We retired $26 million of debt, and we paid $39 million in dividends. Mr. Urbanky holds an MBA from Rotman School of Business and a masters degree in computer science from University of Toronto and has attended leadership and management programs at Queens School of Business. And that was really the next tranche of deals. Welcome to Barrons Advisor! MacAlpine, who hails from Saint John, NB, has a commerce degree from Halifaxs Saint Marys University and an MBA from Queens University. And why would that be? As everyone knows M&A in and of itself is quite lumpy. Thanks. I've been very pleased by how well our sales team has embraced the model, in terms of using the insights to identify and prioritize the opportunities in their territories. We have no further questions at this time. CI's SG&A in the third quarter was $108.8 million down from $109 million last quarter and $124.6 million in the third quarter last year. We're essentially redesigning our website to really focusing on different areas. We continue to take a dynamic approach to capital allocation that includes debt reduction, the return of capital to shareholders through share repurchases and dividends and acquisitions. Copyright 2023 Surperformance. Please go ahead. SG&A in the wealth segment moved up slightly to $30.4 million even though incremental SG&A from RIAs acquired this year was more than $2.9 million in the quarter. Copyright 1996-2023 KM Business Information Canada Ltd. But what I would say is if I look at the building and the momentum of the pipeline that we've created over the past few months, I think it's truly remarkable. So I remain very optimistic. Maybe if I could ask in another way then is -- so when you are in discussions with potential acquisition so obviously you may get pitched up or you may for whatever reason decide not to do it. To that end, CI is spinning out its RIA business through an IPO that will open up 20% of the division to the public markets. The next step is an initial public offering of as much as 20% of its US wealth management business. The integrated platform builts by the leaders of the businesses, based upon the feedback from their clients. Just going back to the comment on the institutional AUM at risk $2.50 billion to $3 billion, I thought at one point that number or your institutional AUM was at $10 billion to $15 billion. 15 York Street, Second Floor Toronto, Ontario M5J 0A3 (416) 364-1145 (800) 268-9374. But as we naturally work through it, if there's opportunities to deliver a better client experience through consolidation, it's something we will look at as we would look at all opportunities across our businesses. Please go ahead. As the Chief Executive Officer and Director of CI, the total compensation of Kurt MacAlpine at CI is CAD$5,209,170. There are no executives at CI getting paid more. Wallmine is a radically better financial terminal. You can unsubscribe to any of the investor alerts you are subscribed to by visiting the unsubscribe section below. So we needed to evolve our investor platform. I mean, if a considerable improvements on a year-over-year basis, right. It has informed our digital marketing campaigns, all of our e-mail campaigns that we're doing today are based off of insights that we're receiving from that model. in mathematics and physics from Universit de Montral. CI's gross debt finished the quarter at $1.96 billion and a reported debt-to-EBITDA ratio of 2.4 times as EBITDA rebounded 10% in the third quarter to $204.6 million from $186.6 million last quarter. Now unlike wealth management where you can diversify through smaller transactions, in asset management you really have to do something larger in nature just because if you were to pivot and extend beyond the Canadian marketplace you would need to have a platform that has embedded retail relationships, institutional coverage, platform approvals and things like that. Mr. Lewiss previous positions also included Senior Vice-President, Risk Management Fixed Income and Overlay Strategies at CDPQ and Senior Vice-President, Fixed Income at Natcan Investment Management, where he oversaw a team managing $16 billion in Canadian and global fixed-income assets. So our ability to get to much larger asset levels will be a function of a series of consistent transactions. And where do you see the process perhaps being a longer effort to turn the ship around? Our marketing expense to date, we've essentially been self-funding this initiative within the existing marketing expense base. Yes. So, they may not be growing their businesses, they may be transitioning to more lifestyle practices or transitioning out of the business. He was a member of the companys global executive management committee and sat on the boards of several of its international entities and AdvisorEngine, a digital wealth platform. If you experience any issues with this process, please contact us for further assistance. So, there is a range of pricing within it. And I would call this a close second or 1A and it's a human capital business and the primary relationship in any wealth managers between the adviser team and the client in particular. Thanks, Doug. Yes, thanks very much. That is helpful. And those are all fine reasons to do it. Mr. Kelterborn is Executive Vice-President and Chief Legal Officer of CI Financial and leads the team responsible for all legal affairs of the corporation and its subsidiaries. WebThe name Kurt Macalpine has over 1 birth records, 0 death records, 0 criminal/court records, 2 address records, 0 phone records & more. Core average assets under management, which represent the assets managed by CI in Canada, and GSFM in Australia were up 5% in the quarter to $126.4 billion. Bloomberg Markets live from New