Briefly:

Mackenzie Financial has announced the appointment of Steve Locke and Dan Bastasic as co-leaders of Mackenzie Sentinel’s six person investment team, effective immediately.

“Both Steve and Dan are respected Portfolio Managers with proven track records in investment research and portfolio management” said Norman Raschkowan, chief investment officer of Mackenzie Financial Corporation.

Locke and Bastasic replace Chris Kresic in the role of team leader for Sentinel. Kresic will be leaving Mackenzie to pursue another opportunity on or about June 25th, 2010.

Locke joined Mackenzie Investments with the acquisition of Saxon Financial in 2008. He has 15 years of investment experience managing retail, institutional and high net worth fixed income and money market portfolios.

With this appointment, he takes over as lead portfolio manager for a number of retail funds, including Mackenzie Sentinel Bond Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Cash Management Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Managed Return Class, Mackenzie Sentinel Money Market Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Real Return Bond Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Short-Term Government Bond Fund and Mackenzie Sentinel Short-Term Income Fund.

Bastasic joined Mackenzie in 2000 and currently manages income oriented equity, high yield corporate bond and balanced portfolios for Mackenzie’s retail investment channel including, the Mackenzie Sentinel Strategic Income Class, Mackenzie Sentinel Registered Strategic Income Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel Corporate Bond Fund, Mackenzie Sentinel North American Corporate Bond Class and Mackenzie Sentinel Registered North American Corporate Bond Fund.

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LOGiQ3 named to Profit 100

Life reinsurance services and technology company LOGiQ3 Inc has been ranked 37th in the annual PROFIT 100, making it one of Canada’s fastest growing companies based on revenue growth over the past five years.

“The mandate of the ranking is to ‘celebrate entrepreneurship and uncover the management practices of successful Canadian companies’ and LOGiQ3’s position is a visible testament to the hark work of our employees, commitment of our partners and clients, and the support of the Life reinsurance industry – all of which has made it possible to achieve our goals to date,” said Chris Murumets, CEO of LOGiQ3.

(06/04/10)

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