Episodes

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April 3, 2023

Episode 024: Dietmar Neuhas on Investment Advising and Issuer Deal Making

In this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Dietmar Neuhas, Senior Investment Advisor at Echelon Wealth Partners. Dietmar began his wealth management career in the mid 1980s at an insurance company as an estate planner. He talks about watching trends - the theme that seemed to pervade even his childhood memories, and would eventually propel him into his career as an investment advisor. His path was not linear, after deciding not to pursue a career in psychology - by pure accident. Hear why a...
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March 20, 2023

Episode 023: Tech is here to stay

On today’s episode, TSX’s Dani Lipkin speaks with Tony van Marken, co-founder and managing partner of First Ascent Ventures. Tony is an experienced international executive who has worked in the private and public markets as a high-tech entrepreneur, management consultant and investor, having worked in South Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada and France.They talk about the state of the tech industry in Canada and Tony shares his perspective on where we stand today. They also go back in time to to...
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March 7, 2023

Episode 022: Dean McPherson and The Northern Miner

In this episode, TMX’s Global Head of Mining Dean McPherson is interviewed by Adrian Pocobelli of the Northern Miner. They cover a lot of ground and touch on a few hot topics, including: the outlook for the mining sector; what makes TSX Venture Exchange and Toronto Stock Exchange a unique two-tiered ecosystem and unlike any in the world; the benefits of graduating from the junior to the senior board; Chinese mining companies and the Canadian government action; and last but certainly not least th...
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Feb. 6, 2023

Episode 021: Introducing Crossing Intents - a look at global market structure trends with a Canadian lens

This week, we kick off a sub-series of TMX Presents: The Podcast with Crossing Intents, which will delve deep into global market structure trends and events with a Canadian lens. Our co-hosts are TSX’s Doug Clark, Managing Director, Market Structure and Equity Product Design and a veteran of the Canadian capital markets, and Corey Garriott, Head of Product Research at the Montreal Exchange and former researcher at the Bank of Canada. They’ll occasionally have industry experts join them as they e...
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Jan. 23, 2023

Episode 020: Tech visionary Page Tucker on his journey to becoming President and CEO of ProStar Holdings

Page Tucker, President and CEO of ProStar Holdings (TSXV: MAPS) talks to TSX’s George Khalife about how he got his start in the tech industry. Known as a “tech visionary” early on for predictive modeling in the automotive industry, Page has an extensive background in technology start-ups. He has authored more than 20 patents based on geospatial, mobile and cloud technologies including the methods for capturing, recording and displaying the precise location of buried infrastructure, and in 2014 f...
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Jan. 9, 2023

Episode 019: Laura Lau on ETFs, Alternative Investments and the Air Force

In this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Laura Lau, Senior Vice President and Chief Investment Officer at Brompton Funds, where she oversees assets exceeding $2 billion. Laura has been in financial services for over 25 years, is a multi-award winning fund manager and has a deep understanding of how global economic trends can impact the performance of her funds. Laura also talks about her former life in the air force and how that’s shaped her career in finance. For more information on TSX...
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Dec. 13, 2022

Episode 18: Tamir Poleg, Chairman & CEO, The Real Brokerage: On a mission to make agents’ lives better

Tamir Poleg, Chairman & CEO, The Real Brokerage, speaks to Toronto Stock Exchange’s (TSX) George Khalife, about The Real’s (TSX: REAX) explosive growth trajectory. The Real is a technology-powered real estate brokerage firm that listed on TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) in 2020; dual-listed on Nasdaq the following year; and in 2022 graduated from TSXV to TSX. Tamir talks about his journey to becoming a CEO of a publicly traded company, and how that has pushed him to continually improve and disrupt t...
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Nov. 22, 2022

Episode 17: What’s next for C100?

