The Francis Sabourin Hour: Featuring David Picton, Picton Mahoney Asset Management

Francis Sabourin

Director, Wealth Management and 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.

Among the most highly prized awards of excellence in the Canadian financial world, the Wealth Professional Awards are designed to recognize leaders in the wealth management industry and honour their contributions and outstanding achievements in Canada’s financial industry.

Against this backdrop, in addition to taking home the top award of Global Advisor of the Year in 2016, 2017 and 2019, Francis took home the award for the Discretionary Portfolio Manager of the Year for 2018. In 2020, Francis won the Silver Award for Advisor of the Year – Alternative Investments.

David Picton

President & CEO

Picton Mahoney Asset Management

David is a founding partner of Picton Mahoney Asset Management, President, and Lead Portfolio Manager, responsible for our Canadian equity market neutral, long short, and long-only strategies. David has been a prominent presence in the Canadian investment industry for the past several decades. Highlights of his career so far include launching Synergy Asset Management in 1997 and working as its lead Canadian momentum portfolio manager (some of those mandates he continues to manage to this day), and spending eight years as Head of Quantitative Research at RBC Dominion Securities, where he was one of the top-ranked analysts in his sector. David holds an Honours Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of British Columbia.