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Robert
McWhirter, FCSI, CFA
President
and Portfolio Manager
Mr. McWhirter has more than 30 years in the securities
industry and is a top-ranked money manager in Canada. He manages
Selective Asset Long-Biased Equity Hedge Fund using a 12-factor
stock selection methodology that has both growth and value
characteristics, including: return on equity, earnings surprise,
earnings estimate revision, price to book, and price to earnings
ratios.
Funds managed by Mr. McWhirter are ranked by Fundata.com,
Globefund.com and Morningstar.ca. He also manages the Northwest
Specialty Innovations Fund, which was awarded the Science and
Technology Equity Fund of the Year in Canada in 2004, 2005 and
2006 by the Canadian Investment Awards. In addition, Mr.
McWhirter manages funds on behalf of NexGen Financial including:
NexGen Canadian Dividend and Income, NexGen Canadian Growth,
NexGen North American Value, NexGen North American Small/Mid Cap
and NexGen Canadian Growth and Income.
Prior to establishing SAMI, Mr. McWhirter was VP and Portfolio
Manager at First Asset Investment Management Inc. and RBC Global
Investment Management Inc., where he worked for more than 20
years, including predecessor firm, RBC Dominion Securities
Investment Management. Mr. McWhirter managed approximately $2.25
billion in the Canadian High-Technology sector of the Royal
Bank’s Canadian Equity Mutual Funds.
Mr. McWhirter is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst
designation (CFA) and is a Fellow of the Canadian Securities
Institute (FCSI). He has a diploma in Business Marketing and
Logistics.
Mr. McWhirter may be reached at 416-640-4237
rmcwhirter@selectiveasset.com
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Deborah Thompson
Vice
President, Marketing and Media Relations
Ms. Thompson has more than 20 years experience as a
communications, marketing and investor relations specialist.
Deborah holds a Journalism degree and among other securities
industry designations, has completed the University of Western
Ontario’s Ivey Business School Strategic Investor Relations
Program.
Media enquiries may be directed to Ms. Thompson at:
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