Market Opens

Barbara Insley, Executive Director, Rare Trait Hope Society, and her team joined John McKenzie, Chief Executive Officer, TMX Group, to close the market and raise awareness of Rare Trait Hope’s mission to support research and fund therapies to treat children with rare diseases. Rare Trait Hope Society was established to fund research and human clinical trials aimed at curing childhood rare diseases not supported by our medical system. Their current project involves funding a gene replacement therapy to cure Aspartylglucosaminuria (AGU), a fatal childhood neurodegenerative disease. As the disease progresses, AGU children develop intellectual and motor disabilities, lose their language skills and ultimately face an early death. This clinical trial is a beacon of hope, not only for children with AGU, but also for rare diseases at large. It has the potential to set precedents for future trials on neurodegenerative disorders and to expand understanding and treatment options for diseases considered uneconomical by the pharmaceutical industry.

Ahmed Farooq, Senior Vice President, Head of Retail ETF Distribution, Franklin Templeton Canada, and his team joined Keith Wu, Head, ETF and TMX Market Centre, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the listing of the Franklin Canadian Government Bond Fund – ETF Series (TSX: FGOV). Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. In Canada, the company's subsidiary is Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., which operates as Franklin Templeton Canada. In Canada, Franklin Fixed Income is a business name used by Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and over US$1.6 trillion (approximately CAN$2.2 trillion) in assets under management as of March 31, 2024. For more information, please visit franklintempleton.ca and connect with Franklin Templeton on X (formerly known as Twitter), Facebook and LinkedIn, and read the Beyond Bulls & Bears blog.

Lisa Baiton, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP), and CAPP Members along with Brad Wells, Head of Energy, BMO Capital Markets, and his team joined David Chelich, Sector Head, Business Development, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), and Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, TSX, to open the market and celebrate the annual BMO Capital Markets CAPP Energy Symposium. The annual conference provides a key forum for the energy industry to connect with the investment community. The conference facilitates investment and discussion on corporate strategies and industry performance and trends. Conference delegates include buy-side institutional portfolio and fund managers and leaders from Canada’s largest upstream oil and gas producers, energy royalty companies, energy services providers and energy infrastructure companies.

Jeahnette Cavaliere, Canada Country Manager and Board Member, and Darin Deschamps, Head of Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd. along with their team and board of directors joined Michael Tintinaglia, Managing Director, Client Relationship Management, Equities, Toronto Stock Exchange, to open the market and celebrate Wells Fargo Securities Canada, Ltd. becoming a Trading Participant Organization on TSX and TSX Venture Exchange. Wells Fargo Corporate & Investment Banking (Wells Fargo CIB) delivers a comprehensive suite of capital markets, banking, and financial products and services. A trusted partner to their clients, Wells Fargo CIB provides corporate and transactional banking, commercial real estate lending and servicing, investment banking, equity and fixed income solutions including sales, trading, and research capabilities to corporate, commercial real estate, government, and institutional clients across the globe. Wells Fargo CIB continues to strengthen its execution capabilities for the benefit of our U.S. and Canadian institutional and corporate clients.