All-Day Sessions Include: Economic & Market Outlook, 2013 Global Private Banking & Wealth Management Survey, Business Succession and Leadership Succession
TORONTO, Nov. 20, 2013 /CNW/ – Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC), the official voice of the country’s investment management community, will hold its Annual Conference and Annual General Meeting in Toronto on Tuesday, November 26, 2013, spotlighting the challenges and opportunities of “Building for Tomorrow” and the influential political intellect of David Frum as Luncheon Keynote Speaker. PMAC represents a membership of 180 investment management firms that manage more than $800 billion in assets for more than one million institutional and high-net-worth clients.
Who: David Frum is one of North America’s leading political intellectuals. Profoundly influential in politics, economics and social issues, Frum is also an expert in Canadian-American relations. As the former special assistant to President Bush and senior foreign policy adviser to Rudy Giuliani, Frum leads idea-provoking discussions that translate complex subjects into digestible bites.
PMAC’s “Building for Tomorrow” covers key hot-button issues for today’s Canadian portfolio managers in a series of all-day sessions, including: “Business Succession: The Preparation & Process to Sell Part or All of Your Firm Internally or Externally” and “Leadership Succession: Short Term and Long Term Preparation of Future Business Leaders.”
What: News coverage of PMAC’s Luncheon with Keynote Speaker David Frum and Sessions on “Building for Tomorrow.” A more detailed agenda can be found here.
Where: Hilton Hotel Toronto, 145 Richmond Street West, Toronto, Ontario M5H 2L2
When: Tuesday, November 26, 2013
- PMAC Luncheon with Keynote Speaker David Frum: 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. ET (cameras and photographers should arrive at 12 noon ET for setup)
- PMAC Sessions run all day from 8:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
RSVP by: Friday, November 22, 2013 at 8 a.m. ET
RSVP to: Kayla Marques, Communications Co-ordinator, H2 Central Marketing & Communications,
Tel: 416 862-2800, ext. 269, Email: kmarques@h2central.ca
About Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC):
Portfolio Management Association of Canada (PMAC) represents an influential membership of 180 investment management firms that manage more than $800 billion in assets for more than one million institutional and high-net-worth clients. Members span private individuals, foundations, universities and pension plans. As one of the largest investment industry associations in Canada, PMAC operates coast-to-coast in English- and French-language markets. PMAC employs a collaborative information-sharing business model and advocates on behalf of its members to securities regulators and government agencies. The Association increases the awareness of investment counselling benefits, provides a forum for member networking and keeps members up to date on regulatory and compliance issues. PMAC represents investment management firms registered to do business in Canada as portfolio managers. The Association’s mission is to advocate the highest standards of unbiased portfolio management in the interest of investors served by members. For further information on PMAC, visit www.portfoliomanagement.org.
For further information:
At PMAC AGM: Margo Rapport (416 895-5672)