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Canadian ETF Association (CETFA) Closes the Market
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Eli Yufest, Executive Director of the Canadian ETF Association (CETFA), alongside Canadian Members of Parliament, CETFA Board members and association members, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to close the market to celebrate the growth and continued evolution of Canada’s ETF industry.
As the national voice of Canada’s exchange-traded funds (ETF) industry, CETFA plays a central role in promoting the adoption and sustainability of ETFs by engaging retail investors, advisors, regulators and policymakers. It does so by advocating for sound public policy, advancing investor and advisor education, and fostering collaboration across the Canadian ETF ecosystem. Today’s Market Close reflects CETFA’s leadership and its ongoing collaboration with partners across the capital markets ecosystem.
The Market Close coincides with an educational session for MPs, From Main Street to Bay Street: ETFs Fueling Canada's Growth Panel, bringing together Canadian Members of Parliament and ETF industry leaders, to deepen their understanding of ETFs and their evolving role within Canada’s capital markets. Through initiatives like these, CETFA and TMX continue to support informed public policy dialogue and constructive engagement between industry and government. Syntholene Energy Corp. (TSXV: ESAF) Opens the Market
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Dan Sutton, Chief Executive Officer, Syntholene Energy Corp. (“Syntholene Energy” or the “Company”) (TSXV: ESAF), and its executive management team, joined Robert Peterman, Chief Commercial Officer, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the Company's new listing on TSX Venture Exchange. Syntholene Energy is actively commercializing its novel Hybrid Thermal Production System for low-cost clean fuel synthesis. The target output is ultrapure synthetic jet fuel (eSAF), which enables superior energy density and thrust-by-weight over biofuel and fossil fuel equivalents, and is manufactured at 70% lower cost than the nearest competing technology today. The Company’s mission is to deliver the world’s first truly high-performance, low-cost, and carbon-neutral eFuel at an industrial scale, unlocking the potential to produce clean synthetic fuel at lower cost than fossil fuels, for the first time. Diversity in Finance Network (DIFN) Closes the Market
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Kayden Hudda, Founder and Chairman, Diversity in Finance Network (“DIFN” or the “Network”), Argho Nandi, Board Member, Diversity in Finance Network, Rebecca Leaper, CIBC Capital Markets, along with students and industry professionals, joined Dani Cohen, Head of Talent and Organizational Development, TMX Group, to close the market to celebrate the 5th Annual Diversity in Finance Conference (“DIF Conference”). For the fourth consecutive year, CIBC Capital Markets has hosted the DIF Conference at CIBC Square and continues to support the Network’s vision towards high quality education and talent development. Founded in 2020, the Diversity in Finance Conference uniquely brings together over 150 professionals and students across Canada to create better access within Capital Markets and support students in their career aspirations. With the help of a number of firms and professionals, the DIF Conference has been able to impact over 400 students in such a short time. CIBC Capital Markets is a founding and title sponsor for this phenomenal event and champions diversity alongside students and several other financial institutions. The DIF Conference brings together students from all backgrounds, with the goal to create better access to opportunities in the field. Global X Investments Canada (TSX: CPCC) Opens the Market
Monday, January 19, 2026
Chris McHaney, EVP, Head of Investment Management and Strategy, Global X Investments Canada (“Global X” or the “Company”) and his team, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the launch of the Global X Copper Producer Equity Covered Call ETF (TSX: CPCC). CPCC seeks to provide exposure to the performance of a broad range of copper mining companies globally and at least monthly distributions of dividend income and call option premiums. To mitigate downside risk and generate premiums, CPCC employs a dynamic covered call option writing program. Global X Investments Canada is an innovative financial services company and offers one of the largest suites of exchange traded funds in Canada. The Global X Fund family includes a broadly diversified range of solutions for investors of all experience levels to meet their investment objectives in a variety of market conditions. Global X has more than $48 billion of assets under management and 155 ETFs listed on major Canadian stock exchanges. Global X is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Mirae Asset Financial Group, which manages more than $1 trillion of assets across 19 countries and global markets around the world. LongPoint ETFs (TSX: MOAT) Opens the Market
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
Mark Raes, Chief Product Officer, LongPoint Asset Management Inc. (“LongPoint ETFs” or “LongPoint”), Chris Thom, Chief Executive Officer, Moat Financial, and their teams, joined Graham MacKenzie, Managing Director, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”), to open the market and celebrate the launch of the first Moat branded put writing strategy ETF (TSX: MOAT). The investment objective of MOAT is to provide high income and moderate capital growth primarily by writing put options on a portfolio of North American securities and investing, from time-to-time, directly in these securities. LongPoint offers a suite of proprietary and partnership ETFs and this collaboration with Moat Financial marks the sixth ETF launched since inception under its unique partnership ETF platform. LongPoint ETFs has built a specialized ETF company that is the only one of its kind in the Canadian ETF marketplace with the goal to build multiple distinct families of exceptional ETFs to empower Canadian investors. LongPoint was the fastest growing ETF provider in Canada, on a percentage basis, in 2025. LongPoint is one of the newest entrants into the Canadian ETF marketplace built by a team of experts with over 70 years of experience designing, building and launching specialized ETFs for Canadian investors. 