In this episode, TSX’s Dani Lipkin speaks to Ray Newal, newly appointed CEO of C100, a global community of Canadians in tech. Ray talks about the history of C100, its mission, and what lies ahead for the organization. For more information on the life sciences sector on TSX and TSX Venture Exchange, please visit tsx.com. And for more insights from capital markets leaders and my TMX colleagues, please visit TMX.com/POV.
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Oct. 31, 2022

Episode 016: Steve Palmer on Venture Investing

On this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Steve Palmer, President & CEO at AlphaNorth. A small-cap and public venture investor for nearly three decades, Steve founded AlphaNorth in 2007 to focus on small-to-mid cap investments. Steve covers a broad range of topics, including public venture investing; how he’s survived various storms; how he sources deals; and what his investment philosophy is. For more information on TSX and TSX Venture Exchange investing information, please subscribe to ...
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Oct. 18, 2022

Episode 015: Using Public Venture Capital for Acquisition Strategy

In this episode, Kathy Casey, CEO of Simply Better Brands (TSXV:SBBC), shares her experiences of going public in Canada in 2019 with TSX’s Delilah Panio. Hear how Simply Better Brands started with one brand - Pure Kana - and went on to acquire several CPG companies in the past three years, using its public stock as currency to make these acquisitions and grow the company’s revenues significantly. For more information on TSX and TSX Venture as a capital option for US companies, visit us.tsx.com....
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Oct. 4, 2022

Episode 014: Wes Hall on Diversity Investing

On this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Wes Hall: Entrepreneur, Investor, Role Model, Corporate Advisor, PowerBroker, Philanthropist, Dragon, and Social Justice Warrior. From a tin shack and sugar cane fields in Jamaica, to a dream-turned-reality move to Canada; law clerk to corporate saviour - hear how Hall transcended societal stigmas and built a life for himself on and off Bay Street. For more information on TSX and TSX Venture Exchange investing information, please subscribe to our ...
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July 26, 2022

Episode 013: Bloom Burton & Co’s Brian Bloom on the Canadian Healthcare Sector

TSX’s Daniel Lubienietzky speaks with Bloom Burton & Co’s Chairman and CEO, Brian Bloom about the Canadian healthcare investing landscape. Hear how Brian Bloom’s degrees in biochemistry and biological sciences, coupled with his stints at various New York investment banking firms, laid the foundation of his success in co-founding Bloom Burton & Co. Brian Bloom also highlights many of the strengths of Canada’s healthcare investment ecosystem and gives a unique perspective on where things are going...
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July 26, 2022

Episode 013: Bloom Burton & Co’s Brian Bloom on the Canadian Healthcare Sector

TSX’s Daniel Lubienietzky speaks with Bloom Burton & Co’s Chairman and CEO, Brian Bloom about the Canadian healthcare investing landscape. Hear how Brian Bloom’s degrees in biochemistry and biological sciences, coupled with his stints at various New York investment banking firms, laid the foundation of his success in co-founding Bloom Burton & Co. Brian Bloom also highlights many of the strengths of Canada’s healthcare investment ecosystem and gives a unique perspective on where things are going...
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July 26, 2022

Episode 013: Bloom Burton & Co’s Brian Bloom on the Canadian Healthcare Sector

TSX’s Daniel Lubienietzky speaks with Bloom Burton & Co’s Chairman and CEO, Brian Bloom about the Canadian healthcare investing landscape. Hear how Brian Bloom’s degrees in biochemistry and biological sciences, coupled with his stints at various New York investment banking firms, laid the foundation of his success in co-founding Bloom Burton & Co. Brian Bloom also highlights many of the strengths of Canada’s healthcare investment ecosystem and gives a unique perspective on where things are going...
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July 19, 2022

Episode 012: Impact Investing with Eric Wetlaufer

On this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Eric Wetlaufer, TMX Group board member and Managing Partner at TwinRiver Capital. Eric shares his journey on what led him to impact investing, and how he challenges the traditional notion of what it actually means. He also talks about his ‘previous life’ of being a pension fund executive and how the investment philosophy of this institution has changed over the past decade…and how impact investing fits into all of it. For more information on TSX a...
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July 19, 2022

Episode 012: Impact Investing with Eric Wetlaufer

On this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Eric Wetlaufer, TMX Group board member and Managing Partner at TwinRiver Capital. Eric shares his journey on what led him to impact investing, and how he challenges the traditional notion of what it actually means. He also talks about his ‘previous life’ of being a pension fund executive and how the investment philosophy of this institution has changed over the past decade…and how impact investing fits into all of it. For more information on TSX a...
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July 19, 2022

