with offices in nearly 20 countries and over $1 trillion under management. And we’ve built a truly global investment platform by combining the strength of Sun Life with world class asset managers. Finding certainty in a world of risk Building a secure financial future in a world of permanent uncertainty has never been harder. But our unwavering commitment to helping investors build wealth and manage risk, is why Canadians have increasingly embraced our products and services. Website: www.sunlifeglobalinvestments.com
Trez Capital is a diversified real estate investment firm and preeminent provider of private commercial real estate debt and equity financing solutions in Canada and the United States. With over $3.9 billion in AUM, we have funded more than 1,500 transactions totaling more than $12.5 billion since the firm’s inception in 1997. We have earned the trust of investors, by applying prudent risk management and rigorous institutional-grade underwriting to generate attractive yields and stable sources of income. We offer private and institutional investors strategies to invest in a variety of opportunistic, fully-secured mortgage investment funds, syndications and joint ventures. With a large and stable balance sheet, we provide property developers, investors and owners with certainty of capital, quick approvals, and flexibility and creativity in short- to mid-term financing to bring a diverse range of real estate projects to life. Our team prides itself on deep real estate industry expertise and on-the-ground perspective. Website: www.trezcapital.com
Wealhouse Capital Management was established in 2008 as an independent, privately owned alternative asset manager. Our goal was to provide award-winning investment strategies to ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices and advisors. Today, our small but mighty team manages more than a billion in assets for Canada’s wealthiest families and entrepreneurs. Website: www.wealhouse.com
We have a proud 110-year history of helping Canadian organizations thrive. Our 7,300+ partners and staff are located coast to coast and bring their expertise to provide quality services and products that help solve important problems. Our industry-focused professional services include audit and assurance, tax, deals and consulting targeting solutions for cybersecurity, privacy, financial crime, workforce of the future, finance transformation, value creation, strategic reassessment and cost optimization. We work as one firm to bring different perspectives and capabilities together to achieve what matters most. With offices in 155 countries and more than 284,000 people, we are among the leading professional services networks in the world. We deliver the best of our collective thinking, experience and solutions to build public trust and create value for our people, clients and communities. Website: www.pwc.com/ca/en.html
Care Lending Group offers innovative lending solutions for Financial Advisors. Our Financial Advisor lending program, was created for independent agents and financial planners interested in scaling their practice, allowing them to expand capacity while managing cash flow to ensure sustainable growth. We meet clients needs through: acquisition financing, succession planning, partnership buy-ins & buy-outs, leasehold improvements, equity takeouts and more. Website: www.carelendinggroup.com
All Excellence Awardees were then invited to complete a detailed submission, which is an opportunity to address the category criteria in more detail. All submissions remain confidential unless otherwise marked and are not shared with any third parties other than the judges. Excellence Awardees were officially announced in April 2023 on the event website and promoted in WP magazine.
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As the official ballot accountants for the 2023 Wealth Professional Awards, PwC Canada is thrilled to welcome you to this year’s awards ceremony. The Wealth Professional Awards offer the special opportunity to recognize our peers and their drive to reimagine the possible in the wealth management industry, no matter the circumstances. Congratulations to all of the Excellence Awardees and nominees!
