Market Opens

Dominic Dowd, Vice President, TMX Datalinx Product Strategy & Analytics, TMX Group, joined members of CDP to close the market and celebrate the inaugural Sustainable Investment Summit hosted by TMX Datalinx in collaboration with CDP. The TMX ESG Data Hub offers insightful environmental, social and governance data, to empower investment communities to make well-rounded and informed investment decisions beyond financial factors. CDP is a not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to manage their environmental impacts.

Paul Jewer, President & Chief Executive Officer, High Liner Foods Incorporated (“High Liner” or the “Company”) and Honourable Susan Corkum-Greek, Minister of Economic Development and MLA, Lunenburg, joined Rob Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange to open the market in celebration of High Liner Foods Incorporated’s 125th anniversary and over 50 years of being listed on TSX. High Liner Foods Incorporated, is a leading North American processor and marketer of value-added frozen seafood and is proudly celebrating a landmark 125th anniversary this year. An iconic brand, High Liner Foods' retail branded products are sold throughout Canada and the United States under the High Liner, Fisher Boy, Mirabel, Sea Cuisine, and Catch of the Day labels. With a deep and rich history in Atlantic Canada, High Liner Foods is honoured to ring the market opening bell in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where the company’s story began on December 12, 1899.

Roy Gori, President and Chief Executive Officer, Manulife Financial Corporation (“Manulife” or the “Company”) (TSX: MFC), and other featured guests, joined Rob Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Manulife’s Initial Public Offering (IPO), which made history as the largest IPO in Canada’s capital markets in 1999. For shareholders since December 1999 through August 2024, Manulife has delivered a total return of 814.5%, outpacing the 430.5% gain of the S&P/TSX Composite Index during the same timeframe. “As a proud Canadian company, we are honoured to celebrate a quarter-century of Manulife history at the Toronto Stock Exchange. Since our listing, we have grown and transformed Manulife to be one of the few truly global insurance and wealth and asset managers that is both a leader and at scale. Today, we are proud to serve 35 million customers globally – over 7 million of which are in Canada. Our progress is thanks to our people. As a team, we are committed to raising the bar to help make decisions easier and lives better for our customers while delivering value for our shareholders.” Manulife, a top 10 global insurer, is a Toronto, Canada-headquartered health and wealth company helping 35 million customers make their decisions easier and lives better. It serves 1 in 4 Canadians with insurance and investment products and solutions. And Manulife Investment Management, the global brand for its Wealth and Asset Management segment, serves individuals, institutions, and retirement plan members worldwide. As of Q2 2024, Manulife Investment Management oversees C$1.5 trillion in assets to help its customers achieve their investment goals.

Aiden Jones, Co-President, Guelph Student Investment Council (GSIC) and Nathan Decarolis, Co-President, Guelph Student Investment Council (GSIC) joined Mark Jarrett, Vice President, CDS Enterprise Operations, TMX Group, to close the market and recognize an undergraduate finance team from the University of Guelph. The Guelph Student Investment Council (GSIC) is a dynamic team of undergraduate students actively managing a portfolio of mid-cap North American equities ($1B to $15B CAD). Their objective is to outperform our benchmark indices on a risk-adjusted basis. Through a unique partnership with Fidelity Investments, they were endowed $100k in seed capital in 2017 to kickstart our fund. The Guelph Student Investment Council (GSIC) organizes bi-weekly meetings consisting of stock pitches, market updates, and educational content open to both club members, and the University of Guelph student population.