Abhishek Ashok, M.A., MFE, CFA®
Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
As an Analyst, Abhishek Ashok is involved in developing and interpreting quantitative tools to enhance the investment management process, developing content for presentations and commentary, and providing data management and process support for AGF’s Quantitative Investment team.
AGF Fixed Income Team
Andres Christopher Perez, CIM
Co-Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Andres Perez is Co-Portfolio Manager of AGF Global Equity Fund/Class and AGF Global Dividend Fund/Class. In this role, Andres works closely with the lead PM to determine overall portfolio positioning. He also engages regularly with the research team to identify new investment opportunities and monitor the fundamentals of existing holdings.
Andy Kochar, CFA®
VP & Portfolio Manager and Head of Global Credit
AGF Investments LLC
Andy Kochar is a principal member of AGF’s Fixed Income Team and serves as the firm’s head of global credit. Using a cross-asset framework, Andy is responsible for the research and allocation of credit risk across all of AGF’s fixed income portfolios.
Angela Rhoden, MBA, CFA®
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Angela Rhoden is a Senior Analyst covering the Consumer Staples and Consumer Discretionary sectors. She previously served as a generalist, providing coverage of multiple sectors, and also as a Director on AGF’s Portfolio Specialist Group, specializing in global equities.
Ash Lawrence, MBA
Senior Vice-President and Head of AGF Private Capital
AGF Investments Inc.
Ash Lawrence joined AGF as Head of AGF Private Capital, the firm’s private markets business, in February 2022. He is a seasoned private markets leader with a wide breadth of expertise in investments and portfolio management across sectors. Ash brings the right combination of strategic thinking, deep experience and strong relationships to drive the growth of AGF Private Capital, a key pillar of the firm’s growth strategy.
Auritro Kundu, MBA
Co-Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Auritro Kundu serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of the AGF American Growth Strategy, including its related Funds, SMAs and Separate Accounts. A staunch believer that innovation can be found in every industry, his investment philosophy is rooted in identifying innovative companies who boast strong earnings growth, free cash flow and return on equity.
Bill DeRoche, MBA, CFA®
SVP, Head of Quantitative Investing
AGF Investments LLC
Bill DeRoche is Head of Quantitative Investing at AGF Investments LLC¹, a Boston-based investor advisory firm founded in 2009 and a subsidiary of AGF Management Limited. Bill is responsible for the overall leadership and management of AGF’s Quantitative Investment team and is a leader of AGF’s quantitative investment platform. AGF’s Quantitative Investment team is grounded in the belief that investment outcomes can be improved by assessing and targeting the factors that drive market returns. Bill is also a member of The Office of the CIO – a structure within AGF’s Investment Management team. This leadership structure encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the Investment Management team and the broader organization.
Blake C. Goldring
Executive Chairman
AGF Management Ltd.
Blake C. Goldring is the Executive Chairman of AGF Management Limited. He first joined AGF in 1987 and held a series of senior positions before being appointed President in 1997, CEO in 2000, and Chairman in 2006. Under his leadership, AGF has grown to be a premier independent investment management company with operations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia. Prior to joining AGF, he worked in corporate banking for a major Canadian bank.
David Stonehouse, MBA, CFA®
SVP & Head of North American and Specialty Investments
AGF Investments Inc.
David Stonehouse oversees AGF’s North American and Specialty Investments teams while maintaining direct portfolio management responsibilities for his current mandates.
Dillon Culhane, CFA®, CPA, CA
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Dillon Culhane is a Senior Analyst focusing on the Energy sector, particularly oil and gas companies, as well as the Real Estate sector.
Grace Huang, MBA, CFA®
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Grace Huang is a Senior Analyst focusing on the Information Technology and Consumer Discretionary sectors.
Grant Wang, M.A. (Econ.), Ph.D., CFA®
SVP, Chief Data Scientist and Head of Quantitative Research
AGF Investments Inc.
Grant Wang serves as Head of Quantitative Research and Data Science, leading AGF’s quantitative research team. He is an integral member of AGF’s Quantitative Investment team, whose approach is grounded in the belief that investment outcomes can be improved by assessing and targeting the factors that drive market returns.
Greg Valliere
Chief U.S. Policy Strategist
AGF Investments
Greg Valliere joined AGF Investments (AGF) in February 2019 as Chief U.S. Policy Strategist. In this role, he is responsible for providing insight into how U.S. politics are shaping global markets.
Henry Kwok, MBA
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Henry Kwok is a Senior Analyst focusing on the Consumer Discretionary sector. In this role, he is responsible for analyzing and conducting in-depth fundamental research on consumer discretionary companies globally to generate investment recommendations for multiple investment mandates and styles. He also assists in the development of new tools, models and reports to support AGF’s Equity Research Team.
