CEO
CI FINANCIAL
Since becoming CEO of CI Financial in 2019, Kurt MacAlpine has led the organization through a period of rapid acquisition and growth. CI’s total assets have grown to $241 billion (at March 31, 2021) since he joined the company. MacAlpine moved over from WidomTree Asset Management Canada and initiated the acquisition of his former company, which has now been folded into the rebranded CI Global Asset Management. CI GAM has been climbing the ladder in terms of ETF assets and now has the fifth most in Canada with $11.7 billion. It has also been leading the way in innovation, making plans to launch the world’s first Ether ETF, in addition to launching the CI Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCX.B and BTCX.U) in March.
As for its expansion, it appears CI has no plans to slow down. The company acquired 13 registered investment advisors in the US in 2020, along with Canadian advisor network Aligned Capital Partners.
