Charter Awards Ceremony

Karim Allibhai, CFA
Mr. Allibhai is a Portfolio Manager with the Robertson Investment Group at Odlum Brown Limited, focusing on personalized investment portfolios under a responsible investment mandate. With over 16 years of experience in tax, accounting, and real estate, he holds CPA, CA, CFA, and RIPC designations and an MBA (Dean's Honour List) from the Ivey School of Business. Mr. Allibhai serves as Vice President on the Board of Directors of CFA Society Vancouver and volunteers with SFU Beedie School of Business, mentoring students through mock interviews.

Jessie Bobinski, CFA
Ms. Bobinski is Vice President and Investment Counsellor at Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. With over 20 years of experience, she has held leadership roles in wealth management across Western Canada. A CFA Charterholder and CFP, she is a Past President of CFA Society Vancouver and was named its 2018 Volunteer of the Year.

Elvis Picardo, CFA
Mr. Picardo is a Portfolio Manager and Partner at Luft Financial, iA Private Wealth, with over 25 years of experience in portfolio management, equity research, strategy, and currency trading. A CFA Charterholder since 1998, he also holds the Canadian Investment Manager designation and degrees in engineering and management studies. He has been an active supporter of CFA Society Vancouver since 2014, co-chaired the University Outreach Committee, led the Mentorship Program, and served as Secretary, President, and now Past President.

Julian Carson, CFA
Mr. Carson oversees the Houssian family's investment portfolio and operating businesses through its family office, JH Investments.  Julian leads the finance, tax, treasury and investment management activities for the group of companies and the family members.  Mr. Carson is a CPA, CA and a CFA Charterholder.