Doug Cooper

CI Investments offers an array of mutual funds, including over 90 core funds. These funds include a range of portfolio managers who cover the full spectrum of investment styles and strategies focusing on various regions, asset classes and industries. Rather than offering just one investment style, the firm has engaged leading money managers in all disciplines: value, blend (growth at a reasonable price) and growth. CI Investments believes that their approach to responsible investing is aligned with the six principles that comprise the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing.

Empire Life-IP aims to outperform by focusing on attractively valued, high-quality businesses, with a focus on downside protection. The firm invests in companies they believe represent good value with the intention of holding stocks for a period of 24 to 36 months or longer. They also conduct top-down analysis of the Canadian and global economies to determine which markets to target and how economic factors may impact specific economies, sectors and companies.

Functions as a College/University

Empire Life Investments focuses on attractively valued, high-quality businesses, with a focus on downside protection. The firm’s equity investment process follows a rigorous five-step process: define universe, idea generation, analyze, fundamental analysis, and portfolio construction. When selecting fixed-income investments, Empire Life Investments employs an active, multi-strategy approach. They combine both a top-down macroeconomic analysis on interest rate and yield curve as well as a bottom-up credit research with a focus on undervalued securities and sectors.