Profil
Mr. Jean-Benoit Leblanc, CFA, is a Senior Portfolio Manager at Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. He is on the Board of Directors at React Quality Management Ltd. His investment responsibilities are focused on the implementation of macro decisions and the portfolio construction process.
He joined Desjardins Global Asset Management in September 2021 as part of the Hexavest acquisition.
Prior to joining Hexavest, he was Portfolio Manager and Sector Analyst at Natcan/Selexia (2001-2008), Research Associate, Communications and Media, at Newcrest Capital (2000), and Financial Analyst, Telecoms and Information Technology, at Innovatech du Grand Montréal (1999-2000).
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration (Accounting) (1998) and a Master’s degree in Finance (1999) from the Université de Sherbrooke, in addition to being a CFA charter holder (2002).
Postes actifs de Jean-Benoit Leblanc
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
React Quality Management Ltd.
React Quality Management Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consultancy services | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 24/11/2017 |
Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc.
Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance DGAM offers in-house expertise in equity, fixed income and real assets (infrastructure, real estate) across a variety of investment vehicles. | Gestionnaire de Portefeuille-Actions | 01/09/2021 |
Anciens postes connus de Jean-Benoit Leblanc
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
Hexavest, Inc.
Hexavest, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Hexavest offers a different reading on markets through a top-down, contrarian investment process and active currency management. The firm’s systematic approach relies on their proven multi-factor models as well as consistent and robust signals. | Gestionnaire de Portefeuille-Actions | 01/09/2021 |
Natcan Investment Management, Inc.
Natcan Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Natcan Investment Management offers a wide array of investment products across all global markets and investment styles. Their strategies include: Canadian Large-Cap Value Equity, Canadian Large-Cap Growth Equity, Canadian Socially Responsible, Small-Cap Equity, Global Equity, fixed-income and asset allocation. The firm's investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis to identify out-of-favor stocks. They seek to buy out-of-favor stocks to limit downside risk and preserve capital. Though this reflects a more value-oriented approach, Natcan also integrates a growth component into their strategy by selecting companies with attractive profit-enhancing catalysts. Natcan's strategies seek the preservation of capital and low absolute volatility. . Natcan's active risk management approach emphasizes sector and stock diversification. The firm tends to favor value sectors and stocks and sound financial structures rather than momentum and overpriced situations. The Natcan Canadian Equity Fund is a Canadian large-cap equity portfolio that combines value and growth criteria. the Fund seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index return. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. The Natcan Contra Cyclical Fund II seeks to achieve superior growth, mainly through capital appreciation. The firm employs a value/contrarian approach and a one-year investment horizon. It is available as a pooled fund. The Natcan Contra Value Fund seeks to achieve superior growth mainly through capital appreciation. The firm employs a value/contrarian approach and a medium- to long-term horizon of 6 to 18 months. It is available as a pooled fund. The Natcan Momentum Global Equity Fund II seeks to achieve superior growth mainly through capital appreciation. The firm uses a momentum approach to invest systematically in securities ranked in the first performance decile of various different benchmarks. It is available as a pooled fund. The Canadian Advantage Large-Cap Equities strategy is a large-cap value portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index in the medium-term, while preserving capital. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Canadian Growth Equity strategy is a large-cap growth portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Social Value Canadian Equity Fund combines value and growth Canadian large-cap criteria and seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds that of the S&P/TSX Index on the both the financial and social fronts. It is available as a pooled fund. For their small-cap equity investments, Natcan employs a growth strategy that focuses on investments in the industrial, technological, healthcare and consumer sectors. The Natcan Global Small-Cap Equity Strategy is a global small-cap equity portfolio that seeks to outperform the MSCI World Small-Cap Index return. It is available as a pooled fund. The Canadian Diversified Small-Cap Equities strategy is a diversified Canadian small-cap equity portfolio which includes a certain proportion of US small-cap names and seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Small-Cap Index return. It is available as a pooled fund or as a segregated fund. The Natcan Small-Cap Equity Fund is a Canadian small-cap equity portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Small-Cap Index. it is available as a segregated fund. The Quebec Micro-Cap Equities portfolio invests primarily in companies whose headquarters or a substantial part of their business is located in Quebec. it is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan QSSP II Investment Fund invests a large portion of its capital in Quebec companies that provide a tax advantage through the SPP II. It is available as a pooled fund. Natcan's US, International and