leslie alba

Investment Manager Research, Asset Management - Determine performance drivers of Global and Emerging Markets to identify areas of the market that are supported by fundamentals vs. out-performance driven by momentum and sentiment - Evaluate investment manager best practices in eight key categories to understand not only investment execution capability and manager skill trades; pursuit of alpha - Research and scrutinize active managers to identify potential managers for CIBC fund platforms and multi-manager pools; The Investment Management Research team has proprietary ranks on over 500 investment strategies.

* Investment Consulting Services, Asset Management * Worked with investment advisors to recommend asset allocation and investment manager selection for High Net Worth and Small Institutional prospects * Constructed multi-manager portfolios, performed portfolio analysis, and created proposal documents

Industry Coverage: Communications, Financials, Consumer Discretionary, Consumer Staples CFA Global Research Investment Challenge: Carleton University team member

Helped clients with managing cash, processed transactions and responded to inquiries regarding the bank's products and services.

Provided support for the Managing Director and the leadership team: Conducted research and financial analysis, prepared reports and presentations, and other project-based initiatives

Highest Honours - Minor in Spanish with Study Year Abroad Activities and Societies: - Sprott Investment Fund: Equity Research Analyst - CFA Global Research Investment Challenge: Ontario Finalist Team 2011 - John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition: Finalist Team 2011