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A toast to trailblazers John Nicola, a living legend and genuine pathbreaker in Canada’s financial services space, triumphantly accepted the FP Canada Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Financial Planning Industry. The founder of Nicola Wealth has reaped numerous recognitions over a career spanning nearly 50 years. With his trademark entrepreneurial vision and business acumen – a unique marriage of “why” and “how” – he built the foundation for one of Canada’s top firms catering to high-net-worth families, professionals, and entrepreneurs. “If you look at most of the people here tonight, they’re in what I would call the wealth management, running-the-money business, which we do as well,” Nicola told Wealth Professional, sharing credit with the employees whom he says do the “heavy lifting” at his namesake company. “But we’re also in the financial planning business and spend a lot of our time with our clients on financial planning and estate planning, wills, and tax. “At the end of the day, we’re dealing with individuals – families, typically, not institutions – and individuals actually place a higher value on advanced planning than on investment returns. Now we get pretty good investment returns, but the fact is they look at the relationship,” he said. “When they talk about why they are with us, they will eventually get to the investment returns – but that’s not where it starts.” Marie Phillips, wealth advisor at Investment Planning Counsel, graced the stage as the Harvest ETFs Award for Female Trailblazer of the Year. Since entering the financial services industry in 1992, Phillips has distinguished herself as a true holistic advisor, bringing together a client’s life goals, tax situation, cash flow, insurance, and other facets to create a detailed blueprint to organize their financial house. “I moved to Canada in 1975. I was taught that RRSPs were for rich people. And I’ve partnered with an amazing firm, [where] we champion financial literacy,” she said. “It’s all about just making sure that people have the best decisions available to them. “When I moved to Canada, I was always the youngest person in the class. I was two years younger than everybody else. I was always having to get a leg up,” she recalled. “I’m so shocked to be part of a community that is all about celebrating the impact of women – I think it’s just wonderful.” ‘I feel very blessed, very grateful’ For Gurtej Varn, an independent financial planner born and raised in British Columbia, the Centurion Asset Management Award for Young Achiever of the Year represented the culmination of a lifelong journey of struggle and transcendence. “I grew up poor. So, I had no money growing up… I was always obsessed with it. And then I found a mentor, who showed me what the industry could do for you, what it looks like, and how you can help other people,” Varn said. “We all know this as wealth advisors, but money is the biggest thing that keeps people up at night. And so, the fact that I get to be like a human Xanax for my clients is really what keeps me going.” Today, he’s the proud founder of White Coat Financial, a full-service financial planning company that specializes in helping Canadian doctors under 40. “I feel very blessed, very grateful. I love what I do. I’ve told my clients that if I won the lottery and I won $50 million tomorrow, I’m still going to do the exact same thing,” he said. “It just feels really nice to be rewarded for the dedication, the hard work I put in.” Jackie Porter, whose unabashed enthusiasm and passion for financial education shines through in every facet of her practice, Team Jackie Porter, was all smiles as she took home the Equiton Award for Canadian Advisor of the Year. “I take a really different approach to finance,” she said. “I started in this industry being the oddball, because my perspective is all about taking a human-centred approach to planning and making it accessible to everybody.” As an advisor-business owner and confidante to her clients, Porter has provided frontline support to countless people through all manners of hardship: losing family, divorce, the mounting costs of homeownership, and more. The ability to help people navigate financial struggles through real-life conversations has been a cornerstone of her success – but that’s not all there is to it. “I'm always evolving – just listening, and taking advice,” she said. “I think that my clients are often the people who give me the most inspiration. They are very much very quick to inform me when I'm doing well [and] when I’m not doing well… I think being a business owner is humbling. But if you want to succeed, you have to be willing to accept that.”
Over the years, the Wealth Professional Awards has cemented itself as a forum for Canada’s investment and wealth community to celebrate achievers, applaud visionaries, and raise a glass to the future. And the ninth annual WP Awards was certainly no exception. On June 1, the Liberty Grand in Toronto hosted the Canadian wealth industry’s best and brightest in a glitzy gala affair. Hundreds of leaders, trailblazers, changemakers, and movers and shakers gathered to celebrate the individuals, teams, and organizations that embody what it means – and have what it takes – to be a true wealth professional.
Hundreds from across Canada’s wealth industry came together in a show of glamour, glitz, and celebration
A night to remember: The 2023 Wealth Professional Awards
Over the years, the Wealth Professional Awards has cemented itself as a forum for Canada’s investment and wealth community to celebrate achievers, applaud visionaries, and raise a glass to the future. And the ninth Annual WP Awards was certainly no exception. On June 1, the Liberty Grand in Toronto hosted the Canadian wealth industry’s best and brightest in a glitzy gala affair. Hundreds of leaders, trailblazers, changemakers, and movers and shakers gathered to celebrate the individuals, teams, and organizations that embody what it means – and have what it takes – to be a true wealth professional.
QBE Australia is part of the QBE Insurance Group, an international insurer and reinsurer headquartered in Sydney with offices across all states and territories. Our purpose is all about enabling a more resilient future. We provide a broad range of insurance products to personal, business, corporate and institutional customers. From car and home insurance, to tailored business packages and specialist cover for industries such as aviation and farming. We don’t simply offer insurance. We’re all about the before and after – helping our customers to protect and prevent against the ‘what ifs’ and being there to support if anything goes wrong. Website: https://www.qbe.com/au/brokers
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This award recognizes the outstanding investment firm that specializes in alternative investments that consistently delivers superior advisor service while pushing the boundaries with innovation and industry best practices over the last 12 months.
