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About Kevin McCreadie

Kevin McCreadie

Kevin McCreadie, (1960 – 2025)

CEO and Chief Investment Officer

AGF Management Ltd.

Kevin McCreadie was Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of AGF Management Limited from 2018 to 2025 and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of AGF Management Limited from 2014 to 2025. Kevin’s leadership, vision, and dedication played a pivotal role in AGF’s ongoing success as one of Canada’s most respected global asset managers. His strategic imperative to expand AGF’s investment capabilities to include a growing emphasis on quantitative research and greater access to alternative asset classes was critical in an evolving investment landscape and left the firm well positioned to succeed in the future. Kevin’s acumen as a corporate leader was equally matched by his passion for investment management and his focus on developing and nurturing talent for the future. He is also remembered for his personal mentorship of employees, unwavering commitment to diversity initiatives and promoting financial literacy.

Kevin had an illustrious career and was well-regarded among his peers. He had more than 40 years of investment management experience, with extensive expertise in retail and institutional asset management, direct portfolio management, and more than a decade of combined experience as CIO for two major U.S. financial services firms, including PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, a division of PNC Financial Services Group, based in Baltimore, Maryland. Kevin began his career in 1982 at J.P. Morgan where he held progressively senior positions, ultimately becoming a U.S. large-cap equity manager. He went on to join Brown Investment Advisory where he served as Partner and Senior Portfolio Manager. His experience included a focus on portfolio construction and enhancing investment processes as well as managing asset allocation and alternative strategies for clients.

Kevin was Co-Chair of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce’s Council for Women’s Advocacy. The Council is a by-business, for-business advocacy group that focuses on women business leaders, entrepreneurs and employees from across Canada to bring the voice and perspectives of women to national business policies helping to advance the gender equality agenda. He earned an MBA in Finance from the Wharton Graduate School of Business and held the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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Recent Articles from this contributor
post image With or Without Exception?

  • Investing and Market Views

With or Without Exception?

May 22, 2025

Global financial markets have rebounded from deep losses earlier this spring, but the rally remains tenuous until there is more clarity about the potential economic fallout of the U.S. administration’s chaotic trade policy, says Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at AGF Management Limited.

post image Canada Votes: The Promising Promise of Economic Reform

  • Investing and Market Views

Canada Votes: The Promising Promise of Economic Reform

April 28, 2025

Despite their differences, the country’s two contending political parties seem to agree that making Canada’s economy more productive and less reliant on its biggest trading partner is a critical priority for the next government,  says Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at AGF Management Limited.

post image Asset Allocation Q2 2025 – Adjusting to Tariff Uncertainty

  • Investing and Market Views

Asset Allocation Q2 2025 – Adjusting to Tariff Uncertainty

April 22, 2025

Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at AGF Management Ltd., explains the latest changes made by AGF Investments’ Asset Allocation Committee.

post image Scare Tactics: Navigating Through Market Uncertainty

  • Investing and Market Views

Scare Tactics: Navigating Through Market Uncertainty

March 24, 2025

Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer at AGF Management Ltd., discusses the current crisis of confidence impacting global financial…

post image Why the Only Certainty in Financial Markets Right Now is Uncertainty

  • Investing and Market Views

Why the Only Certainty in Financial Markets Right Now is Uncertainty

February 27, 2025

For every potential positive the new U.S. administration’s policy agenda may have on the global economy and financial markets, there seems to also be a potential negative for investors to consider, says Kevin McCreadie, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, AGF Management Ltd.

post image Back to the Grind

  • Investing and Market Views

Back to the Grind

January 31, 2025

Global financial markets resumed their winning ways in January, but gains weren’t exactly easy to come by and were earned in a climate of heightened volatility that investors will need to get used to as 2025 progresses, says Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer.    

post image Asset Allocation Q1 2025 – Tempering Our Exposure to Equities

  • Investing and Market Views

Asset Allocation Q1 2025 – Tempering Our Exposure to Equities

January 21, 2025

Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, details the AGF Asset Allocation Committee’s latest changes.

post image Why the Trump Trade May Be More Complicated Than Some Investors Think

  • Investing and Market Views

Why the Trump Trade May Be More Complicated Than Some Investors Think

November 20, 2024

AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Kevin McCreadie, weighs in on the potential pros and cons of another four years of President-elect Donald Trump in the White House.

post image Asset Allocation Q4 2024 – Why We Are Still Overweight U.S. Equities

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Asset Allocation Q4 2024 – Why We Are Still Overweight U.S. Equities

October 28, 2024

Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, discusses the AGF Asset Allocation Committee’s final quarterly update of 2024.

post image Finally, Rate Cuts Are Here. Now What?

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Finally, Rate Cuts Are Here. Now What?

October 21, 2024

Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, says the question isn’t whether the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates again, but how aggressive the U.S. central bank will be in lowering them further.

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