Global Large-Cap Equity strategies are based on a bottom-up stock selection approach that seeks to identify reasonably priced secular growth opportunities. The firm prefers to invest in sectors offering sustainable growth and low volatility. They look for companies generating stable and persistent earnings growth, expanding and above-average profit margins and high returns on capital. The Natcan Global Equity Fund is a global large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the MSCI World ex-Canada Index. It is available as a pooled fund. the Natcan US Equity Fund is a US large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve an annualized rate of return that exceeds the return of the S&P 500 Index. It is available as a pooled fund or as a segregated fund. The Natcan International Equity Fund is an international large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the MSCI EAFE Index. It is available as a pooled fund. Natcan offers a wide array fixed-income asset management services including several active and passive investment products. They apply a quantitative approach based on macroeconomic analyses with emphasis on the management of a reward/risk equation. The Natcan Canadian Bond Fund is a Canadian government, municipal and corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the DEX Universe Bond Index. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. The Natcan Long-Term Canadian Bond Fund is a Canadian government, municipal and corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the return DEX Long Term Bond Index. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Corporate Universe Bond Fund is a Canadian corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the DEX Universe All-Corporate Bond Index. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. Natcan also offers a variety of pooled alternative investment funds. The Natcan Global Focused Fund seeks to exploit the arbitrage opportunity generated by a long-term view in a market excessively focused on the short-term. The Natcan Arbitrage Short-Term Bond Fund seeks to generate positive annual absolute returns by investing in a portfolio of short-term federal or provincial government securities. The Natcan Absolute Return Credit Fund seeks to obtain positive absolute annual returns by investing in a portfolio of credit securities in the high-yield, corporate and preferred-share markets, while limiting the portfolios negative volatility. | Analyst-Equity | 31/12/2008 |
Newcrest Capital
Newcrest Capital Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services | Analyst-Equity | 31/12/2000 |
Innovatech du sud du Québec
Innovatech du sud du Québec Investment ManagersFinance Innovatech focuses on technological innovation. They assist companies with a high growth potential throughout the start-up and development phases. Their activities extend over a territory that includes 11 regional county municipalities, all located in the Estrie, Montérégie and Bois-Francs regions of southern Québec and the city of Sherbrooke. Innovatech's main objectives are to enhance their partners' ability to innovate in technology development, increase their competitiveness and contribute to economic growth and job creation. The firm invests in such diverse sectors as the health sciences and the information and industrial technologies. | Corporate Officer/Principal | - |
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Natcan Investment Management, Inc.
Natcan Investment Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Natcan Investment Management offers a wide array of investment products across all global markets and investment styles. Their strategies include: Canadian Large-Cap Value Equity, Canadian Large-Cap Growth Equity, Canadian Socially Responsible, Small-Cap Equity, Global Equity, fixed-income and asset allocation. The firm's investment approach focuses on fundamental analysis to identify out-of-favor stocks. They seek to buy out-of-favor stocks to limit downside risk and preserve capital. Though this reflects a more value-oriented approach, Natcan also integrates a growth component into their strategy by selecting companies with attractive profit-enhancing catalysts. Natcan's strategies seek the preservation of capital and low absolute volatility. . Natcan's active risk management approach emphasizes sector and stock diversification. The firm tends to favor value sectors and stocks and sound financial structures rather than momentum and overpriced situations. The Natcan Canadian Equity Fund is a Canadian large-cap equity portfolio that combines value and growth criteria. the Fund seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index return. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. The Natcan Contra Cyclical Fund II seeks to achieve superior growth, mainly through capital appreciation. The firm employs a value/contrarian approach and a one-year investment horizon. It is available as a pooled fund. The Natcan Contra Value Fund seeks to achieve superior growth mainly through capital appreciation. The firm employs a value/contrarian approach and a medium- to long-term horizon of 6 to 18 months. It is available as a pooled fund. The Natcan Momentum Global Equity Fund II seeks to achieve superior growth mainly through capital appreciation. The firm uses a momentum approach to invest systematically in securities ranked in the first performance decile of various different benchmarks. It is available as a pooled fund. The Canadian Advantage Large-Cap Equities strategy is a large-cap value portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index in the medium-term, while preserving capital. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Canadian Growth Equity strategy is a large-cap growth portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Index. