L-R Beste Alpargun, Don Wishart, Bob McKim, George Loughery, Tyrone Saunders, Danielle MacLeod; PHOTOS Shari Tucker
INDEPENDENCE & OBJECTIVITY
Hallmarks of money manager SEAMARK Asset Management
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s an independent investment counsel company, SEAMARK Asset Management is a Halifax-based money management firm, with a deep connection to the region. SEAMARK is a rare commodity in the financial services industry in Atlantic Canada. The company is wholly owned by members of its investment team.
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Contrary to most financial firms, SEAMARK does not distribute financial products or investment solutions on behalf of other providers. Rather, SEAMARK is a team of investment professionals that manufacture money management solutions on behalf of their institutional and private clients. SEAMARK clients have learned that they can bypass the usual sales channels by coming directly to the money manager.
BUSINESS TO BUSINESS
They enjoy a personal connection with the investment professionals who are accountable for achieving clients’ investment objectives, while eliminating distribution fees in the process. “We have smart clients,” says Bob McKim, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer. McKim is intensely proud of running a national money management business