Market Opens

Members of the CI Global Asset Management (“CI GAM”) team, joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market and celebrate the launch of their two new ETFs: CI Balanced+ Asset Allocation ETF Fund (TSX: CBAP), CI Equity+ Asset Allocation ETF Fund (TSX: CEQP). The CI Asset Allocation+ ETFs provide strategic, disciplined and globally diversified portfolios designed for today’s more complex market environment. The Funds combine equity and fixed income exposure with additional diversifiers – allocations to gold and bitcoin – to give investors exposure to non-traditional asset classes. Powered by CI GAM’s in‑house expertise, the series offers institutional‑level execution with a 0% management fee until June 30, 2026. The Funds are available in both mutual fund and ETF series. CI GAM is one of Canada’s largest ETF providers, with approximately $23 billion in ETF assets under management as of December 31, 2025. The lineup includes 94 ETFs across beta, smart beta, asset allocation, managed volatility, active, liquid alternatives, digital assets, covered calls, cash management, ESG and thematic strategies. CI Global Asset Management is a registered business name of CI Investments Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of CI Financial Corp.

Lisa Zarzeczny, Chief Executive Officer, Elevate, her team, along with the 2026 CIX Startup Award Recipients, joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market to promote the 2026 CIX Summit and celebrate the winners of the CIX Startup Awards. CIX, powered by Elevate, stands as Canada’s premier startup awards program and investment summit, uniting Canadian tech founders, global investors, and industry advisors. The upcoming prestigious CIX Summit showcases the nation’s most promising emerging, early and growth-stage tech companies, driving new investment deals and fostering innovation. Scheduled for March 25, 2026, in Toronto, the CIX Summit offers unparalleled networking opportunities, one-on-one meetings, and expert advice, featuring the highest concentration of startup executives and capital providers in Canada.

Ben Rodney, President and Chief Executive Officer, RFA Financial Inc. (“RFA Financial” or the “Company”) (TSX: RFA), and its executive management team, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market and celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX. RFA Financial is a scaled and dynamic financial services platform, uniquely positioned at the intersection of banking, mortgage lending, and real estate. Anchored by RFA Bank of Canada, a federally regulated Schedule I bank, RFA Financial provides a comprehensive array of competitive products to support Canadians at every stage of their financial journey. RFA Financial’s business provides stable cash flow and the ability to drive long-term, sustainable value through targeted capital rotation into higher-returning opportunities within the financial services platform. Their integrated structure offers multiple avenues for growth and an attractive dividend within Canada’s growing financial services sector.

Steve Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer of LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (“LongPoint”), joined Keith Wu, Head of Exchange Traded Products at Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market in celebration of the launch of the SavvyShort™ (-2X) MSTR ETF (MSTZ: TSX) and the SavvyShort™ (-2X) COIN ETF (COID: TSX). MSTZ provides two times inverse (-2X) leveraged exposure to MicroStrategy Incorporated Class A common shares, while COID provides two times inverse (-2X) leveraged exposure to Coinbase Global, Inc. Class A common shares. MSTZ and COID offer active Canadian investors TSX-listed solutions, trading in Canadian dollars, that enable tactical positioning of portfolio exposure to Strategy and Coinbase. LongPoint has built a highly specialized ETF platform that is unique within the Canadian ETF marketplace, with a mandate to create multiple distinct families of exceptional ETFs designed to empower Canadian investors. LongPoint was the fastest-growing ETF provider in Canada, on a percentage basis, in 2025 and is one of the newest entrants into the Canadian ETF market, led by a team with more than 70 years of combined experience designing, building, and launching specialized ETFs for Canadian investors.