Introduction Capital Announces Executive Sponsors
Introduction Capital specializes in brokering strategic business
relationships between sophisticated global investors and Canadian
alternative investment opportunities with a focus on Canadian hedge
funds
Specialisms
- Alternative Investments
August 27, 2008, TORONTO – Introduction Capital announced today that BMO Capital Markets and Sprott Asset Management have signed on as the executive sponsors for its third annual forum for sophisticated global investors who are interested in the Canadian hedge fund market entitled “Canadian Hedge Fund Managers Speak with Investors”.
"We are very pleased to have such great support from the Canadian Hedge fund community," said Karen Azlen, CEO, Introduction Capital Inc.
The forum will provide investors with direct access to 17 of Canada's most prominent hedge fund managers who each will present an overview of their firm, fund strategy, risk management approach and market outlook to an audience of fund of funds, family offices, institutions and high net worth individuals from around the world. The forum will be held on September 25th, 2008 at the St. Andrew's Club & Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
About BMO Capital Markets:
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with more than US$377 billion total assets and more than 37,000 employees as at April 30, 2008.
BMO Capital Markets is a recognized leader in Canadian Prime Brokerage Services. They were the first full service Prime Broker in Canadaand have maintained their leadership position since the early 1990s. They provide an extensive range of products and services to hedge funds in Canada and the United States, including Clearing & Custody, Securities Lending, Financing, Reporting, Research and Trade Execution.
BMO Capital Markets also provides a number of value-added solutions to hedge funds and structured product managers. Equity derivative strategies are available to add leverage, facilitate alpha transport structures and improve efficiency of after-tax returns at the fund level and/or the end investor level. A full range of FX, interest rate and credit derivatives are offered to add flexibility and hedging capabilities for portfolio managers. They provide these solutions for North American and international funds and investors.
About Sprott Asset Management:
Founded in August 2000, Sprott Asset Management Inc. (SAM) a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc., is a fund company dedicated to achieving superior returns for its investors over time. SAM is registered with the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization (IIROC) ofCanada as an investment dealer, equities and managed accounts and is also a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). SAM has a history of offering investment management services to corporations, institutions and high net worth individuals for over 27 years under the umbrella of Sprott Securities Inc., prior to its permanent separation into an asset management company. Currently, SAM manages various long/short equity strategies, mutual funds and managed accounts.
With the input from its investment professionals, the decision making process at SAM encompasses a rigorous set of standards. Its team of portfolio managers, together with the support of its research team, consider themselves "investment opportunists", committed to seeking out the "best ideas" for its investors. Taking a consistent, disciplined approach to investing, based on sound fundamental analysis and independent research, the investment team at SAM carefully explores, analyzes and selects what they consider to be a portfolio of the "best ideas" that equity markets have to offer.
SAM Funds are guided by an investment discipline focused on balancing risk to achieve outstanding returns. Accordingly, they have a "defensive" style where even though they have the ability to use leverage in its Funds, they typically choose not to do so other than short sales in certain SAM Funds within specified limits. Its primary objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in equities with superior risk/reward characteristics and by capitalizing on undervalued investment opportunities. SAM strives for exceptional performance and returns rather than attempt to mirror or follow the market indices.
The forum will provide investors with direct access to 17 of Canada's most prominent hedge fund managers who each will present an overview of their firm, fund strategy, risk management approach and market outlook to an audience of fund of funds, family offices, institutions and high net worth individuals from around the world. The forum will be held on September 25th, 2008 at the St. Andrew's Club & Conference Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
About BMO Capital Markets:
BMO Capital Markets is a leading full-service North American financial services provider, with over 2,400 employees operating in 14 North American offices and 26 worldwide, offering corporate, institutional and government clients access to a complete range of investment and corporate banking products and services. BMO Capital Markets is a member of BMO Financial Group (NYSE, TSX: BMO), one of the largest diversified financial services providers in North America with more than US$377 billion total assets and more than 37,000 employees as at April 30, 2008.
BMO Capital Markets is a recognized leader in Canadian Prime Brokerage Services. They were the first full service Prime Broker in Canadaand have maintained their leadership position since the early 1990s. They provide an extensive range of products and services to hedge funds in Canada and the United States, including Clearing & Custody, Securities Lending, Financing, Reporting, Research and Trade Execution.
BMO Capital Markets also provides a number of value-added solutions to hedge funds and structured product managers. Equity derivative strategies are available to add leverage, facilitate alpha transport structures and improve efficiency of after-tax returns at the fund level and/or the end investor level. A full range of FX, interest rate and credit derivatives are offered to add flexibility and hedging capabilities for portfolio managers. They provide these solutions for North American and international funds and investors.
About Sprott Asset Management:
Founded in August 2000, Sprott Asset Management Inc. (SAM) a wholly owned subsidiary of Sprott Inc., is a fund company dedicated to achieving superior returns for its investors over time. SAM is registered with the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization (IIROC) ofCanada as an investment dealer, equities and managed accounts and is also a member of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). SAM has a history of offering investment management services to corporations, institutions and high net worth individuals for over 27 years under the umbrella of Sprott Securities Inc., prior to its permanent separation into an asset management company. Currently, SAM manages various long/short equity strategies, mutual funds and managed accounts.
With the input from its investment professionals, the decision making process at SAM encompasses a rigorous set of standards. Its team of portfolio managers, together with the support of its research team, consider themselves "investment opportunists", committed to seeking out the "best ideas" for its investors. Taking a consistent, disciplined approach to investing, based on sound fundamental analysis and independent research, the investment team at SAM carefully explores, analyzes and selects what they consider to be a portfolio of the "best ideas" that equity markets have to offer.
SAM Funds are guided by an investment discipline focused on balancing risk to achieve outstanding returns. Accordingly, they have a "defensive" style where even though they have the ability to use leverage in its Funds, they typically choose not to do so other than short sales in certain SAM Funds within specified limits. Its primary objective is to achieve long-term capital appreciation by investing in equities with superior risk/reward characteristics and by capitalizing on undervalued investment opportunities. SAM strives for exceptional performance and returns rather than attempt to mirror or follow the market indices.
