Bay Street Buzz

This information courtesy of Bill Vlaad of Vlaad & Co.:

“Trimark losses a third hitter with Richard Jenkins, lead manager of Trimark Select Growth Fund, leaving to join former colleague, Bill Kanko, at Black Creek Investment Management Inc.

Rod Pamenter has come back to CIBC World Markets’ Financial Services team as an Executive Director after two years with Credit Suisse.

Harry Culham has joined CIBC World Markets as its new Managing Director heading up the Fixed Income and Currencies groups in Toronto. He left Merrill Lynch in London, where he was the global currencies division.

Fuad Aghabi, Manager at CIBC Commercial Banking has left to join Saudi Arabian hedge fund, Meeja Fund.

Geraint Breeze is moving from Manulife Capital as a Director to Halifax Bank of Scotland (“HBoS”) as a Vice President for their Infrastructure Finance team in Toronto.

Rob Becker also joins HBoS in Toronto on the Corporate Finance team. Becker was an Analyst at BMO Capital Markets in Diversified Industries.

Andrew Grimes is leveraging his 10 years at RBC Dominion Securities, most recently as Canadian Equity Product Manager, into an Investment Advisor role with RBC.

Brett Whalen has left Dundee Securities to join Jacob & Co. Securities in their Mining Corporate Finance Team.

Bill Vlaad
647-426-3890 (Direct)”

MRM