This award recognizes the outstanding investment firm that specializes in alternative investments which consistently delivers superior advisor service while pushing the boundaries with innovation and industry best practices over the last 12 months.
Excellence Awardees
Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. Avenue Living Centurion Asset Management Inc. CMLS Asset Management Equiton HomeEquity Bank ICM Asset Management Invico Capital Corporation Merchant Opportunities Fund Skyline Wealth Management Inc. Trez Capital W.A. Robinson Asset Management Ltd.
Chad Wilson, Ideal Mortgage Solutions
Invico Capital Corporation
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Dye & Durham provides Australian legal, property and financial professionals with regulatory information, workflow technology, property settlement services and legal support solutions. We are a trusted technology and services partner for businesses involved in all stages of property and asset lifecycles. With a rich history of innovation and industry firsts, our customer-centric technology and support services are trusted by Australia’s leading professionals. Contact details: Phone: 1300 730 000 Email: supportau@dyedurham.com Website: www.dyedurham.com.au
The winner of this category will automatically progress to become an excellence awardee in The Equitable Bank Award for Canadian Broker of the year
BDMs are essential in the fund/advisor relationship. This award recognizes the BDM/wholesaler who has displayed excellence over the past 12-18 months and who offers superior service to advisors.
Jessie Yang, Avenue Living Kesrick Wainwright, Avenue Living Philip Douglas, Blue Owl Capital Alain Desbiens, BMO Global Asset Management Cynthia Maisonneuve, CMLS Asset Management Tony Kim, Equiton Jordan Kaczmarzyk, Fidelity Investments Rafael Turcotte, Harvest ETFs Wan Kim, NCM Investments Kevin Black, Purpose Investments Michael Siervo, Sun Life Financial Spencer Hurley, Trez Capital
iA Clarington Investments
Emily Graham
BOQ is one of Australia's leading regional banks, with an ambition to be the regional bank of choice for brokers and customers. With strong partnerships at the heart of achieving our ambition, BOQ is committed to creating an exceptional experience for brokers. From simplifying the product offering, processes, and procedures, to delivering the tools that make your job easier, we’re on a journey of transformation and digitisation. BOQ is firmly focused on making it as simple and convenient as possible for brokers to do business and providing exceptional home lending experiences for customers. Contact details: Phone: 1300 434 697 Email: BOQBroker@boq.com.au Website: www.boq.com.au
“At BOQ we are delighted to again be supporting the AMA awards and presenting the award for Best Customer Service from an Individual Office. This industry has, and continues to be built on the foundations of providing fantastic customer experiences and outcomes, as evidenced in the year on year growth of the brokers market share. We are continually striving to deliver exceptional customer service, to both you, our Brokers, and our mutual clients. In presenting this award, it is a testament to our commitment to customer service, as one of BOQ’s core values.”
Fabien Ruffin, Chief Technology Officer, Wilbur
This award recognizes the wealth professional whose efforts have gone beyond the requirements of their position to advance the ETF industry in Canada. Eligible nominees are wealth professionals in the ETF industry (not limited to advisors) or advisors actively implementing ETFs in their book of business or practice in the last 12 months.
Steven Leong, BlackRock David Stephenson, CIBC Asset Management Michael Kovacs, Harvest ETFs Stacey Steinberg, Mackenzie Investments
CI Global Asset Management
Nirujan Kanagasingam
Prime Capital is a Non-Bank Lender dedicated to providing specialist mortgage products to Australian SMEs. Our vision is to help our clients “Own Tomorrow” with fast, simple loans. We deal solely with brokers and strive to say “yes” where others say “no”. We've helped thousands of SMEs right across Australia and have settled more than $2.4 billion since 1997. Contact details: Phone: 1300 766 075 Email: info@primecapital.com Website: primecapital.com
This award recognizes the outstanding asset management firm that specializes in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) which consistently delivers superior advisor service while pushing the boundaries with innovation and industry best practices over the last 12 months.
Fidelity Investments Harvest ETFs Mackenzie Investments Vanguard Canada
Having loaned over US$13billion to more than 110,000 small businesses worldwide, OnDeck is a proven leader in transparent and accountable online lending. Since 2006, we've been offering smart, simple solutions that put brokers and their clients first, delivering more capital, faster and more often. Contact details: Nick Reily National Channel & Partnerships Manager Phone: +61 (0) 414 750 896 Email: nreily@ondeck.com.au Website: ondeck.com.au/broker
This award is given to the advisory team, firm, office or network that has best harnessed technology and digital solutions to improve their business, aid their advisors, and leverage overall client experience over the last 12-18 months. This category looks at the organization’s use of wealth technology and digital platform/solution/resource/software/s such as (but not limited to) CRM, digital marketing, mobile technology, electronic document management, connectivity platforms, and collaboration tools. Service/solution providers are not eligible nominees in this category as this is a category for advisory teams or offices using the service/solution/tool/s.
