The Globe and Mail

With all the fuss about independent money mangers getting sold, it’s worth noting that many fund companies are happily growing on their own.
Dixon Mitchell Investment Counsel, an eight-year-old employee-owned Vancouver-based firm, announced Tuesday that it hired Ken O’Kennedy as a portfolio manager. He was in HSBC asset management division for the past three years, investing in small cap Canadian equities. (HSBC is one of many banks that has struggled to retain money managers.) He also worked at boutique dealer Duncan Ross, and in commercial real estate.
At Dixon Mitchell, Mr. O’Kennedy will have a hand in both Canadian and international portfolios.