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Social Value Canadian Equity Fund combines value and growth Canadian large-cap criteria and seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds that of the S&P/TSX Index on the both the financial and social fronts. It is available as a pooled fund. For their small-cap equity investments, Natcan employs a growth strategy that focuses on investments in the industrial, technological, healthcare and consumer sectors. The Natcan Global Small-Cap Equity Strategy is a global small-cap equity portfolio that seeks to outperform the MSCI World Small-Cap Index return. It is available as a pooled fund. The Canadian Diversified Small-Cap Equities strategy is a diversified Canadian small-cap equity portfolio which includes a certain proportion of US small-cap names and seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Small-Cap Index return. It is available as a pooled fund or as a segregated fund. The Natcan Small-Cap Equity Fund is a Canadian small-cap equity portfolio that seeks to outperform the S&P/TSX Small-Cap Index. it is available as a segregated fund. The Quebec Micro-Cap Equities portfolio invests primarily in companies whose headquarters or a substantial part of their business is located in Quebec. it is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan QSSP II Investment Fund invests a large portion of its capital in Quebec companies that provide a tax advantage through the SPP II. It is available as a pooled fund. Natcan's US, International and Global Large-Cap Equity strategies are based on a bottom-up stock selection approach that seeks to identify reasonably priced secular growth opportunities. The firm prefers to invest in sectors offering sustainable growth and low volatility. They look for companies generating stable and persistent earnings growth, expanding and above-average profit margins and high returns on capital. The Natcan Global Equity Fund is a global large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the MSCI World ex-Canada Index. It is available as a pooled fund. the Natcan US Equity Fund is a US large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve an annualized rate of return that exceeds the return of the S&P 500 Index. It is available as a pooled fund or as a segregated fund. The Natcan International Equity Fund is an international large-cap equity portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the MSCI EAFE Index. It is available as a pooled fund. Natcan offers a wide array fixed-income asset management services including several active and passive investment products. They apply a quantitative approach based on macroeconomic analyses with emphasis on the management of a reward/risk equation. The Natcan Canadian Bond Fund is a Canadian government, municipal and corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the DEX Universe Bond Index. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. The Natcan Long-Term Canadian Bond Fund is a Canadian government, municipal and corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the return DEX Long Term Bond Index. It is available as a segregated fund. The Natcan Corporate Universe Bond Fund is a Canadian corporate bond portfolio that seeks to achieve a rate of return that exceeds the DEX Universe All-Corporate Bond Index. It is available as a pooled fund or a segregated fund. Natcan also offers a variety of pooled alternative investment funds. The Natcan Global Focused Fund seeks to exploit the arbitrage opportunity generated by a long-term view in a market excessively focused on the short-term. The Natcan Arbitrage Short-Term Bond Fund seeks to generate positive annual absolute returns by investing in a portfolio of short-term federal or provincial government securities. The Natcan Absolute Return Credit Fund seeks to obtain positive absolute annual returns by investing in a portfolio of credit securities in the high-yield, corporate and preferred-share markets, while limiting the portfolios negative volatility. | Finance |
Newcrest Capital
Newcrest Capital Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Provides investment banking services | Finance |
Hexavest, Inc.
Hexavest, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance Hexavest offers a different reading on markets through a top-down, contrarian investment process and active currency management. The firm’s systematic approach relies on their proven multi-factor models as well as consistent and robust signals. | Finance |
University of Sherbrooke
University of Sherbrooke Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Innovatech du sud du Québec
Innovatech du sud du Québec Investment ManagersFinance Innovatech focuses on technological innovation. They assist companies with a high growth potential throughout the start-up and development phases. Their activities extend over a territory that includes 11 regional county municipalities, all located in the Estrie, Montérégie and Bois-Francs regions of southern Québec and the city of Sherbrooke. Innovatech's main objectives are to enhance their partners' ability to innovate in technology development, increase their competitiveness and contribute to economic growth and job creation. The firm invests in such diverse sectors as the health sciences and the information and industrial technologies. | Finance |
Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc.
Desjardins Global Asset Management, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance DGAM offers in-house expertise in equity, fixed income and real assets (infrastructure, real estate) across a variety of investment vehicles. | Finance |
React Quality Management Ltd.
React Quality Management Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides management consultancy services | Commercial Services |
