Episode 012: Impact Investing with Eric Wetlaufer

On this episode, TMX’s Rich Goodman speaks with Eric Wetlaufer, TMX Group board member and Managing Partner at TwinRiver Capital. Eric shares his journey on what led him to impact investing, and how he challenges the traditional notion of what it actually means. He also talks about his ‘previous life’ of being a pension fund executive and how the investment philosophy of this institution has changed over the past decade…and how impact investing fits into all of it. For more information on TSX a...
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July 12, 2022

Episode 011: The Future of Short-term Interest Rates in Canada: David Duggan and Rob Catani

Corey Garriott, Head of Product Research at the Montreal Exchange (MX), hosts this week’s episode with guests David Duggan, Managing Director of Rates Trading and Sales at National Bank Financial and Robert Catani (aka 1R), Head of Institutional Sales, Interest Rate Derivatives at MX. These two fixed income veterans discuss the future of interest rates in Canada and cover a lot of ground, including: how we got here, the solution in risk-free rates, transition timelines from CDOR to CORRA, liquid...
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July 12, 2022

Episode 011: The Future of Short-term Interest Rates in Canada: David Duggan and Rob Catani

Corey Garriott, Head of Product Research at the Montreal Exchange (MX), hosts this week’s episode with guests David Duggan, Managing Director of Rates Trading and Sales at National Bank Financial and Robert Catani (aka 1R), Head of Institutional Sales, Interest Rate Derivatives at MX. These two fixed income veterans discuss the future of interest rates in Canada and cover a lot of ground, including: how we got here, the solution in risk-free rates, transition timelines from CDOR to CORRA, liquid...
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July 12, 2022

Episode 011: The Future of Short-term Interest Rates in Canada: David Duggan and Rob Catani

Corey Garriott, Head of Product Research at the Montreal Exchange (MX), hosts this week’s episode with guests David Duggan, Managing Director of Rates Trading and Sales at National Bank Financial and Robert Catani (aka 1R), Head of Institutional Sales, Interest Rate Derivatives at MX. These two fixed income veterans discuss the future of interest rates in Canada and cover a lot of ground, including: how we got here, the solution in risk-free rates, transition timelines from CDOR to CORRA, liquid...
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July 5, 2022

Episode 010: Going Public - From the POV of a US Tech Company CEO and its Primary Investor

Jim Barrett, CEO of edgeTI (TSXV:CTRL), and Christian Mack, Managing Director of Lotus Innovations, share their experiences of going public in Canada - each from their own unique perspective as CEO and investor. Hear how edgeTI, a US software company that focuses on the integration of secure web applications, went public on TSX Venture Exchange in January 2021 and how Lotus Innovations, a private equity firm, led the transaction as its primary shareholder. For more information visit us.tsx.com ...
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July 5, 2022

Episode 010: Going Public - From the POV of a US Tech Company CEO and its Primary Investor

Jim Barrett, CEO of edgeTI (TSXV:CTRL), and Christian Mack, Managing Director of Lotus Innovations, share their experiences of going public in Canada - each from their own unique perspective as CEO and investor. Hear how edgeTI, a US software company that focuses on the integration of secure web applications, went public on TSX Venture Exchange in January 2021 and how Lotus Innovations, a private equity firm, led the transaction as its primary shareholder. For more information visit us.tsx.com ...
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July 5, 2022

Episode 010: Going Public - From the POV of a US Tech Company CEO and its Primary Investor

Jim Barrett, CEO of edgeTI (TSXV:CTRL), and Christian Mack, Managing Director of Lotus Innovations, share their experiences of going public in Canada - each from their own unique perspective as CEO and investor. Hear how edgeTI, a US software company that focuses on the integration of secure web applications, went public on TSX Venture Exchange in January 2021 and how Lotus Innovations, a private equity firm, led the transaction as its primary shareholder. For more information visit us.tsx.com ...
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June 28, 2022

Episode 009: Field Trip Health Co-Founder & Executive Chairman Ronan Levy on Psychedelics

Field Trip Health (TSX:FTRP) is a global leader in the development and delivery of psychedelic therapies. Listed on Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in 2021, co-founder and executive chairman Ronan Levy demystifies the world of psychedelics in this episode with TSX’s George Khalife. He also talks about how the public markets have benefited the industry and how being a public company has contributed to the growth and strategic direction of Field Trip. For more information visit us.tsx.com and for mo...