��������

Rick Roccasalva, Executive VP of Sales and Marketing, AGEDB Technology Ltd. (“AGEDB” or “the Company”) (TSXV: AGET), and his team joined Omar Khafagy, Manager, Corporate Access, ��������, to celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange and open the market. Leading the future of data management, AGEDB is dedicated to empowering businesses with cutting-edge data insights and connectivity. By seamlessly integrating relational and graph databases, they are transforming how organizations handle and analyze data. Their core product, AgensGraph, utilizes the robust capabilities of PostgreSQL, offering unmatched performance, scalability, and versatility. By turning complex data into actionable insights, AGEDB enables organizations to make smarter, faster decisions, driving efficiency and growth.

Lyn Purdy, Associate Dean of Programs and an associate professor of organizational behaviour at Ivey Business School, along with students from Ivey’s Women in Asset Management Program, joined Richard Goodman, Managing Director, Global Capital Development & Business Transformation, ��������, to celebrate the Women in Asset Management Program and open the market. The Ivey Business School (www.ivey.ca) at Western University is Canada’s leading provider of real-world, case-based business education and strives to inspire leaders for a sustainable and prosperous world. Drawing on extensive research and business experience, Ivey faculty provide the best classroom experience, equipping students through Case-Method Learning with the skills and capabilities they need to tackle today's leadership challenges. Ivey offers world-renowned undergraduate and graduate degree programs as well as Executive Education at campuses in London (Ontario), Toronto, and Hong Kong. The Women in Asset Management Program is run through Ivey in collaboration with 17 financial industry leaders to empower women to join the field of asset management.

Members of the CI Global Asset Management (CI GAM) team joined Graham Mackenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, �������� (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of CI Global Unconstrained Bond Fund (TSX:CUBD). CUBD seeks to generate income and the potential for long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of fixed-income securities of any credit quality, issued by companies or governments of any size, located anywhere in the world. The ETF’s “unconstrained” mandate allows for enhanced diversification and flexibility, leveraging the CI GAM fixed-income team’s capabilities in security section, duration construction and asset allocation. CI GAM is Canada’s fifth-largest ETF provider with approximately $21.2 billion in assets under management in more than 80 ETFs (as at March 31, 2024). CI GAM’s ETF lineup is highly diversified and includes beta, smart beta, asset allocation, managed volatility, actively managed, liquid alternatives, digital assets, covered calls, ESG and other thematic mandates.

The team at RBC iShares, led by Steven Leong, Director, Head of Canada iShares Product, BlackRock, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, ��������, to close the market today to celebrate the launch of iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF (TSX:XUSC and XUSC.U) and iShares S&P 500 3% Capped Index ETF – CAD Hedged (TSX:XSPC). These new ETFs will be managed by BlackRock Canada. These ETFs are the first of their kind, seeking to provide Canadian investors and advisors with greater choice and diversification options for their investment portfolios. They are designed to address growing concerns of mega cap company concentration risk within the S&P 500 by capping securities in the index at 3% weight. RBC iShares ETFs are comprised of RBC ETFs managed by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. and iShares ETFs managed by BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited. RBC iShares is a strategic alliance formed in 2019 between RBC Global Asset Management and BlackRock Canada. RBC iShares provides the largest suite of ETFs to Canadians, and leverages the combined investment expertise of Canada’s largest asset manager and the world’s largest ETF provider to help advisors build efficient portfolios that meet the needs of their clients.