Senior Investment Director Joins Investment Team

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc - Senior Investment Director Joins Investment Team

PR Newswire

London, December 14

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management Adds Senior Investment Director to London Investment Team

LONDON, Dec. 14, 2015 /CNW/ - Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management (UK) is pleased to announce that Charles Cohen has agreed to join its investment team as a Senior Investment Director. Based in London, Charles will focus on delivering discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to private clients, while leveraging the broader global resources and expertise available through the firm's centralised investment process.

"Charles brings an exceptional track record of delivering tailored investment solutions and client service, which makes him a welcome addition to our wealth management operations," said David Esfandi, CEO of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management in the UK. "As we continue to expand our offering for both advisors and clients, we are increasingly attracting established and reputable professionals to our differentiated platform."

Charles brings three decades of portfolio management experience to his role. Having started his career with Cazenove & Co as a private client investment manager, Charles went on to spend 13 years as an institutional stockbroker with UBS Warburg. In 2002, he returned to private client investment management with Border Asset Management, where he was a Director and Chief Investment Officer, with responsibility for growing funds under management and developing the firm's investment process. Most recently, Charles worked with Sanlam Private Investments, where he was a member of the Asset Allocation Committee and responsible for managing a core team of investment professionals as Head of Private Clients for three offices in the North of England.

ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY WEALTH MANAGEMENT

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management provides comprehensive wealth management solutions and brokerage services to individual investors, private clients, charities and intermediaries through a full suite of services tailored to the needs of clients in each of its markets. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management is a division of Canaccord Genuity group and operates in the UK as Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management has Investment Advisors (IAs) and professionals in Canada, Australia, the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. For more information, visit http://www.canaccordgenuity.com/.

ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.:

Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the "Company") is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has offices in 10 countries worldwide, including Wealth Management offices located in Canada, Australia, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the US, the UK, France, Ireland, Hong Kong, China, Singapore, Australia and Dubai. To us there are no foreign markets.TM

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX and the symbol CF. on the London Stock Exchange.

SOURCE: Canaccord Genuity Group Inc.

For further information:

North America media:Scott DavidsonExecutive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and StrategyPhone: 416-869-3875, email: [email protected]

For investor relations inquiries contact:Christina MarinoffVice President, Investor Relations & CommunicationsPhone: 416-687-5507, email: [email protected]

London media:Robert MorganStockwellPhone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: [email protected]

Brokers:Oliver HearseyRBC Europe LimitedPhone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: [email protected]

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