Office address: 151 Yonge Street, Suite 1200 Toronto, ON M5C 2W7
Website: www.neiinvestments.com
Year established: 1986
Company type: asset management
Employees: 51 to 200
Expertise: responsible investing, ethical investing, ESG, wealth management, mutual funds
Parent company: Aviso
CEO and key people: John Bai, SVP and CIO
Financing status: corporate backed or acquired
NEI Investments is a Canadian asset manager with expertise in responsible investing. It has more than $11 billion in total assets under management. NEI Investments is owned by Aviso, one of the largest financial services companies in Canada.
NEI Investments was previously known as Ethical Funds. The firm first made an impact when it launched the first responsible investment fund in Canada in 1986.
Other milestones in responsible investing soon came after. In 1989, Ethical Funds became a founding member of the Social Investment Organization, now known as the Responsible Investment Association.
In 2006, the firm became a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment.
When Ethical Funds merged with Northwest Funds in 2008, NEI Investments was born. Ten years later, NEI became part of Aviso Wealth, one of Canada’s leading wealth management companies.
In 2021, NEI’s Environmental Leaders Fund was named a 5-Star ESG Fund by Wealth Professional.
Here are some of the investment products that NEI offers:
NEI’s products focus on responsible investing and impact investing.
NEI is committed to helping investors grow their finances in a responsible, sustainable way. It has become a leading voice in responsible investing, offering education and training to investors and financial advisors.
NEI forges strong partnerships with financial advisors to make their investment products accessible to Canadians throughout the country. NEI organizes webinars and events for financial advisors to learn and gain insights into the practice of responsible investing.
John Bai joined NEI Investments in 2019 as its SVP and CIO. He brings over 25 years of experience to the role, having assumed leadership roles in financial services companies such as Merrill Lynch, TD Waterhouse, and Scotiabank. He has been invited as resource speaker on responsible investing on BNN Bloomberg and Wealth Professional.
Bai has earned a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Toronto. He is also a CFA Charterholder.
NEI Investments remains a leader in responsible investing. It continues to “walk the talk,” promoting responsible investing and aligning its products and practices with that principle. It has $7 trillion in assets under management and has earned accolades, receiving “exceptionally high marks” in the latest assessment report under the Principles for Responsible Investment. Proof that sustainability and profitability can work together.
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