Recent career opportunities in the Ottawa area for financial professionals include:
Open career postings:
- Posted August 25, 2010
CN Investment Division was established in 1968 with a mandate to manage the funds of the CN pension plan and is today one of the largest pension funds in Canada with assets approaching $14 billion. The Division’s entire portfolio is managed by some 25-investment professionals in Montreal.
• Equities: Direct investments in over 20 countries
• Fixed Income: Short-term securities, bonds, and mortgages
• Real Estate: A high quality portfolio of shopping centres, office buildings, and strategic land assemblies located across Canada
• Private Placements: Major positions in areas such as oil & gas and infrastructure
• Alternative Investments: Including absolute return strategies
The Division is seeking an investment professional for its International Equity Team. The position provides the opportunity to work in Montreal in a dynamic environment among a small group of highly trained professional analysts and portfolio managers.
The successful candidate will have obtained a graduate degree and/or CFA designation. A minimum of two to three years of direct business experience and/or investment analysis experience is preferred.
Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
Please send your curriculum vitae in confidence before September 25, 2010 to the following address:
Mr. Clifton Isings
Manager - International Equities
CN Investment Division
P.O. Box 11002
Montreal, Quebec H3C 4T2
-or-
cv092810@cnid.ca
- Posted August 24, 2010
MD Physician Services, a Canadian Medical Association company, provides financial and practice management services to Canadian physicians.
A goal-oriented team player, you will draw on your 3 or more years of directly related experience to provide client relationship management for discretionary portfolio management services offered to higher net worth clients. You have a degree, hold, or are working towards, a CFA designation (Level 1 minimum), and are registered, or able to become immediately registered, with the appropriate provincial securities commission as an Investment Counsellor. Solid communication, business development, networking and sales skills will serve you well in this role, as will proficiency in Word, Excel and portfolio management software.
This is your opportunity to contribute to a corporate culture based on teamwork and service excellence. For more information, visit http://md.cma.ca/careers/ to register and apply online.
Closed career postings: - Posted July 12, 2010
Investment Analyst, Canadian Equities, Pension Fund
The CBC Pension Board of Trustees is responsible for the investment of the CBC Pension Plan's global assets. Investments include bonds, Canadian and foreign equities, real estate, mortgages and short-term investments. These are primarily managed internally by portfolio managers and the Treasurer, under the general direction of the Managing Director/CEO.
The company is seeking a creative individual to offer sound investment analysis. The Investment Analyst responsibilities will focus on providing investment recommendations and proposals based on fundamental research and in-depth analysis of equity securities and the stock market. Working directly with the Portfolio Manager, Canadian Equities, the candidate will demonstrate innovation and adaptability in responding to a changing investment climate.
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Reporting to the Senior Portfolio Manager, Structured Investments, you are a result driven individual with experience in derivatives and quantitative investment strategies.
You will apply your broad investment background to help manage the existing index equity products as well as to help develop new index products. As a key member of the Structured and Quantitative Investments team, you will be expected to manage risk, research new initiatives and implement complex transactions. Your personal initiative, excellent analytical and research skills and meticulous attention to detail will allow you to add value relative to benchmarks by taking new ideas from conception through analysis to implementation. Financial software and internally developed programs are used extensively in this position. To learn more about this job opportunity.
- Posted June 8, 2010
MD Physician Services, a Canadian Medical Association company, provides financial and practice management services to Canadian physicians.
A sound, analytical decision-maker who has successfully passed Level 1 in the CFA program, or is currently enrolled in Level 1 and working towards completion of the CFA Charter, will excel in this role. With your understanding of basic investment management concepts, particularly Investment Manager selection, asset allocation and performance attribution, and knowledge of the retail mutual fund industry, you will conduct industry-relevant research and analysis – quantitative and qualitative – pertaining to Investment Manager selection and oversight. As a member of the investment management team, you will share a focus on delivering superior long-term performance for MD clients through the ongoing management and enhancement of a diversified portfolio of MD funds, MDPIM pools and related services. While a degree in Business (Finance, Accounting) or a related discipline would be ideal, Computer Science graduates will be given strong consideration. Not only are you skilled in using MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and VBA, but you have a strong aptitude for learning new applications.
