Canadian Investment Manager

Paul Mouchakkaa Appointed Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate of Alberta Investment Management Corporation

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

EDMONTON, AB, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mouchakkaa to the role of Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.

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  • EDMONTON, AB, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mouchakkaa to the role of Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.
  • "I am honoured to be joining AIMCo and for the opportunity to lead AIMCo's real estate team," said Paul Mouchakkaa, incoming Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.
  • As Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Paul will lead AIMCo's Real Estate investment team, currently responsible for a real estate portfolio comprising $18 billion in core domestic and opportunistic foreign program assets, on behalf of AIMCo's Pension and Endowment clients.
  • Prior to his role at CalPERS, Paul was Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy for Morgan Stanley from 2011-2015.

Paul Mouchakkaa Appointed Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate of Alberta Investment Management Corporation

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022

EDMONTON, AB, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mouchakkaa to the role of Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.

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  • EDMONTON, AB, March 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) is pleased to announce the appointment of Paul Mouchakkaa to the role of Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.
  • "I am honoured to be joining AIMCo and for the opportunity to lead AIMCo's real estate team," said Paul Mouchakkaa, incoming Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate.
  • As Senior Managing Director, Head of Real Estate, Paul will lead AIMCo's Real Estate investment team, currently responsible for a real estate portfolio comprising $18 billion in core domestic and opportunistic foreign program assets, on behalf of AIMCo's Pension and Endowment clients.
  • Prior to his role at CalPERS, Paul was Managing Director and Global Head of Real Estate Research and Strategy for Morgan Stanley from 2011-2015.

MUZHU MINING APPOINTS ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND GRANTS STOCK OPTIONS

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Friday, February 11, 2022

Vancouver, B.C., Feb. 10, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Muzhu Mining Ltd. (CSE: MUZU) (“Muzhu” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce it has created a newly formed advisory committee and appointed the following members to the committee:

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  • Former positions: Founding Partner & Director, PI Financial; Founding Partner & Director, Haywood Securities; VP, Canaccord Genuity; Sr. VP, Leede Jones Gable; Director & Chairman Audit Committee, Silvercorp Metals (NYSE).
  • Current positions: President, Water Street Assets; Co-Founding Shareholder & Director, CanX CBD Processing; Co-Founder & Director, Silver Elephant Mining (TSX); Co-Founding Shareholder & Former Director, Numinus Wellness; Member of the Institute of Corporate Directors.
  • Mr. Anthony Tam holds a degree in Bachelor of Sciences - Engineering Physics and a degree in Bachelor of Sciences - Mining Engineering, both from Queen's University.
  • The company has granted incentive stock options to the committee members to acquire an aggregate of 250,000 common shares in the capital of the company at an exercise price of $0.14 cents (the options) in accordance with the Companys 10% rolling incentive stock option plan.

Appili Therapeutics Announces Results for Resolutions at Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021

Mr. Vejvoda graduated from Queens University with a BSc in Computer Science.

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  • Mr. Vejvoda graduated from Queens University with a BSc in Computer Science.
  • Appili Therapeutics is an infectious disease biopharmaceutical company that is purposefully built, portfolio-driven, and people-focused to fulfill its mission of solving life-threatening infections.
  • As part of a global consortium, Appili is sponsoring late-stage clinical trials evaluating the antiviral Avigan/Reeqonus for the worldwide treatment and prevention of COVID-19.
  • Led by a proven management team, Appili is at the epicenter of the global fight against infection.

IIROC Announces New Members of Crypto-Asset Working Group

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Monday, March 29, 2021

TORONTO, March 29, 2021 /CNW/ -The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced today the new members of its Crypto-Asset Working Group.

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  • TORONTO, March 29, 2021 /CNW/ -The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) announced today the new members of its Crypto-Asset Working Group.
  • The announcement of the new Crypto-Asset Working Group members builds off of today's joint announcement between IIROC and the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) providing further guidance on how securities legislation applies to Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms.
  • For the past two years, IIROC has been focused on working with the CSA, building internal expertise and resources, and analyzing IIROC rules, to support this new industry.
  • With this new group of diverse members, IIROC will continue its work assessing how our regulatory requirements might be best tailored for crypto-assets," said Pinnington.

IIROC responds to CSA's statement on progress towards a new self-regulatory organization framework

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Monday, February 22, 2021

"The CSA is leading a thoughtful and deliberate consultation on the new SRO framework.

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  • "The CSA is leading a thoughtful and deliberate consultation on the new SRO framework.
  • This work is important to Canadians and their financial futures," said President and CEO Andrew J. Kriegler.
  • IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets.
  • IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets.

Independent Studies Show Investment Industry Strives to Provide Comprehensive Financial Advice to Best Serve Canadians but Regulatory Burden and Silos Create Unnecessary Challenges

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Thursday, November 5, 2020

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2020 /CNW/ -The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today released two studies that show how mutual fund advisors and dealers are striving to provide comprehensive financial advice that is in the best interest of Canadian investors but regulatory burden and silos create unnecessary challenges.

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  • TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2020 /CNW/ -The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today released two studies that show how mutual fund advisors and dealers are striving to provide comprehensive financial advice that is in the best interest of Canadian investors but regulatory burden and silos create unnecessary challenges.
  • Sentiment from dealers and advisors suggests the current regulatory system does not serve the modern investor as effectively as it could.
  • Canadians are increasingly looking for comprehensive advice offerings and there are increased pressures for the industry to innovate and evolve to meet client needs.
  • "The research shows that many of the regulatory challenges faced by the industry could be effectively addressed through a near term consolidation of IIROC and the MFDA.

Joint statement by Canadian Securities Administrators and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada on recent volatility in Canadian equity markets

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

TORONTO, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ - As a result of COVID-19, there has been significant volatility in Canadian equity markets in Canada and around the world.

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  • TORONTO, April 9, 2020 /CNW/ - As a result of COVID-19, there has been significant volatility in Canadian equity markets in Canada and around the world.
  • The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) are working to ensure that our capital markets continue to operate in a fair and orderly fashion.
  • "Over the past several weeks, IIROC has managed four market-wide circuit breakers and an increased number of single-stock circuit breakers.
  • IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets.

IIROC Fines and Suspends Winnipeg Investment Advisor Thomas William Dunn

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

WINNIPEG, April 2, 2020 /CNW/ - On March 18, 2020, a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) accepted a Settlement Agreement, with sanctions, between IIROC staff and Thomas William Dunn.

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  • WINNIPEG, April 2, 2020 /CNW/ - On March 18, 2020, a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) accepted a Settlement Agreement, with sanctions, between IIROC staff and Thomas William Dunn.
  • IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets.
  • IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets.
  • Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.

IIROC Begins Disciplinary Action Against Toronto Investment Advisor Darren Maurice Sampson

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2020 /CNW/ - An appearance has been scheduled before a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) for the purpose of setting a date for the disciplinary hearing in the matter of Darren Maurice Sampson.

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  • TORONTO, Feb. 27, 2020 /CNW/ - An appearance has been scheduled before a Hearing Panel of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) for the purpose of setting a date for the disciplinary hearing in the matter of Darren Maurice Sampson.
  • IIROC is the pan-Canadian self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and their trading activity in Canada's debt and equity markets.
  • IIROC sets high quality regulatory and investment industry standards, protects investors and strengthens market integrity while supporting healthy Canadian capital markets.
  • Information on how to make investment dealer, advisor or marketplace-related complaints is available by calling 1 877 442-4322.