Kevin McCreadie – AGF Perspectives

Kevin McCreadie, MBA, CFA®

CEO and Chief Investment Officer

AGF Management Ltd.

Kevin McCreadie is Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of AGF Management Limited. In the role of CEO, Kevin is responsible for the overall success of AGF, overseeing the firm’s mission, vision and strategic direction. He also leads AGF’s Executive Management Team and serves as its liaison with AGF’s Board of Directors. As CIO, Kevin provides direction and leadership to AGF’s investment management teams. In carrying out these responsibilities, he leverages The Office of the CIO, a structure put in place in August 2018 that encourages collaboration and active accountability across AGF’s investment management teams and broader organization, capitalizing on the firm’s depth of talent while driving forward the teamwork that is necessary for the long-term success of its investment management.

Kevin has 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. He previously served as President and CIO of PNC Capital Advisors, LLC, a division of PNC Financial Services Group, one of the largest diversified financial services organizations in the United States. In this role, he was responsible for leading the firm’s institutional business and overseeing more than $58 billion in AUM. 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 includes a focus on portfolio construction and enhancing investment processes as well as managing asset allocation and alternative strategies for clients.

Kevin is 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 holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

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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.

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

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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.

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Back to the Grind

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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.

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Asset Allocation Q1 2025 – Tempering Our Exposure to Equities

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

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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.

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

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

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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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When Bad News is Actually Bad News for Investors

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Kevin McCreadie, AGF’s CEO and Chief Investment Officer, discusses the reasons behind the increase in equity market volatility this summer – and what could be in store for investors next.