Moderator

Don Ogden, CFA , FCSI
Senior Vice President, Private Client Strategist
Raymond James Ltd.

Don Ogden is a Senior Vice President of Raymond James Limited and the strategist serving the Private Client needs in Canada.  Private Client Research is the principal conduit for the firm’s research to the private client Financial Advisors and provides research support on market strategy, portfolio strategy and individual equities.  Don is a frequent speaker in public forums on a wide range of topics and appears regularly in media and in the national financial press.  He has been in the investment industry for 30 years.  Don is married with one 23 year old daughter.  His main passion outside the markets is music.  He plays jazz bass in both big bands and combos throughout the Greater Vancouver area.

Panelists 

Hank Cunningham
Fixed Income Strategist
Odlum Brown

Hank Cunningham has more than 40 years of experience in fixed income markets. He has been a trader, institutional salesman, portfolio manager, and zero coupon specialist. Since 1988, he has specialized in the retail aspect of the investment business, building and managing three different retail fixed income trading desks, for Dean Witter Canada, First Marathon Securities, and Blackmont Capital. He is currently the Fixed Income Strategist for Odlum Brown and has held that post since April 2009.  Mr. Cunningham is the author of "In Your Best Interest: the Ultimate Guide to the Canadian Bond Market" and a frequent guest on the Business News Network.

Fran k L. Mersch 
Chairman, Co-CIO and Vice President
Front Street Capital

 

Frank L. Mersch is the Chairman, Vice President, and a Management Committee member of Front Street Capital. He is also a Vice President, Director and Senior Portfolio Manager of FSIMI. He manages various investment vehicles, including the the Front Street Canadian Hedge Fund, Front Street Canadian Equity Fund, and also the offshore Front Street Canadian Opportunities Fund.  Mr. Mersch holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation and has over 28 years of experience in the investment industry, including 11 years as an investment manager with Altamira, during which time he was instrumental in building an organization which had over 300 employees and approximately $17 billion of assets under management. At Altamira, Mr. Mersch managed and marketed private wealth, mutual funds and pension funds and earned a reputation as one of the most highly regarded investment managers in Canada, frequently making appearances on “Wall Street Week” and other investment programs. He has earned a reputation as one of the most highly regarded investment managers in Canada, and has outperformed the S&P/TSX Composite in 18 of the last 21 years.  Mr. Mersch holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto.

Robert Spector
Vice President, Chief Economist
McLean Budden Ltd.