Market Opens

The team at RBC iShares, led by Helen Hayes, Head of iShares Canada, BlackRock and Mark Neill, Managing Director and Head of RBC ETFs & Strategic Alliances at RBC Global Asset Management Inc., joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the fifth year of the RBC iShares alliance. RBC iShares ETFs are comprised of RBC ETFs managed by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and iShares ETFs managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. RBC iShares is a strategic alliance formed in 2019 between RBC Global Asset Management and BlackRock Canada. RBC iShares provides the largest suite of ETFs to Canadians, and leverages the combined investment expertise of Canada’s largest asset manager and the world’s largest ETF provider to help advisors build efficient portfolios that meet the needs of their clients.

Mark Purdy, Chief Investment Officer, Arrow Capital Management, Rob Maxwell, Chief Financial Officer, Arrow Capital Management, John Graham, Head of National Accounts and ETFs, Arrow Capital Management and members of the Arrow Capital team, joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to close the market and celebrate the launch of the Arrow EC Equity Advantage Alternative Fund (TSX: ADIV). Arrow Capital Management Inc. (ACM) is a Canadian asset management firm providing a range of investment management solutions to retail and HNW investors. ACM’s offerings include mutual funds, liquid alternatives, hedge funds and ETFs. Other ETF offerings currently managed by ACM include Exemplar Growth and Income Fund (TSX:EGIF), Arrow EC Income Advantage Alternative Fund (TSX:RATE) and Arrow Canadian Advantage Alternative Class (TSX: ACAA). ADIV commenced trading on the TSX on January 11th, 2024. For more information on ADIV please visit our website https://arrow-capital.com/investment-products/arrow-ec-equity-advantage-alternative-etf/

TMX Group alumni, leaders, and long-tenured employees celebrated the 150th anniversary of Montreal Exchange (MX) by opening the market. MX officially began 150 years ago in January 1874, when the Exchange was formally incorporated by an act of the Legislature of Quebec, becoming Canada’s first chartered stock exchange.

Representatives from the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia ("AME"), as well as supporters and sponsors of AME, joined Andrew Creech, Managing Director, TSXV Listings, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to celebrate the end of AME Roundup 2024 and close the market. The annual AME Roundup conference brings together geoscientists, prospectors, financiers, investors, suppliers, governments and Indigenous partners to engage and share knowledge.