Francis Sabourin Hour: Featuring Northleaf Capital Partners and Mackenzie Investments
Event Overview
Join Francis Sabourin and his guests, Nadim Vasanji, Managing Partner, Strategic Distribution, at Northleaf Capital Partners and Nick Westlind, SVP, Head of Distribution and Strategy at Mackenzie Investments as they discuss the first ever Interval Fund available to all Canadian investors.
The Mackenzie Northleaf Private Credit Interval Fund is the first prospectus-based strategy to provide all investors with a new way to access illiquid private credit investment strategies that have traditionally been reserved for accredited investor and institutional investor.
Where
Virtual
Speakers
Francis Sabourin
Portfolio Manager & Investment Advisor
Richardson Wealth
Nadim Vasanji
Managing Director Strategic Distribution
Northleaf Capital Partners
Nick Westlind
SVP Head of Business Operation and Strategy
Mackenzie Investments
Francis Sabourin
Portfolio Manager & Investment Advisor
Richardson Wealth
Financial Planner and Portfolio Manager, Francis Sabourin, Director, Wealth Management at Richardson Wealth, was awarded the Distinguished Advisor Award (prix Conseiller émérite) for the year 2016 by the publication Finance et Investissement, highlighting the good performance of his portfolios, both equal to or higher than the benchmarks, while minimizing the risks, thereby focusing on good capital protection. The Advisor of the Year Award is designed to recognize an advisor with at least 20 years of experience, who has marked the financial industry with a unique and remarkable practice. Francis celebrated 25 years of practice on October 5, 2017.
Nadim Vasanji
Managing Director Strategic Distribution
Northleaf Capital Partners
Nadim leads Northleaf’s Strategic Distribution & Marketing team which is responsible for new product development, sales strategy and analytics, marketing and communications, and expanding the distribution of Northleaf’s private market products with a focus on building solutions for retail, insurance and other market participants.
Previously, Nadim led Northleaf’s corporate development team. He started with Northleaf in 2014 as a member of the private equity investment team. Prior to joining Northleaf, Nadim was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Chicago in the Corporate Finance and Healthcare practices and worked on a broad range of strategy and operational engagements. He began his career with Northleaf’s predecessor, TD Capital, as an Associate.
Nadim received an M.B.A (Siebel Scholar) from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an A.B. (Cum Laude) in Economics from Harvard University.
Nick Westlind
SVP Head of Business Operation and Strategy
Mackenzie Investments
Nick Westlind is Senior Vice-President, Head of Business Operations and Strategy at Mackenzie Investments. In this role Nick is connected into all operational facets across the Mackenzie business. Key responsibilities include partnering with business leaders to design and optimize processes to ensure quality and operational excellence; coordinating and overseeing key business and strategic initiatives; and identifying opportunities for continued business growth.
Nick brings over 20 years of experience within the asset management industry gained through progressively senior legal roles at Mackenzie/IGM Financial, and at another Canadian asset manager. Prior to moving in-house, Nick started his career at a large Toronto law firm.
Nick is a CFA Charter holder and earned Bachelor of Arts and LL.B degrees from Queen’s University.
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