Alterna Wealth Canada Life Harbourfront Wealth Management Mandeville Private Client Inc. Northland Wealth Management Optimize Wealth Management Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
Investment Planning Counsel
This award is given to the advisory team, firm, office, or network that has best harnessed technology and digital solutions to improve their business, aid their advisors, and leverage overall client experience over the last 12-18 months. This category looks at the organization’s use of wealth technology and digital platform/solution/resource/software/s such as (but not limited to) CRM, digital marketing, mobile technology, electronic document management, connectivity platforms, and collaboration tools. Service/solution providers are not eligible nominees in this category as this is a category for advisory teams or offices using the service/solution/tool/s.
This award recognizes the outstanding asset management firm that specializes in mutual funds which consistently delivers superior advisor service while pushing the boundaries with innovation and industry best practices over the last 12 months.
Sun Life Global Investments
AGF Management Limited Canada Life Investment Management Ltd Dynamic Funds Franklin Templeton NCM Investments
This award recognizes the outstanding asset management firm that specializes in mutual funds that consistently delivers superior advisor service while pushing the boundaries with innovation and industry best practices over the last 12 months.
Jay Nash, NASH Family Wealth Management, National Bank Financial Nathan Estabrooks, PEAK Financial Group Ken MacNeal, Richardson Wealth Leo Shekhter, Shekhter Financial - Aligned Capital Partners Gene Kim, Summit Private Wealth - Mandeville Private Client Inc. Martin Pelletier, Trivest Wealth Counsel - Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc. Susyn Wagner, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
CIBC Private Wealth – Wood Gundy
Coreen T. Sol
This award recognizes the most outstanding portfolio manager in Canada who has displayed excellence over the last 12 months. Eligible nominees are portfolio/discretionary managers (in the advisor channel or the private discretionary division), who are working directly with investor clients / families.
John Soutsos, IPC Securities Corporation
Wolfgang Klein, CG Wealth Management Brian Ginsler, Ginsler Wealth
Nathan Estabrooks, PEAK Financial Group Ken MacNeal, Richardson Wealth
Anne Ananda, Pineapple Financial Inc.
Jay Nash, NASH Family Wealth Management, National Bank Financial
Leo Shekhter, Shekhter Financial - Aligned Capital Partners
Gene Kim, Summit Private Wealth - Mandeville Private Client Inc.
Martin Pelletier, Trivest Wealth Counsel - Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc.
Susyn Wagner, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
This award recognises an HR leader who has demonstrated excellence at the executive level over the past 12 months. Eligible finalists were senior-level leaders who report to the CEO and manage an HR team. Finalists were judged on their leadership, communication, strategy, drive and results.
Care Lending Group (“CLG”) provides capital to Financial Advisors and Wealth Professionals from sole proprietors to corporate enterprises across Canada. CLG is excited to partner with Wealth Professional to reach advisors across Canada who are looking to finance M&A opportunities or other business liquidity items that may arise. CLG is a private lender in Canada, allowing for flexibility in the way we approach goodwill lending, taking pride in operating as partner rather than just a financial institution.
Care Lending Group
Centurion Asset Management Inc.
Allison Taylor
Kirk Purai, Carte Wealth Management Inc. David Gunn, Edward Jones Lori Weir, Four Eyes Financial Damon Murchison, IG Wealth Management Robert Frances, PEAK Financial Group
Open to all capital markets deals that reached completion within 2022 for which the majority of the legal work was Canada-based. Each organization may nominate a maximum of three deals. Judged on the legal work performed by Canadian organizations according to four criteria – size, complexity, breadth and innovation.
This award goes to the CEO that has demonstrated exceptional leadership over the last 12 months, bringing their organization to a new level of growth and success and stimulating the wealth management industry. Nominees must be a CEO/President/equivalent of an advisory network, advisory firm, fund company, or service provider to advisors.