Jean-Sébastien Nadeau, MBA, CFA®
Co-Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Jean-Sébastien Nadeau serves as Co-Portfolio Manager of AGF’s Short-Term Income and Money Market Strategies as well as AGF Systematic Global Multi-Sector Bond ETF. He is responsible for providing fundamental and credit research support, and has a strong background in developing quantitative models for both corporate and sovereign bonds, with specific expertise in the Technology, Media and Telecommunication sectors as well as the Consumer Cyclical sector.
John Christofilos
Senior Vice-President, Chief Trading Officer and Investment Management, Operations Strategy
AGF Investments Inc.
John Christofilos leads a team responsible for trading AGF’s Assets Under Management across its Retail, Institutional and Private Client portfolios. He is also a member of AGF’s Business Development unit with responsibility for reviewing and leading Capital Markets opportunities and technology advancements. John is a member of The Office of the CIO – a structure within AGF’s Investment Management team. This leadership structure encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the Investment Management team and the broader organization.
John Kratochwil, MBA, P.Eng.
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
John Kratochwil is a Senior Analyst, specializing in the Materials sector.
Jonathan Lo, MBA
VP, Growth Equities
AGF Investments Inc.
Jonathan Lo is Vice-President, Growth Equities supporting AGF’s growth and sustainable investing mandates. He is an integrated member of the Investment Management Team, participating in investment strategy and portfolio management discussions, and is responsible for articulating positioning and investment outlook to clients and prospects.
Judy G. Goldring, LL.B., LL.D., ICD.D
President and Head of Global Distribution
AGF Management Limited
Judy G. Goldring is a renowned leader in the asset management industry and one of Canada’s most influential business women. As President and Head of Global Distribution at AGF Management Limited, she oversees the execution of strategic plans in support of business priorities, counsels the CEO on business planning and provides direction for corporate initiatives. Reporting to the CEO, Judy also brings unified accountability to and fosters greater synergies across AGF’s respective sales distribution channels globally. In addition, she oversees the firm’s Human Resources function and is responsible for AGF’s Private Client businesses: Highstreet Asset Management Inc., Cypress Capital Management Ltd. and Doherty & Associates Ltd. Judy is also a member of the Executive Management Team where she assists in the development and execution of AGF’s strategy. In addition, as a member of the Board of Directors for AGF Management Limited and AGF Mutual Funds, she provides strategic leadership and vision that promotes AGF’s long-term growth. Since joining AGF in 1998, Judy has held several roles with increasing responsibility. Prior to being named President, she served as Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer. In this role, she demonstrated leadership in promoting and supporting the firm’s operational effectiveness. Before joining AGF, Judy specialized in regulatory and administrative law. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Toronto and earned her Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) from Queen’s University. She is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and has been a member of the Canadian Bar Association since 1993. In 2019, she received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LL.D) from the University of Toronto. Judy is Vice-Chair of The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC)'s Board of Directors and sits on the Board of the Toronto French School (TFS), Canada’s International School, which is the largest bilingual school in Canada. In addition, Judy serves on the Scholarship Advisory Committee for the Children’s Aid Society, as well as is a lead fundraiser for the JDRF $100m Campaign to Accelerate. In 2015, Judy was named a Top 100 Hall of Fame Inductee by the Women’s Executive Network™ (WXN). This distinct honour is given to women who are nominated as one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 for a fourth time. Before being nominated in 2015, Judy was recognized by the WXN in 2012, 2013 and 2014. Judy was also honoured as one of the Women’s Post Top 20 Women of 2010.
Karrie Van Belle
Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer
AGF Investments Inc.
Karrie Van Belle is the Chief Marketing & Innovation Officer at AGF Investments Inc. She sits on AGF’s Business Management Committee, Operations Oversight Committee, Disclosure Committee and the firm’s Sustainability Council. In this role, Karrie is a strategic driver of AGF’s digital transformation agenda, focused on driving efficiencies and enhanced client experiences for the firm, in addition to overall responsibility in leading the firm’s marketing and communications strategy across its diverse range of investment management platforms, and leadership of the firm’s product initiatives globally. Karrie has more than 20 years of marketing and communications experience rooted in the Canadian asset management industry. Her experience includes promoting innovation in marketing, with expertise across multiple disciplines from traditional advertising to social media and public relations to market research and analytics. Karrie holds a degree in Communications from Simon Fraser University. Prior to joining AGF, Karrie was Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Communications at BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited where she was a member on the region’s Executive Committee and the firm’s Global Marketing Leadership team. She is the Chair of the Portfolio Management Association of Canada’s (PMAC) Marketing and Communications Committee, and sits on the Board of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA), Investment Funds Institute of Canada’s (IFIC) Strategic Research Committee and Junior Achievement Central Ontario’s Board of Governors.