York, focused on bringing you the most important global business and breaking markets news and information as it happens. Kurt Macalpine, 62 Lives in Boston, MA. So think about the spectrum of competitors that exist. CI Financial Corp. (OTCPK:CIFAF) Q3 2020 Earnings Call Transcript November 12, 2020 10:00 AM ETCompany ParticipantsKurt MacAlpine - Chief Executive It is more dynamically priced. And then from there you'd have to determine, obviously, what percentage do you think ultimately will move. There will be over time, but that wasn't really the focus of the effort. So as it relates to the total AUM size of CI in its current standing very small, but that's essentially a little bit of more information in terms of what's remaining getting those specific criteria. I think the vulnerabilities, so I'd say that's what I'm most excited about the pivot to IIROC in those particular categories. CIs total assets have grown to $241 billion (at March 31, 2021) since he joined the company. I announced on our Q1 earnings call in May that we were planning a corporate rebranding aimed at streamlining and simplifying our business removing unnecessary complexity and making it easier for our clients to do business with us. I don't have the exact number in front of me, but you're in the ballpark. It just doesn't really fit in regards to what we're trying to build, which is ultimately the leading private wealth platform in the U.S. Yes. We are in the early stages of the strategic transformation of our sales function and our investment platform and we are confident that these actions will lead to better flows. Earlier this year, Anderson said he planned to retire by mid-2020. And then the question was well, which of the CI businesses would it ultimately come to? WebWhat is the salary of Darie Urbanky? That business has been relatively flat for us over the past little while and we have the new head of institutional now that's working to grow it. Can you quantify how much of that comes from the line to get a sense on the U.S. RIA traction? And that kind of leads me to the second question, which is I think on your financial statement you disclosed the purchase price of roughly $400 million for the U.S. RIA acquisition that's closed up to September. Yeah. Yes. During the height of the pandemic, we did feel the leverage was a little bit high relative to our comfort zone, and we reduced our credit revolver by $175 million in short order by redeploying. By providing your email address below, you are providing consent to CI Financial to send you the requested Investor Email Alert updates. We don't break out the specific numbers. So as we work through and announce and finalize these acquisitions, the goal is to provide our investors with a roadmap essentially for how our business is evolving. The company acquired 13 registered investment advisors in the US in 2020, along with Canadian advisor network Aligned Capital Partners. For the best Barrons.com experience, please update to a modern browser. So it is a lever that, we could use, but we'll do it in a very disciplined manner when they do. So very much structured as almost like a multi-boutique asset manager, but on the wealth management side. Sure. Thank you. All lines are in a listen-only mode. There are very few -- I think our integrated platform is one of the five largest RIA platforms in the U.S. currently. WebKurt Macalpine was born in 1960 and is currently 63 years old. Please. I think we're ahead of schedule relative to what we would have initially anticipated. Prior to ADIA, Mr. Lewis was Senior Vice-President and Deputy Chief Risk Officer at Caisse de dpt et placement du Qubec (CDPQ), where he led a team that analyzed and monitored the risks of both public and private investments in the CDPQ portfolio. Earnings per share of $0.62, was up $0.06 per share from the second quarter and up $0.02 from the third quarter last year. REGISTRAR & TRANSFER AGENT. The board is confident that his deep industry knowledge, proven leadership and experience in developing and executing growth-oriented strategic initiatives will ensure that CI remains a leader in a rapidly changing business environment, he added. Yes. Financial industry executive Kurt MacAlpine will become the new CEO of independent asset management giant CI Financial Corp. MacAlpine, who takes over as chief executive from Peter Anderson on Sept. 1, was previously executive vice president and head of global distribution for WisdomTree Asset Management in New York. WebKurt MacAlpine Chief Executive Officer and Director, CI Financial. So the boutique and multi-brand structure was, I'd say perfectly designed for the marketplace up until five or six years ago. Our investment professionals have full conviction that this new model will deliver better outcomes and a better experience for our clients. And I would say the other area that I have a lot of excitement for is our fixed income and the relationship that we've struck with DoubleLine and the very early success that we've experienced there on a go-forward basis. So you've had some redemptions in recent quarters just from some companies that are bringing in-house mandates that you were sub-advising on. So, it is not panning the majority or a meaningful portion of that number. