Alex Macdonald

Provides life, health insurance, annuities, pension, reinsurance and wealth management services

Laketon Investment Management is a bottom-up, large-cap, growth manager. With an emphasis on concentrated equity portfolios, the firm seeks out high-quality companies with strong growth prospects by applying a bottom-up investment approach that includes both quantitative and qualitative inputs. Laketon's active investment style focuses on high quality Canadian equities and is designed to create the appropriate balance between positive return generation in up markets and capital preservation in down markets. The firm's investment mandates tend to hold companies with these characteristics: large-cap bias; sustainable profitability; proven management teams; attractive history of return on capital; and strong free cash flow. Portfolios are well-diversified and are fully invested in a concentrated portfolio of 30 to 45 holdings. Laketon employs a responsive sell discipline that incorporates both tactical and fundamental buy/sell strategies.

Functions as a College/University

Canada Life invests globally in large-cap growth equity stocks, focusing on the finance sector. The firm maintains a low turnover rate

OPTrust’s investment mandate focuses on achieving the investment returns needed to fund members’ and retirees’ pensions over the long-term. To accomplish this, they build an asset portfolio designed to achieve their funding target return over a long-time horizon, while avoiding substantial negative returns in the short-term. OpTrust invests across a range of asset classes including Canadian equities, global equities, public equities, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, energy commodities, fixed income, real return bonds and cash/short-term investments. They are governed by a 10-member Board of Trustees, five of whom are appointed by OPSEU and five by the Government of Ontario.

MIML’s expertise covers a full range of asset classes including equity, fixed income and alternative investments. The firm offers a broad range of investment strategies with differentiated investment processes driven by fundamental research. Their equity strategies span Canadian, US, Global/International, Asian and European regions and include a range of market-caps and investment styles. MIML’s fixed income process utilizes multiple sources of alpha supported by a fundamental, research-driven investment approach. The firm offers alternative investment strategies that focus on timber, agriculture, real estate, private equity & mezzanine, oil and gas, private placement debt, and commercial mortgage loans. Their offerings also include liability-driven investments, balanced and asset allocation strategies.

Functions as a College/University

Develops vertical market software

Truvest Capital Ltd. is a private equity firm that specializes in holding interests in Canadian businesses within niche industries, focusing on areas such as financial services distribution, sports management, and innovative technology start-ups. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company targets businesses in these sectors seeking investment and growth.