Centurion Asset Management Inc. (“Centurion”) has become a leading asset management company that offers investors a growing portfolio of private investment products, corporate financing, mortgage financing, multi-residential apartments, and student housing communities. Website: www.centurion.ca/
Centurion understands the important value young professionals bring to the table. We are honoured to partner with Wealth Professional Awards for the Centurion Asset Management Award for Young Achiever of the Year. This award recognizes excellence among advisors under 40 years old who are driving innovation and shaping the future of the wealth management industry. By empowering and celebrating young advisors, we aim to inspire the next generation of leaders and drive the industry forward, unlocking new opportunities and creating lasting value for clients.
Centurion understands the important value young professionals bring to the table. We are honored to partner with Wealth Professional Awards for the Centurion Asset Management Award for Young Achiever of the Year. This award recognizes excellence among advisors under 40 years old who are driving innovation and shaping the future of the wealth management industry. By empowering and celebrating young advisors, we aim to inspire the next generation of leaders and drive the industry forward, unlocking new opportunities and creating lasting value for clients.
Wealhouse Capital Management
This award recognizes the advisor under 40 years old and with more than three years of experience as an advisor, who has displayed excellence. To be eligible, nominees must have been accredited as an advisor on or before January 1, 2020, and must be under 40 years old.
Andrew Inthahack, Alterna Wealth Pooja Gurrala, Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel Matthew Shellborn, Edward Jones Konstantine Theodor, IG Private Wealth Management Kristina de Souza, Kleinburg Private Wealth, Carte Wealth Management Lucas James Baird, Lawton Partners Adrian LeRoy, LeRoy Wealth Management Group Sabrina Flint, National Bank Financial Ralph Nour, Nour Private Wealth Cameron Langlois, Origin Wealth Ruben Antoine, Tulett, Matthews & Associates
White Coat Financial
Gurtej Varn
This award recognizes the advisor under 40 years old and with more than 3 years of experience as an advisor, who has displayed excellence. To be eligible, nominees must have been accredited as an advisor on or before January 1, 2020 and must be under 40 years old.
CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) is one of Canada’s largest investment management companies with more than 100 investment professionals with extensive expertise navigating multiple markets. We offer a curated collection of the traditional and alternative strategies you want with the performance you need to achieve your unique goals. We are committed to investment excellence and focus on exceeding expectations every day. Our teams: Are empowered to think independently and held accountable for the results they achieve Collaborate and cooperate—sharing insight, expertise, and research to bring the full scale and intellectual capital of CI GAM to benefit each and every client Take an active approach to portfolio and risk management to deliver the best possible outcomes to each and every investor Website: www.ci.com
This award recognizes the advisory team that has best displayed excellence over the last 12 months offering a full suite of services including but not limited to insurance, succession consulting, investments, tax and estate planning, mortgage, retirement.
Abbott Wealth Management - Harbourfront Wealth Management Alterna Wealth Kleinburg Private Wealth, Carte Wealth Management Longevity Achieved PWM Private Wealth Counsel Riverrock Private Wealth Partners - Harbourfront Wealth Management TD Wealth Private Investment Advice The McClelland Financial Group of Assante Capital Management Ltd. The Wealthbuilding Group - Harbourfront Wealth Management
The Wealth Council
Mortgage Intelligence
Woodgate Financial Inc.
Edward Jones is a full-service investment dealer which provides a range of investment products, services and solutions to retail investors. We have close to 850 financial advisors serving clients in Canadian communities from coast-to-coast. A member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund, the firm is also a participating organization in the Toronto Stock Exchange. Edward Jones is a proud supporter of partners in the health and wellness space such as The Terry Fox Foundation, whose mission supports initiatives positively impacting cancer research. Website: www.edwardjones.ca/
As a firm that focuses on cultivating client relationships through a vast network of financial advisors, we understand the importance of celebrating achievements. That's why we are proud to join the Wealth Professional Awards as one of the sponsors. By recognizing excellence, we are inspiring all industry professionals to strive for exceptional service and drive positive change in the industry.
David Gunn, President, Edward Jones Canada
This award recognizes the individual or team whose outstanding contribution of time, leadership, and financial support over a sustained period of time, beyond normal expectations, has made significant impacts in the receiving causes or communities.
