Today's episode we talk with Ian De Verteuil, Managing Director and Head, Portfolio Strategy for CIBC Markets, to recap 2024 and discuss what could be next for 2025 in a time of political shifts and turmoil for both the U.S and Canada.

Ian de Verteuil has a long career in the investment business. He started as a fundamental analyst with a Canadian broker dealer in 1987 and for much of the next 30+ years was a top-ranked analyst as measured by various external rating services, including Brendan Wood (BW), Greenwich and Starmine. Over that period, he was a top-ranked analyst in multiple sectors, including banking, insurance, consumer products and special situations. In the most recent BW survey, he was ranked as the best Equity Strategist in Canada.

His career has included a period at the CPP Investment Board as Head of Fundamental Research where he was responsible for developing its fundamental research capability and integration with quantitative approaches. Further, he spent two years as Global Head of Research at a Canadian competitor, managing 70+ fundamental and quantitative analysts and its Economics department, with professionals located in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.

Mr. de Verteuil joined CIBC Capital Markets in 2014. In addition to his involvement with various stock selection, pension and asset management committees, Mr. de Verteuil is focused on thematic research. Hs is responsible for research into a variety of topics, including Macro Fundamental, Quantitative, ESG and ETFs.

Mr. de Verteuil has a B.Sc. in Chemistry from McGill University and an MBA from the University of Western Ontario. He is originally from Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to Canada in 1987.

Today we speak with Clint Davis, CEO of Cedar Leaf financial, the first majority Indigenous-owned investment dealer in Canada. He discusses his Inuit background, the creation of Cedar Leaf, and how Scotiabank is partnering with indigenous communities.

Clint has more than 20 years of experience with financial institutions and Indigenous organizations in Canada, driving a strategic vision that advances Indigenous development corporations and businesses, and advising Indigenous communities and development corporations on economic development and capacity building opportunities.  Prior to joining Scotiabank, Clint was Chief Executive Officer of Nunasi corporation, a 100 percent Inuit-owned business development company that seeks to create business ventures that will benefit quality of life for Nunavut Inuit. Prior to joining Nunasi, he was founder and Chief Executive Officer of North35 Capital Partners, and from 2008 to 2012, he was the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and established the CCAB as the preeminent organization that builds bridges between Indigenous businesses and communities across Canada.  Clint proudly served as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Nunatsiavut Group of Companies, the development corporation for his own community in Labrador. 

Today we’re speaking with Ambassador (ret.) Lew Lukens who is a San Francisco-based senior partner with Signum Global Advisors, an independent advisory firm at the intersection of policy and markets. He shares his view on what Canada can expect from Trump's second term.