Market Opens

Bill Siddiqui, President, Tralucent Asset Management Inc., and his team joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to close the market and celebrate Canada’s newest ETF issuer and the launch of the Tralucent Global Alt (Long/Short) Equity Fund (TSX: TGAF). Tralucent Asset Management (“Tralucent”) is an asset management company catering to individuals with a long-term investment horizon since 2008. Tralucent focuses on investing in high quality competitive and innovative global equities available at reasonable prices. In March 2020, Tralucent launched the Tralucent Global Alt (Long/Short) Equity Fund (“the Fund”) as an Offering Memorandum fund. The Fund was a top contender in two categories – Best one year return, and Best three year Sharpe ratio – at the 2023 Canadian Hedge Fund Awards. On November 16th, 2023, Tralucent launched the ETF class, listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker TGAF, and is available for purchase by anyone with access to the TSX.

Jad Shimaly, EY Canada Chair and Chief Executive Officer and Rachel Rodrigues, Partner and EY Entrepreneur Of The Year National Program Director along with program alumni, sponsors and firm executives — joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the vibrant pulse of Canadian entrepreneurship. Committed to supporting entrepreneurs for the past 29 years, the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Canada program shines a spotlight on innovative entrepreneurs who master the artful balance of passion, determination, character and skill to create businesses that address complex challenges and build a better working world. In combination with EY Entrepreneurs Access Network and EY Entrepreneurial Winning Women, EY’s three programs help businesses grow and scale while helping to build an inclusive ecosystem for all.

Stephen Brown, Chair of the Casey House Board of Directors, along with members of his team, joined David Arnold, Chief Financial Officer, TMX Group, to open the market in honour of World AIDS Day. Casey House is a specialty hospital in Toronto providing ground-breaking care to people living with and at risk of HIV. The hospital offers a growing mix of inpatient, outpatient and community-based services that meet clients where they are in their individual journeys of health and wellness. Casey House is Canada’s first and only hospital for people living with and at risk of HIV. To learn more, please visit https://caseyhouse.ca/about-us/. World AIDS Day, December 1, which also launches the start of Indigenous AIDS Awareness Week in Canada, is a time for reflection on what we have achieved with regard to the national and global response to HIV, and what we still must achieve.

Todd Minerson, Country Director for Movember Canada, and his team joined Arne Gulstene, Head, TSX Company Services, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to celebrate the Charity’s fundraising efforts and close the market. Movember is the leading charity changing the face of men’s health on a global scale, focusing on mental health and suicide prevention, prostate cancer and testicular cancer. The charity raises funds to deliver innovative, breakthrough research and support programs that enable men to live happier, healthier and longer lives.