Abbott Wealth Management - Harbourfront Wealth Management Tina Tehranchian, Assante Capital Management Ltd. Markus Muhs, CG Wealth Management Cresco Wealth Management - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Aaron Ruston, Purposed Financial RGF Integrated Wealth Management Chris Anderson, Harbourfront Wealth Management Skyline Wealth Management Inc. Rob Tetrault, Tetrault Wealth Advisory Group The Wealthbuilding Group - Harbourfront Wealth Management
Transform Financial
Aleem Visram
Christine Rodrigues, National Bank Independent Network
This award recognizes the individual or team whose outstanding contribution of time, leadership and financial support over a sustained period of time, beyond normal expectations, has made significant impacts in the receiving causes or communities.
We are proud to be part of the Wealth Professional Awards and to sponsor the Equiton Award for Canadian Advisor of the Year. We appreciate Wealth Professional’s commitment to recognizing outstanding individuals and organizations in the wealth industry and are looking forward to meeting with our peers and partners at this year’s awards.
Equiton
This award is one of the highest accolades offered to an individual in the wealth management and financial planning industry. This award recognizes the most outstanding advisor in Canada, coming from an advisory firm or team, regardless of business size and model.
Dean Bradshaw, Cresco Wealth Management - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Neil McIver, McIver Capital Management - CG Wealth Management Elie Nour, Nour Private Wealth Kevin Hegedus, PWM Private Wealth Counsel Rob McClelland, The McClelland Financial Group of Assante Capital Management Ltd. Marvin J. Schmidt, The Schmidt Investment Group Maili Wong, The Wong Group - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Nader Hamid, TWM Group Susyn Wagner, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
Carte Wealth Management Inc.
Jackie Porter
Antoine Niding, Richardson Wealth
The recipient of this award will be contacted weeks before the event and will be announced at the Wealth Professional Awards gala
A national certification and professional oversight body working in the public interest, FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning in Canada. There are about 17,300 CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® professionals and about 1,600 QUALIFIED ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL PLANNER™ professionals (as of December 31, 2022), who meet FP Canada’s rigorous professional and ethical standards. Website: www.fpcanada.ca/
FP Canada is dedicated to championing better financial wellness for all Canadians by leading the advancement of professional financial planning. Everyday, financial planners play an important role in helping Canadians achieve financial well-being. We believe it’s important to embrace opportunities to recognize excellence in this profession through programs such as the Wealth Professional Awards. Congratulations to all nominees!
Tashia Batstone, President & CEO, FP Canada
Nicola Wealth
John Nicola
This award recognizes the most outstanding advisory team or office with 10 staff or more (including full-time equivalents, advisors and support staff) that has displayed excellence over the last 12 months.
Cresco Wealth Management - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Dalpé Wealth Partners - Richardson Wealth Green Private Wealth - Harbourfront Wealth Management Kelson Financial Northland Wealth Management Rosedale Family Office - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Tetrault Wealth Advisory Group The McClelland Financial Group of Assante Capital Management Ltd. The Schmidt Investment Group Vo-Dignard Provost Wealth Management - National Bank Financial
Stenner Wealth Partners+ - CG Wealth Management
Abbott Wealth Management, Harbourfront Wealth Management
This award recognizes the outstanding female trailblazer advisor in the wealth management and financial planning industry whose astounding personal and professional achievements have earned them a place among the industry’s best.
Kelly Ho, DLD Financial Group Ltd. Sandra Yaquo, Edward Jones Nicole Deters, Harbourfront Wealth Management Julie Shipley-Strickland, Julie Shipley-Strickland Wealth & Risk Management - Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Diane Nash, NASH Family Wealth Management, National Bank Financial Ladan Shokrgozar, Harbourfront Wealth Management Kimberley Short, ShortFinancial - iA Private Wealth Laurie Bonten, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Jennifer Hochstein, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
Heather Holjevac, Holjevac Financial Group
Next Steps Planning with IPC Securities
Marie Phillips
ICM is a registered alternative investment fund manager and portfolio manager focused on owning, operating, and investing in real assets. We offer retail, private client, and institutional investors an array of private investment opportunities focused on real estate, private equity, private debt, and infrastructure strategies. Our goals are simple: We strive to preserve wealth and generate attractive risk-adjusted returns while providing the highest level of client service. Our success hinges on our unwavering commitment to three principles that underpin our investment philosophy: Value, Discipline, and Results. Our adherence to these principles has allowed ICM to generate exceptional investment returns for our clients and a strong track record of achieving our goals. Today, we manage more than $1Billion AUM of assets across numerous investment vehicles and advisory relationships and have considerable experience in originating, structuring, and financing investment transactions and managing risk in alternative assets. Our team has grown substantially and is made up of investment and operating professionals with extensive experience, collectively having acquired and/or managed over $7 billion of assets globally. Website: www.icmassetmanagement.com
We are pleased to be back in 2023 to support the Wealth Professional Awards and the Award for Advisor of the Year – Alternative Investments. We are proud to partner with the WPA to recognize advisor excellence in providing clients with alternative investment solutions. We find that year after year advisors that are nominated are at the forefront of education, advocacy, and business development and have robust, relationship-based business with high client retention. We look forward to seeing you all in June, and good luck to all nominees.
