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BMO ETFs Open the Market

Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Bill Bamber, Chief Executive Officer, BMO Global Asset Management and his team, Anna Paglia, Executive Vice President and Chief Business Officer, State Street Global Advisors and Joseph Nelesen, Head of Specialists Index Investment Strategy, S&P Dow Jones Indices, joined Loui Anastasopoulos, Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the launch of 11 new BMO SPDR Select Sector ETFs; BMO SPDR Communication Services Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLC/ZXLC.F), BMO SPDR Consumer Discretionary Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLY/ZXLY.F), BMO SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLP/ZXLP.F, BMO SPDR Energy Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLE/ZXLE.F), BMO SPDR Financials Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLF/ZXLF.F), BMO SPDR Health Care Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLV/ZXLV.F), BMO SPDR Industrials Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLI/ZXLI.F), BMO SPDR Materials Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLB/ZXLB.F), BMO SPDR Real Estate Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLR/ZXLR.F), BMO SPDR Technology Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLK/ZXLK.F), BMO SPDR Utilities Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLU/ZXLU.F). BMO Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) has been an ETF provider in Canada for more than 15 years, with over 100 strategies, 23 per cent market share in Canada, and over $100 billion in assets under management[i]. BMO ETFs are designed to stay ahead of market trends and provide compelling solutions to help advisors and investors. This includes a comprehensive suite of ETFs developed in Canada for Canadians, such as cost-effective core equity ETFs following market leading indexes, and a broad range of fixed income ETFs; solution-based ETFs responding to client demand; and innovation with smart beta ETFs, as well as combining active and passive investing with ETF series of active mutual funds.

GLOBE Series Closes the Market

Monday, February 10, 2025
Elizabeth Gamble, President, GLOBE Series and her team, joined Eliza Riego, Managing Director, Product Innovation and ESG Strategy, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market to celebrate GLOBExCHANGE 2025, The Future is Regenerative. Starting on February 11th in Toronto, hundreds of North America’s foremost climate and sustainability leaders will gather to learn and connect while moving the dial on the global clean economy. GLOBE Series, a certified B Corp, has over 30 years bringing together the leaders and changemakers from business, government, and civil society to share knowledge, leverage opportunities, and accelerate the clean economy. Their vast networks and convening power enable them to connect the thought leaders, cleantech innovators, NGOs, financiers, and senior policymakers required to hasten collaborative climate action. Their biennial events, GLOBE Forum in Vancouver and GLOBExCHANGE in Toronto, drive positive impacts for our economy, for our planet, and for humanity. GLOBE Series is part of Profoundry, a collective of like-minded sustainability and climate experts who help organizations create value and have a positive impact on society.

The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation Closes the Market

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Angela Murphy, Chief Development Officer, The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation, joined John McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group and David Arnold, Chief Financial Officer, TMX Group, to close the market in honour of World Cancer Day to raise awareness about cancer, encourage its prevention, and mobilize action to address the global cancer epidemic. The Princess Margaret Cancer Foundation is Canada’s largest cancer charity. We’re dedicated to raising funds for Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, one of the world’s leading cancer research and treatment centres, known for its breakthrough discoveries that transform patient outcomes. Together, our work benefits cancer patients everywhere in our mission to create a world free from the fear of cancer. Through philanthropy, fundraising events, and our world-leading lottery program, we’re changing how the world understands, prevents, diagnoses, and treats cancer, benefitting patients at The Princess Margaret, throughout Canada, and around the world.

LongPoint Asset Management Inc. Opens the Market (TSX: RGBM) Opens the Market

Thursday, February 6, 2025
Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (“LongPoint”) and Rodrigo Gordillo, President, ReSolve Asset Management SEZC (Cayman) ("ReSolve Global"), joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of their new ETF; Return Stacked® Global Balanced & Macro ETF (TSX: RGBM). RGBM is managed by LongPoint as the investment fund manager under its unique ETF partnership platform. ReSolve Asset Management Inc. ("ReSolve") is the portfolio manager of RGBM and ReSolve Global is the portfolio sub-advisor. Each of LongPoint, Resolve, Resolve Global and Newfound Research LLC (“Newfound”) are promoters of RGBM. LongPoint delivers innovative ETF solutions designed to enhance your Canadian investing journey. With over 50 years of combined expertise in the ETF market, their dedicated team leverages deep industry connections and local insights to design, build and launch exceptional ETFs tailored for Canadian investors. ReSolve is an alternative asset management firm focused on providing globally diversified systematic investment strategies for Canadian and U.S. private wealth, investment advisors, foundations, and institutional clients. ReSolve also offers high-end trading, operations, and distribution capabilities. ReSolve Global develops globally diversified systematic investment strategies and provides research and trading signals to global firms. The firm also sub-advises various private hedge funds and public funds in Canada, the U.S. and offshore markets. Newfound is a quantitative investment and research firm dedicated to helping investors unlock the benefits of diversification through Return Stacking. The firm manages alternative strategies and capital-efficient solutions that allow investors to implement Return Stacking concepts effectively.

Blackberry Limited (TSX: BB) Opens the Market

Tuesday, February 4, 2025
John Giamatteo, Chief Executive Officer, BlackBerry Limited, Tim Foote, Chief Financial Officer, BlackBerry Limited (“BlackBerry ” or the “Company”) (TSX: BB) and their team, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market to celebrate the Company’s long-lasting relationship with Toronto Stock Exchange. BlackBerry began trading on TSX in October 1997 under the name Research in Motion and 12 years ago today marks the change in name and ticker to BlackBerry (TSX: BB). BlackBerry (NYSE:BB) (TSX:BB) provides enterprises and governments the intelligent software and services that power the world around us. Based in Waterloo, Ontario, the company’s high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security, and reliability. With a deep heritage in Secure Communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure, and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications, and critical events management.