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Fed officials join the resistance against financial reform.Home Capital hires former Canaccord Genuity CFO as new chief financial officer
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Home Capital Group Inc. (TSX:HCG) is continuing to rebuild its executive ranks with the hiring of a new chief financial officer who has extensive experience in Canada’s financial services industry.
The Toronto-based company said Tuesday that Brad Kotush, a former CFO at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., will join the alternative mortgage company as of Sept. 1.
Kotush joined a predecessor firm of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in 1996 and became its chief financial officer in 2006, a position he held until he left in February. His resignation from Canaccord Genuity was announced last November.
At Home Capital, an alternative mortgage lender that has been through a tumultuous year, the role of chief financial officer has been filled on an interim basis since former CFO Robert Morton was reassigned last April.
Morton was one of three senior executives to be reprimanded by the Ontario Securities Commission this month after they reached a “highly negotiated settlement” that included $11 million of payments by the company and three men to a $29…
The Toronto-based company said Tuesday that Brad Kotush, a former CFO at Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., will join the alternative mortgage company as of Sept. 1.
Kotush joined a predecessor firm of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. in 1996 and became its chief financial officer in 2006, a position he held until he left in February. His resignation from Canaccord Genuity was announced last November.
At Home Capital, an alternative mortgage lender that has been through a tumultuous year, the role of chief financial officer has been filled on an interim basis since former CFO Robert Morton was reassigned last April.
Morton was one of three senior executives to be reprimanded by the Ontario Securities Commission this month after they reached a “highly negotiated settlement” that included $11 million of payments by the company and three men to a $29…
Scotiabank is reporting a $2.1-billion profit in its third quarter and a dividend increase.
Home Capital Group Inc. is continuing to rebuild its executive ranks with the hiring of a new chief financial officer who has extensive experience in Canada’s financial services industry.


