Ninepoint Partners LP is a Toronto-based independent investment management firm specialising in alternative investments, private debt, and private credit. Founded in 2017 by James Fox and John Wilson following a management buyout of Sprott Asset Management LP, the firm has grown into one of the larger independent alternative asset managers in Canada. It serves investment advisors and institutional investors through a range of alternative strategy funds, mutual funds, and ETF series.
Website: ninepoint.com
Office address: 200 Bay Street, Suite 2700, PO Box 27, Toronto, ON M5J 2J1
Year established: 2017
Company type: Private; independent investment management firm
CEO and key people: James Fox and John Wilson, co-CEOs and Managing Partners
Regions served: Canada
What does Ninepoint Partners offer?
Ninepoint focuses on alternative investment strategies for the advisor-distributed and institutional markets in Canada. Its product shelf includes:
- alternative strategy funds covering areas including long/short equities, commodities, real assets, and multi-strategy approaches designed to complement traditional stock-and-bond portfolios
- private debt and private credit funds, targeting income-oriented investors and positioning Ninepoint within the growing institutional-grade private markets space for Canadian advisors
- a range of mutual funds and ETF series that provide alternative exposures within registered account structures
- digital asset products — Ninepoint was an early mover in the Canadian bitcoin ETF space and has continued to develop cryptocurrency-related offerings
Ninepoint describes its ethos as "alt thinking" — a positioning that emphasises its role in helping advisors build portfolios that extend beyond conventional stock and bond allocations. The firm is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment and has incorporated ESG considerations and, in the case of its digital asset products, carbon neutrality commitments into its investment approach.
Ninepoint Partners in the market
Ninepoint emerged from the 2017 management buyout at Sprott Asset Management as one of the more ambitious independent launches in the Canadian alternative investment space. The founding team of Fox and Wilson brought their track record at Sprott and, before that, at institutions including RBC Capital Markets and UBS Canada, and applied it to building a Canadian-focused independent alternative manager at a time when advisor demand for non-correlated strategies was accelerating.
The firm's growth has tracked broader structural trends in the Canadian wealth management market — namely, growing advisor and institutional interest in liquid and illiquid alternatives as a complement to traditional balanced portfolios. Ninepoint has benefited from that demand and has expanded its private credit capabilities through partnerships with institutional investors, including a revolving credit facility provided by BMO. It positions itself as a firm whose role is to bring institutional-quality alternative strategies into the portfolios of Canadian investors through the advisor channel — a competitive space that also includes Purpose Investments, Picton Mahoney, and the alternative arms of larger asset managers.
James Fox leads business development and distribution; John Wilson is responsible for investment management and research. Wilson holds a BSc in Electrical Engineering from Queen's University and an MBA from the Wharton School; Fox holds a degree in Finance and Economics from the University of Western Ontario and an MBA from the Rotman School of Management.
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