John Courtliff, CEO of ICM Asset Management
We are pleased to be back in 2023 to support the Wealth Professional Awards and the Award for Advisor of the Year – Alternative Investments. We are proud to partner with the WPA to recognize advisor excellence in providing clients with alternative investment solutions. We find that year after year advisors that are nominated are at the forefront of education, advocacy and business development and have robust, relationship-based business with high client retention. We look forward to seeing you all in June, and good luck to all nominees.
Richardson Wealth
Ida Khajadourian
Kerry Rizzo, BlueRidge Private Wealth – Harbourfront Wealth Management Kathy Sager, Sager Financial Group - CG Wealth Management Michael Hayhoe, Hayhoe Team - Mandeville Private Client Inc. Dan Brassard, Lloyd Sadd Wealth of Aligned Capital Partners Inc. Arthur Salzer, Northland Wealth Management Mark Samborski, Pinnacle Wealth Brokers Leo Shekhter, Shekhter Financial - Aligned Capital Partners Thane Stenner, Stenner Wealth Partners+ - CG Wealth Management Rob Tetrault, Tetrault Wealth Advisory Group Lorenzo Pederzani, Westmount Wealth Management Inc.
This award recognizes the advisor who has displayed excellence over the last 12 months in alternative solutions, namely investments in asset classes other than stocks, bonds and cash, featuring low correlations to traditional asset classes. Alternative solutions may include equity or fixed income mutual funds using alternative strategies, real estate, infrastructure, commodities, hedge funds, private equity and structured products.
This award recognizes the advisor who has displayed excellence over the last 12 months in alternative solutions, namely investments in asset classes other than stocks, bonds, and cash, featuring low correlations to traditional asset classes. Alternative solutions may include equity or fixed income mutual funds using alternative strategies, real estate, infrastructure, commodities, hedge funds, private equity, and structured products.
“La Trobe Financial is delighted to support this prestigious award for Broker of the Year – Commercial, an incredibly important segment of the market and economy. The finalists are very worthy winners in their own right, and wish them all the best on the night.”
Cory Bannister, Chief Lending Officer, La Trobe Financial
It’s a great honour to be sponsoring the IFSE Institute Award for Financial Literacy Champion. We want to recognize the exceptional work of this industry professional, as well as all the nominees, in positively impacting the lives of countless investors by promoting financial education and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their finances.
IFSE Institute
The goal of financial literacy is to empower Canadians with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed financial decisions. This award will recognize a truly exceptional financial professional (in any facet of the industry) who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to bettering the lives of individuals and families by promoting financial literacy and actively working to educate members of their community. Nominees should be involved in a financial literacy initiative (including but not limited to classroom training, workshops, mobile app) that engages their audience and inspires them to take positive action toward their own financial well-being. This individual commits their time, financial support, and/or resources to improving the lives of Canadians through educating adults, seniors, or children.
Sam Lichtman, Achieve Wealth Management Tina Tehranchian, Assante Capital Management Ltd. Tracey Bissett, Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. Connie Cooper, CWB Wealth Kris Dureau, Harbourfront Wealth Management Sonia LeRoy, LeRoy Wealth Management Group Joseph Bakish, Richardson Wealth Tracey Lundell, Harbourfront Wealth Management Lin Sok, Women & Money Montreal
National Bank Financial
Anna Hilberry
The goal of financial literacy is to empower Canadians with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to make informed financial decisions. This award will recognize a truly exceptional financial professional (in any facet of the industry) who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to bettering the lives of individuals and families by promoting financial literacy and actively working to educate members of their community. Nominees should be involved in a financial literacy initiative (including but not limited to classroom training, workshops, mobile app) that engages their audience and inspires them to take positive action towards their own financial well-being. This individual commits their time, financial support, and/or resources to improving the lives of Canadians through educating adults, seniors, or children.