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.
Lazar Naiker
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Lazar Naiker is a Senior Analyst focused on the Industrials sector.
Mark Stacey, MBA, CFA®
Senior Director of Investments, Private Wealth
AGF Investments Inc.
Mark Stacey is Senior Vice-President and Co-CIO AGFiQ Quantitative Investing, Head of Portfolio Management at AGF Investments Inc. (AGF). Mark leads the firm’s investment management functions for AGF’s quantitative investment platform, AGFiQ. AGFiQ’s team approach is grounded in the belief that investment outcomes can be improved by assessing and targeting the factors that drive market returns. In addition, Mark is a member of the Office of the CIO – a leadership structure within AGF’s Investment Management Team that encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the team and broader organization.
Mark Weinberg, ASA, ACIA
VP, Global & EM Equities
AGF Investments Inc.
Mark acts as a proxy for the AGF Global Equity team both internally, with client service and sales teams, and externally, with clients, consultants and prospects, to effectively communicate the philosophy, process, current positioning and results of the team’s strategies. Mark also conducts in-depth ESG research and analysis, supporting the team in integrating ESG risks and opportunities in the fundamental research process and with company engagements and proxy voting. Mark also advises the team on best practices and ongoing regulation and is a member of the ESG Committee.
Martin Grosskopf, MES, MBA
VP & Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Martin Grosskopf manages AGF’s sustainable investing strategies and provides input on sustainability and environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues across the AGF investment teams. He is a thought leader and a frequent public speaker on ESG and Green Finance issues. He serves as Vice-Chair of the CSA Group technical committee on Green and Transition Finance and is a past member of the Responsible Investment Association (RIA)’s Board of Directors.
Mike Archibald, CFA®, CMT, CAIA
VP & Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Mike Archibald is responsible for AGF's Canadian Growth Equity strategies. He uses a bottom-up investment approach that leverages quantitative, fundamental and technical inputs to identify companies with strong earnings growth and momentum, high-quality management and solid free cash flow.
Portfolio Specialist Group
AGF Investments Inc.
The Portfolio Specialist Group serves as a liaison between AGF’s investment management team and both advisors and end investors. The team is designed to keep stakeholders informed on evolving themes, fund updates and current economic and market developments.
Regina Chi, CFA®
VP & Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Regina Chi has lead responsibility for AGF’s Emerging Markets strategies. She looks for quality companies with fundamental catalysts and long-term sustainable competitive advantages at attractive valuations. Regina is a member of the AGF Asset Allocation Committee, a group of senior investment professionals that meet quarterly to discuss, analyze and assess the macroeconomic environment and capital markets to determine optimal asset allocations. She also serves as co-Chair of AGF’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, which develops, creates organizational awareness around and promotes DEI best practices across the firm.
Robert Yan, CFA®, Ph.D.
VP, Systematic Portfolio Management
AGF Investments Inc.
Robert Yan is Vice-President, Head of Systematic Portfolio Management, responsible for assisting in the development of a scalable systematic approach to portfolio management, and enhancing and standardizing the tools used to manage the firm’s quantitative portfolios.
Rune Sollihaug, CFA®, CIPM
Vice-President and Head of Risk & Portfolio Analysis
AGF Investments Inc.
Rune Sollihaug is responsible for risk management and oversight across AGF’s investment management platform, including analyzing risk, ongoing performance, attribution, ESG and stress test scenarios leveraging distinct analytics platforms. Rune is a member of The Office of the CIO – a new structure within AGF’s Investment Management team. This leadership structure encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the Investment Management team and the broader organization. He previously served as Vice-President, Investment Analytics at a global financial services company that provides a comprehensive range of services in asset servicing, asset management, corporate trust, investment services, wealth management, treasury services and technology. Rune earned a BBA from Trondheim Business School and a Master of Arts (Economics & Finance) from the University of Leeds. He is a CFA® charterholder and holds a Certificate in Investment Performance Management (CIPM).
Ryan Dunfield
Managing Principal, CEO
SAF Group
Mr. Dunfield is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Principal of the SAF Group. He is responsible for the overall strategic mission of the business as well as capital raising and investment management, playing an active role with major transactions and realizations.
Sam Mitter, MBA
Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Sam Mitter is the Co-Portfolio Manager for AGF U.S. Small-Mid Cap Fund and the associated Separately Managed Account (SMA) as well as the Institutional AGF U.S. Small-Mid Cap Growth Equity strategy. In this role, he is responsible for assessing appropriate portfolio positioning and screening the universe of eligible stocks to identify purchase candidates. He also works closely with the research team to identify investment opportunities and monitors the fundamentals of existing holdings. He joined AGF in 2014 and has been working with Portfolio Manager Tony Genua on his mandates since 2016. Sam is also Associate Portfolio Manager on the AGF Global Select and AGF American Growth Fund mandates, and has gained experience as a member of the AGF Equity Research Team covering the Information Technology sector.
