Bay Street Buzz

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

“Jennings Capital has expanded into Halifax acquiring Acadian Securities.

Former Blackmont Capital Industrials Analyst Avi Dalfen and Associate Aung Oo have joined Macquarie Capital Markets Canada.

CIBC World Markets hired Citibank Canada’s Chief Investment Officer Scott Bere.

RBC Capital Markets has brought in Richard Barker to head up the Australian operation. Barker was previously with NM Rothschild & Sons.

Eric Cardinal has joined MF Global in Montreal as part of the Foreign Exchange Group. Cardinal was previously Vice President Sales at Finrad.

UBS Canada has picked up former PricewaterhouseCoopers Operational and Systems Risk Management Senior Associate, Ryan Donovan. Donovan has joined the Oil and Gas, Investment Banking team in Calgary.

Clément Gignac, Chief Economist for National Bank Financial Group and Senior Vice-President and Strategist at National Bank Financial has taken a role in public service joining the Federal Department of Finance as Senior Advisor to the Deputy Minister – Financial Systems. Veteran NBF Economist, Stéfane Marion, was appointed Chief Economist for National Bank Financial Group.

Former BMO Capital Markets Media, Communications and Technology Investment Banking Analyst, Geoff Gates joined Macquarie Metals and Energy Capital as an Analyst.

Bill Vlaad, bill@vlaadco.com
647-426-3890 (Direct)”

An the President of Lazard Canada, Evan Siddall, is off to be CFO of Irving.

MRM