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Please disable your ad-blocker and refresh. So some of the deals that we are doing are part of an auction process we're participating. He has been with CI Global Asset Management for over 20 years, serving in progressively more senior roles in Information Technology. But it is something that we're monitoring. It has also been leading the way in innovation, making plans to launch the worlds first Ether ETF, in addition to launching the CI Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCX.B and BTCX.U) in March. This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. Prior to joining WisdomTree in July 2015, Mr. MacAlpine was a Partner at McKinsey, a global management consulting firm, based in its New York office. And by us, focusing on, essentially just fitting a framework or fitting that firm to a framework, we're losing a lot of the individuality or the specialty that they bring to us. Our signage has been changed and our websites are being transformed, which started with the new CI Financial website that we rolled out a couple of weeks ago. It's a tough one to predict. On one hand you'd see more call it financially oriented buyers that are essentially looking to take equity stakes in individual's businesses and then participating in the ongoing cash flows of those business. And the retirement space or the defined contribution space has been relatively flat for us as well and that's an area we're looking to grow. CI Financial Corp.s CIX-T chief executive Kurt MacAlpine saw one of the largest jumps in total compensation, to $10.60-million, up more than 75 per cent from So, it's not easy to say here's the specific number because, it really depends upon the mandate, the strategy, the platform size and things like that. And that's a major nuance for a lot of firms that are selling and looking to stay in the business. WebKurt MacAlpine Chief Executive Officer and Director, CI Financial Mr. MacAlpine was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Director of CI Financial in September 2019. This chart outlines new adviser assets that have been on-boarded to our wealth platform over the past three years and compares them to the amount that we've on-boarded so far in 2020. I would say the vulnerabilities remain the vulnerabilities that we currently have. I'll turn the conference back over to our speakers. SG&A declined nearly $16 million, or 13% from a year ago, and was flat on a sequential basis despite on-boarding several new businesses. And then on the integration of your investment management teams, it sounds like this is more about process and driving fund performance as opposed to surfacing cost synergies. At WisdomTree, a global asset manager and exchange-traded fund sponsor based in New York, Mr. MacAlpine was responsible for all client-facing functions globally, including distribution, marketing, data intelligence and strategy, business development and client solutions. We expect the cross-listing to increase CI's corporate profile in the U.S., expand our investor base and allow us to offer U.S. dollar-denominated shares in future U.S. RIA acquisitions. If I look at just the pipeline of firms that we are having conversations with it's really increasing on an ongoing basis. And I'm just really excited about how well our differentiated value proposition is resonating compared to other stories that are in the marketplace currently. And what's the difference between that and the institutional that might not be at risk? So we had a working relationship. I would anticipate over time, when you think about the SG&A reductions that we've made overall, what we're trying to do is to rightsize the businesses that are -- have declined or are experiencing some declines and redeploying that SG&A to growth areas and growth initiatives of our business. We do think that our share price is significantly undervalued. If you have an ad-blocker enabled you may be blocked from proceeding. If you rewind to January this isn't even a segment or a market that we were in. So, the three transactions, plus Bowling which we announced earlier in the quarter, so it would be the combination of those four plus Aligned. I think there's probably a little bit more there than that plus everything that we've shared, and we'll continue to share will be pre-synergies just given my preference not to provide go-forward guidance or projections. I think the biggest opportunity for us is really two-fold. Financial industry executive Kurt MacAlpine will become the new CEO of independent asset management giant CI Financial Corp. MacAlpine, who takes over as chief executive from Peter Anderson on Sept. 1, was previously executive vice president and head of global distribution for WisdomTree Asset Management in New York. Please go ahead. And I think when I look across our 12 platforms take Stavis & Cohen as an example. Thank you for the question. Prior to WisdomTree, Mr. Muni served as Chief Accounting Officer of International Securities Exchange Holdings, Inc (ISE), one of the worlds leading electronic options exchanges, where he lead ISEs successful public offering in 2005. Wealth management assets jumped to $66.1 billion on market performance and with the addition of BDF and Congress in the third quarter. If you experience any issues with this process, please contact us for further assistance. He was also a member of the CDPQ asset allocation committee. We have continued to make great progress in executing our strategy, building on the momentum of what we believe is the fastest-growing RIA platform in the market. I just really don't think, you can do that and we guarantee a better client experience and guarantee a better employee experience. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to the CI Financial 2020 Third Quarter Results Webcast. And there is a few firms that fit this mold and may be called serial aggregators or something like that. It also excludes any strategic or cost synergies, asset management product sales, business model improvements or planned but unannounced transactions. You can sign up for additional alert options at any time. 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