Sherry Xu, MBA
Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
As part of the Currency and Management & Strategy Team, Sherry is focused on analytical support of research, trading and portfolio monitoring. She is also responsible for assisting in the development of new tools, models and reports to aid in currency management and strategy.
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Steve Bonnyman, MBA, CFA®
Director of Equity Research, VP & Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Stephen Bonnyman is Director of Equity Research and Portfolio Manager of AGF’s Global Real Asset portfolios. Working closely with the AGF research teams, Steve focuses on identifying companies with advantaged business models, solid balance sheets, favourable cost structures, attractive valuations or unrecognized growth. Steve is a member of the AGF Asset Allocation Committee (AAC), which is comprised of senior portfolio managers who are responsible for various regions and asset classes. The AAC meets regularly to discuss, analyze and assess the macro-economic environment and capital markets in order to determine optimal asset allocation recommendations.
Stephen Duench, CFA®
Co Head, Highstreet Private Client † & VP and Portfolio Manager, AGF Investments Inc.
AGF Investments Inc.
As Vice-President and Portfolio Manager, Stephen Duench is a key contributor to AGF’s quantitative investment platform. AGF’s Quantitative Investing team is grounded in the belief that investment outcomes can be improved by assessing and targeting the factors that drive market returns. Stephen is the lead Portfolio Manager of the AGF Canadian Dividend Income Fund and AGF North American Dividend Income Fund and is central to the creation and support of AGF’s portfolio management tools, analysis and applications across both Canadian and global mandates.
Stephen Way, CFA®
SVP and Head of Global & Emerging Markets Equities
AGF Investments Inc.
Steve Way leads portfolio management responsibilities for global equity and global dividend mandates at AGF. As the architect of the Economic Value Added (EVA)-based investment process used for these industry-leading mandates, he is supported by a team that uses its collective experience to locate opportunities unrecognized by the market. Steve is a member of The Office of the CIO – a structure within AGF’s Investment Management team. This leadership structure encourages and further embeds collaboration and active accountability across the Investment Management team and the broader organization. He is also a member of the AGF Asset Allocation Committee (AAC), which consists of senior portfolio managers who are responsible for various regions and asset classes. The AAC meets regularly to discuss, analyze and assess the macro-economic environment and capital markets in order to determine optimal asset allocation recommendations.
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Tom Nakamura, CFA®
VP & Portfolio Manager, Currency Strategy and Co-Head of Fixed Income
AGF Investments Inc.
As Co-Head of Fixed Income, Tom brings more than 15 years of experience managing a wide array of portfolios and is a key contributor to the team's analysis of the global macroeconomic landscape, with specific emphasis on currencies. He is responsible for developing currency strategy and providing counsel on the implications of currency moves for the firm.
Tony Genua
Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments America Inc.
Tony Genua has been Portfolio Manager of AGF's U.S. growth strategies since he joined the firm in 2005. Throughout his career in portfolio management, Tony has remained committed to his proven investment strategy that identifies leading growth companies in every cycle. Tony is also a member of the AGF Asset Allocation Committee (AAC), which is comprised of senior portfolio managers who are responsible for various regions and asset classes. The AAC meets regularly to discuss, analyze and assess the macro-economic environment and capital markets in order to determine optimal asset allocation recommendations.
Tristan Sones, CFA®
VP & Portfolio Manager, Co-Head of Fixed Income
AGF Investments Inc.
With nearly three decades of experience managing a wide array of fixed income portfolios, Tristan co-leads the AGF Fixed Income Team and helps navigate the global macroeconomic landscape with specific emphasis on global sovereign debt, especially hard and local currency Emerging Market debt.
Vishal Banè, M.SC., CA (India), CFA®
Co-Portfolio Manager
AGF Investments Inc.
Vishal Bané serves as Co-Portfolio Manager, AGF Global Sustainable Equity Strategy, leveraging his extensive Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) analysis experience to evaluate the strategy’s ESG risks and opportunities.
Wai Tong, MBA, P.Eng., CFA®
Senior Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Wai Tong is a Senior Analyst focused on the Industrials sector. Since joining AGF in 2006, Wai has been working closely with the equity portfolio management team, contributing both top-down and bottom-up equity analysis. His contribution to the generation of ideas for the portfolios includes financial modeling and meetings with the management of companies considered for the portfolios.
Wyeth Wright
Analyst
AGF Investments Inc.
Wyeth Wright is an Analyst, focusing on the Financials and Real Estate sectors. He previously covered the Telecommunications and Utilities sectors.