Who We Are
Robert J. Smith
Troy R. Merrick
Carolyn Leslie
Valerie McGrath
Blackmont Capital Inc.

Blackmont Capital Inc.: Stability, Security, Leadership

The Smith Group* is proud to be a part of Blackmont Capital Inc., an independent investment company. Blackmont provides clients with senior expertise in wealth management, institutional sales and trading, investment banking, and research. They share Blackmont’s commitment to the core values of client focus, teamwork, entrepreneurial excellence, and integrity.

Blackmont is an independently operated subsidiary of CI Financial Income Fund. CI Financial is a Canadian-owned diversified wealth management firm, publicly traded on the TSX under the symbol CIX.UN. Sun Life Financial, one of the country’s leading life insurance companies, also holds a 36% interest in CI Financial.

With CI as our parent company, Blackmont has an enviable position in the industry. We are a proudly independent firm with the client focus of a small investment shop and access to the substantial financial resources of one of the country’s largest financial companies.
 

Safety and Security

We are a member of the Investment Dealers’ Association of Canada (IDA), the national self-regulatory organization for the securities industry. Investor protection is their top priority. The IDA ensures we maintain adequate capital and ethical business conduct. To remain a member, we must meet stringent capital requirements, operate according to IDA by-laws, rules and regulations, submit to ongoing supervision, and ensure our employees who deal with the public are appropriately licensed.

We are members of the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF), which provides coverage of the cash and securities we hold on your behalf.^† We also hold excess account insurance, provided by a major insurance company. This provides our clients with additional coverage of $4 million per account.* We follow modern security holding practices, segregate clients’ securities from those related to our corporate investing activities, and adhere to strict industry standards in every conceivable way.

IDA

The IDA’s mission is to “protect investors, foster market integrity and enhance the efficiency and competitiveness of the Canadian capital markets.” Their membership includes “more than 200 investment dealers who play an essential role in the Canadian economy by raising capital for governments and businesses and by helping individuals and institutions invest with confidence in open and fair capital markets.”

The IDA has also been involved in industry education for over half a century, offering courses to develop the skills of investment professionals. They have offices in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver.

Visit their Web site at www.ida.ca.

CIPF

The Canadian Investor Protection Fund exists to protect your cash and securities in the unlikely event that your investment dealer becomes bankrupt. Investment dealer bankruptcy doesn’t happen very often. That’s because each of CIPF’s sponsors, the Securities Commissions, and CIPF require that CIPF Members comply with regulatory procedures.

Visit their Web site at www.cipf.ca.

 
^† For a maximum loss of $1 million.
* As determined eligible for protection by CIPF.