As a strategic partner to over 450 wealth manage firms across Canada, we are thrilled to be able to recognize the hard work and success of our industry members at the 2023 Wealth Professional Awards! Congratulations to all winners and nominees!
Patrick Primerano, President, NBIN
This award recognizes the most outstanding advisory team or office with under 10 staff (including full-time equivalents, advisors and support staff) that has displayed excellence over the last 12 months.
Britton Wealth Management and Planning Consultants Inc. Brunet Gélinas Group - National Bank Financial - Wealth Management NASH Family Wealth Management, National Bank Financial Purposed Financial Shinder Tremblay Private Wealth Summit Private Wealth - Mandeville Private Client Inc. Team Kelvin Rampersad - Carte Wealth Management Inc. The Wealthbuilding Group - Harbourfront Wealth Management Woodgate Financial Inc.
McIver Capital Management - Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
As proud sponsors of the Nour Private Wealth Rising Star Advisor of the Year Award, we celebrate our partnership with WP and its profound impact on the wealth management industry. This prestigious award recognizes excellence in young advisors, serving as a beacon of industry recognition. Together, we empower professionals to push boundaries, elevate standards, and shape the future of wealth management.
Nour Private Wealth
Brett Thompson, CI Assante Wealth Management Nathan Amor, connectFirst Credit Union Nicolas Barriault, Diligence Wealth Management - Manulife Securities Jeremy Kelly, Kelson Financial Steven Taylor, Raymond James Ltd. Mikaela Carson, Richardson Wealth Tania Tetrault, Tetrault Wealth Advisory Group Ryan Ekdahl, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. Emily Winson, Wise Riddell Private Wealth - Aligned Capital Partners
Jason Hunt
First Avenue Investment Counsel
This award recognizes the advisor who has displayed excellence in their first three years as an advisor.
CORY BANNISTER, CHIEF LENDING OFFICER, LA TROBE FINANCIAL
This award recognizes the advisor who has displayed excellence over the last 12 months in socially responsible investments.
Danny Harris, Alterna Wealth Kerry Rizzo, BlueRidge Private Wealth – Harbourfront Wealth Management Francine Miriam Dick, Carte Wealth Management Inc. Johnny Fansher, Investia Financial Services Patti B. Dolan, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
LeRoy Wealth Management Group
Sonia LeRoy
Partnering with the leading financial services magazine that brings the latest Canadian investment news to financial advisors, planners and portfolio managers means having the opportunity to engage in a world of insights and opportunities. For Trez Capital and Canadian investors, it means staying ahead of the curve and gaining access to relevant information. We are delighted to be a part of the WP community.
Dean Kirkham, Co-Chief Executive Officer & President, Trez Capital
Carte Wealth Management Inc. CI Assante Wealth Management Edward Jones Harbourfront Wealth Management iA Private Wealth National Bank Financial - Wealth Management Nour Private Wealth
Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.
This award recognizes the most outstanding advisory network or brokerage that has displayed excellence over the last 12 months.
The recipient of this award will be contacted weeks before the event and will be announced at the Canadian Mortgage Awards gala
Wealhouse Capital Management was established in 2008 as an independent, privately owned alternative asset manager. Our goal was to provide award-winning investment strategies to ultra-high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and advisors. Today, our small but mighty team manages more than a billion in assets for Canada’s wealthiest families and entrepreneurs. Website: www.wealhouse.com
Wealhouse Capital Management is honoured to sponsor the award for Employer of Choice. This is an award presented to a firm that has demonstrated excellence in leadership, creating a positive work environment, and building an outstanding career development system for their employees - goals that Wealhouse strive for within our own organization. We look forward to celebrating the exemplary team on June 1st!
Matthew McWatters, Principal, Executive Vice President & Canadian Leader, Valuation & Advisory Services, Avison Young
AGF Management Limited Alterna Wealth Avenue Living Bridgewater Bank Canada Life Centurion Asset Management Inc. Echelon Wealth Partners Edward Jones Harbourfront Wealth Management RGF Integrated Wealth Management
This award recognizes a multi-office advisor network, brokerage, or fund provider’s commitment to building a workplace that recognizes excellence and supports career growth for all.
National Bank Independent Network
This award acknowledges the contributions of an organization with a proven track record of providing the financial planning and wealth management industry with exceptional services and tools to better serve their clients.
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