Market Opens

Nicolas Richard, President and Chief Operating Officer at Desjardins Global Asset Management and Frédérick Tremblay, Managing Director and Head of Investment Solutions at Desjardins Investments, and their colleagues joined Luc Fortin, President & CEO, TMX Global Markets and Post Trade, TMX Group, to celebrate the launch of the Desjardins Quebec Equity ETF (TSX: DMQC). The Desjardins Quebec Equity ETF is designed to meet a growing demand among investors for investment solutions rooted in their local economies. This gives them the option to make a concrete investment in publicly listed Quebec companies while diversifying their portfolios with a simple and competitive product. Desjardins Group is the largest cooperative financial group in North America and the sixth largest in the world, with assets of $487.9 billion as at March 31, 2025. It has been named one of the top employers in Canada by both Forbes magazine and Mediacorp. It has also been recognized as one of the World’s Best Banks in 2025 by Forbes. The organization has more than 56,100 skilled employees. To meet the diverse needs of its members and clients, Desjardins offers a full range of products and services to individuals and businesses through its extensive distribution network, its online platforms, and its subsidiaries across Canada. Ranked among the world’s strongest banks, according to The Banker magazine, Desjardins has one of the highest capital ratios and one of the highest credit ratings in the industry. In 2025, Desjardins Group is celebrating its 125th anniversary, marking more than a century of focusing its ambitions and expertise on being there for members and clients.

Rob Butler, Managing Director, Head of Intermediary Distribution, BMO Global Asset Management (BMO GAM), and his team joined Chris Birkett, President, TSX Listings, to close the market and celebrate the launch of the new BMO SPDR Energy Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLE / ZXLE.F) and BMO SPDR Materials Select Sector Index ETF (TSX: ZXLB / ZXLB.F). The ETFs seek to replicate, to the extent possible before fees and expenses, the performance of an index that provides exposure to equity securities of large-capitalization issuers in the U.S. energy sector and the U.S. materials sector. Generally, the ETFs will invest substantially all of its assets, directly or indirectly, in the relevant Select Sector SPDR Fund. BMO Exchange Traded Funds was one of the first ETF issuers in Canada in 2009 and it has since become one of the country’s largest ETF providers in Canada with over $128.5 Billion in Assets Under Management (Source: National Bank Report, May 30, 2025). Investors continue to choose BMO’s ETFs thanks to an unwavering commitment to innovation and investor education – helping Canadians build stronger, more resilient portfolios. With over 15 years of ETF experience and more than 130 strategies, BMO understands how ETFs can complement and enhance portfolio construction. Proudly Canadian, BMO is deeply rooted in the financial goals of Canadians and committed to delivering solutions that reflect their needs.

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange joined sponsors and charity partners at Vancouver’s University Golf Club to close the market and celebrate the 12th annual TMX Charity Golf Classic. All proceeds from the TMX Charity Golf Classic will be donated to Room to Read and Backpack Buddies.

Alex Lee, Head of Canada ETF Product Strategy, Franklin Templeton Canada (“Franklin Templeton” or the “Company”) and his team, joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), to open the market and celebrate the launch of three new ETFs: Franklin Canadian Core Equity Fund – ETF Series (TSX: FCRC), Franklin U.S. Core Equity Fund – ETF Series (TSX: FCRU), Franklin International Core Equity Fund – ETF Series (TSX: FCRI). This new suite of Canadian, U.S. and international strategies will provide investors with core equity building blocks grounded in an active quantitative approach to help them construct robust portfolios. Franklin Resources, Inc. is a global investment management organization with subsidiaries operating as Franklin Templeton and serving clients in over 150 countries. In Canada, the Company's subsidiary is Franklin Templeton Investments Corp., which operates as Franklin Templeton Canada. Franklin Templeton's mission is to help clients achieve better outcomes through investment management expertise, wealth management and technology solutions. Through its specialist investment managers, the company offers specialization on a global scale, bringing extensive capabilities in fixed income, equity, alternatives and multi-asset solutions. With more than 1,500 investment professionals, and offices in major financial markets around the world, the California-based company has over 75 years of investment experience and US$1.57 trillion in assets under management as of May 31, 2025.