Fall Economic Update

Sponsored by RBC Wealth Management

What to Expect in 2016: Forecast for BC Businesses and Outlook for the Global Economy

Featuring Panel of Experts

Thank you to the sold-out audience who joined us on November 17th at our Fall Economic Update luncheon for an engaging discussion on the economy from a global, national, and regional perspective and how the economy will affect BC Businesses, investors and families.

The presentation notes and PowerPoint slides are now available for download. 

Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2015

Venue:
Hotel Georgia
Spanish Ballroom, 2nd Floor
801 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

Time:
11:30 am - 12:00 pm        Registration and Networking
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm          Panel Discussion and Luncheon

Cost:
Individual Tickets $80.00 + GST
Hosted Tables of 8 with signage $600 + GST

Featured Panelists:  

Christine Hughes, President and Chief Investment Strategist
Christine Hughes founded OtterWood Capital Management in 2012. Prior to starting her own firm Christine spent 10 years with AGF Management where she managed the Lipper Award winning AGF Canadian Balanced Fund (outperformance versus her peers in the Canadian equity balanced group for 1, 3, 5 years ending Dec. 31,2008). Christine’s view on the stock market is unique as she analyzes it from the perspective of the bond market. Shaped by her extensive background in fixed income, she studies how equities relate to the yield curve.

Christine started her career at Cassels Blaikie (now Scotia Cassels) where she took the unusual route of directly working, one on one, with ultra-high-net-worth clients. Spending 7 years managing these discretionary portfolios allowed her to pinpoint the exact needs of her clients. She firsthand understands that while appreciation of capital is important, preservation of capital is paramount. 

Christine received her Bachelor of Economics degree from University of Toronto, has earned the CFA designation and is a registered portfolio manager.

Jock Finlayson, Executive Vice President, Business Council of British Columbia 

Jock Finlayson is Executive Vice President and Chief Policy Officer at the Business Council of British Columbia, an association representing 250 large and mid-size BC companies that together account for approximately one-quarter of all jobs in the province.  In this capacity he directs the Council's work on economic, fiscal, tax, environmental and human capital policy issues of interest to the province's business community.

Mr. Finlayson previously served as Vice President of Research at Canadian Council of Chief Executives, a leading national business association in Ottawa. Prior to that he worked in the market research field and gained experience at two Canadian management consulting firms. From 2007 to 2013 Jock was a member of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Canada. Mr. Finlayson holds a doctorate from Royal Roads University, BA and MA degrees from UBC, and an MBA from Yale University. 

Jim Allworth, Investment Strategist & Co-Chair RBC Dominion Securities' Global Portfolio Advisory Committee

Jim Allworth has been in the investment business since 1968, as both a research analyst and portfolio strategist. He is vice-chair of the RBC Capital Markets Investment Strategy Committee, which provides direction on the outlook for financial markets to the rest of the firm and to our clients. Through nearly four decades at RBC Dominion Securities, Jim has played a key role in developing investment policy for the firm and translating that work into solutions for individual clients. He is the RBC Dominion Securities investment strategist and Co-Chair of the Global Portfolio Advisory Committee

Fee

• Individual Tickets $80.00 + GST
• Hosted Tables of 8 with signage $600 + GST