- Posted June 6, 2010
MD Physician Services, a Canadian Medical Association company, provides financial and practice management services to Canadian physicians.
A sound, analytical decision-maker who has successfully passed Level 1 in the CFA program, or is currently enrolled in Level 1 and working towards completion of the CFA Charter, will excel in this role. With your understanding of basic investment management concepts, particularly Investment Manager selection, asset allocation and performance attribution, and knowledge of the retail mutual fund industry, you will conduct industry-relevant research and analysis – quantitative and qualitative – pertaining to Investment Manager selection and oversight. As a member of the investment management team, you will share a focus on delivering superior long-term performance for MD clients through the ongoing management and enhancement of a diversified portfolio of MD funds, MDPIM pools and related services. While a degree in Business (Finance, Accounting) or a related discipline would be ideal, Computer Science graduates will be given strong consideration. Not only are you skilled in using MS Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and VBA, but you have a strong aptitude for learning new applications.
- Posted February 9, 2010
W. A. Robinson & Associates Ltd. is a family owned business offering Portfolio Management and Investment Fund Management services in Ontario, Quebec and the Western provinces. Its president has founded two mortgage investment corporations (mics) with assets of $65 million. The family also owns and operates a mortgage brokerage firm, Pillar Financial Services Inc. (Pillar). It is Pillar’s responsibility to invest the pooled funds of the mics in mortgages on properties in Eastern and Central Ontario. Assets under management are growing at a rate of approximately 20% per year. The companies are expecting strong growth and they are we are looking for an entrepreneurial, analytical individual to joint the executive team as Chief Investment Officer (CIO).
- Posted February 8, 2010
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is Canada’s national housing agency. CMHC is looking for a motivated and experienced team player to join their Risk Management and Investments Division in Ottawa, Ontario. If you are interested in working in an open environment, CMHC might be the place for you.
- Posted January 19, 2010
MDS Nordion is a global leader in providing innovative technologies for use in medical imaging, targeted cancer treatment and the sterilization of medical devices. Its products and services benefit the lives of millions of people in more than 50 countries around the world. It’s an exciting time to join MDS Nordion. The Company in the process of transitioning to a stand-alone publicly traded company and is looking for talented individuals with the right skills and experience to support the business today and in the future. MDS Nordion would like to fill the following position: Manager, Treasury.
- Posted December 9, 2009
MD Physician Services Inc. is a Canadian Medical Association company that governs seven subsidiary companies, is the manager and trustee of the MD family of funds and provides portfolio management services to clients. The company is looking for an Senior Investment Analyst to join their Ottawa office.
- Posted November 4, 2009
MD Physician Services Inc. is a Canadian Medical Association company that governs seven subsidiary companies, is the manager and trustee of the MD family of funds and provides portfolio management services to clients. The company is looking for an Investment Sales Manager to join their company.
- Posted September 1, 2009
Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative financing, insurance and risk management solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. Every year, EDC's knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,300 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide. Approximately 80 per cent of EDC's customers are small and medium-sized businesses. EDC is looking for a Risk Analyst to join their Risk Assessment & Portfolio Management group.
- Posted September 1, 2009
Export Development Canada (EDC) is Canada's export credit agency, offering innovative financing, insurance and risk management solutions to help Canadian exporters and investors expand their international business. Every year, EDC's knowledge and partnerships are used by more than 8,300 Canadian companies and their global customers in up to 200 markets worldwide. Approximately 80 per cent of EDC's customers are small and medium-sized businesses. EDC is looking for a Risk Analyst to join their Risk Assessment & Portfolio Management group.
For those members looking for opportunities outside of Ottawa or looking to better manager their careers, you can always access the CFA Institute career resources page by clicking here.
For a modest fee, companies can post financial career ads on the CFA Ottawa Society web site and have their career ad mailed to about 450 finance professionals in the Ottawa area. For more details, please contact Trevor Mulligan at admin@cfaottawa.ca.
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