LONDON, February 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
(CGWM) has announced the appointment of Michel Perera as Chief Investment Officer. Based
in London, Michel will succeed
Nigel Cuming, who will be retiring
from the role in May 2017. Nigel will
continue with the firm as a consultant for the next two years,
based in the Jersey office.
Michel is an experienced investment strategist, having spent the
past 19 years at JP Morgan Private Bank, where he was the Chief
Investment Strategist (EMEA) responsible for running investment
strategy and overseeing tactical asset allocation decisions for
discretionary portfolios within the region.
Michel's appointment reinforces the strength of Canaccord
Genuity Wealth Management's investment process in its UK and
offshore operations. In his role as Chief Investment Officer,
Michel will be responsible for the central investment process, with
a specific focus on asset allocation and stock selection. He will
also work to maximise the potential of Canaccord Genuity's
proprietary and industry-leading stock screening tool,
Quest®.
David Esfandi, Chief Executive
of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management in the UK & Europe commented: "Investment
performance is right at the heart of everything we do for our
clients. Michel's appointment will bring fresh ideas, extensive
industry experience and knowledge that will be invaluable to
clients and our business as we spearhead a new growth
trajectory."
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About Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management:
Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management provides comprehensive
wealth management solutions and brokerage services to individual
investors, private clients, charities and intermediaries through a
full suite of services tailored to the needs of clients in each of
its markets. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has Investment
Advisors (IAs) and professionals in Canada, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management
is a division of Canaccord Genuity Group and operates in the UK
& Europe as Canaccord Genuity
Wealth Limited.
About Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.:
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.
(the "Company") is a leading independent, full-service financial
services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the
securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since
its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an
unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We
achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional
and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions,
brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has
offices in 10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management
offices located in Canada, the UK,
Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord Genuity, the
international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong,
China, Australia and
Dubai. To us there are no foreign
markets.™
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol
CF on the TSX.
For investor and media relations inquiries:
Christina Marinoff
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
Phone: 416-687-5507
Email: christina.marinoff@canaccord.com
http://www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com