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Canaccord GenuityAnnouncement

05/01/2016 13:20

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 Davidson
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Corporate Development and Strategy
Phone: 416-869-3875, email: scott.davidson@canaccord.com

For investor relations inquiries contact:
Christina Marinoff
Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications
Phone: 416-687-5507, email: christina.marinoff@canaccord.com

London media:
Robert Morgan
Stockwell
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7240 2486, email: robert.morgan@stockwellgroup.com

Brokers:
Oliver Hearsey
RBC Europe Limited
Phone: +44 (0) 20 7653 4000, email: oliver.hearsey@rbccm.com

(CF.)



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