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Wellington-Altus recognized as Canada’s top-rated investment dealer for sixth consecutive year

June 5, 2025

WINNIPEG, TORONTO, and MONTRÉAL, Thursday, June 5, 2025 /CNW/ — Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. is excited to announce that Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. (Wellington-Altus), its private wealth division, has been recognized as Canada’s top-rated investment dealer in the 2025 Brokerage Report Card for the sixth consecutive year.

Achieving an overall rating of 9.5, the results highlight the success of Wellington-Altus’ independent business model that gives advisors the tools and support they need to run their practice as they see fit, and in their clients’ best interest. This approach has quickly established Wellington-Altus as one of the fastest-growing wealth management firms in Canada, set to achieve $40 billion in assets under administration in just over eight years.

“When we started the Wellington-Altus journey, our goal was to reinvent wealth management in Canada,” said Shaun Hauser, Founder & CEO of Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. “With six years of stellar Brokerage Report Card results, we’ve solidified our position as a leading destination for Canada’s top advisors seeking unparalleled support, collaborative partnerships and an innovative mindset.”

The 2025 Brokerage Report Card, conducted by industry publication Investment Executive, measures Canada’s top investment dealers based on various criteria that are rated by a firm’s own advisors.

Wellington-Altus excelled in all 27 categories, leading in 21, including receptiveness to advisor feedback, products and support for high-net-worth clients, financial planning support and technology, business development and marketing support, and remote system access and transactions.

“None of these results would be possible without the efforts and commitment from one of the most talented teams in the industry and the valued feedback from our advisors,” added Shaun, “Thank you to all our advisors and corporate staff for helping us reach yet another tremendous milestone.”

The firm also received top marks for its overall culture, with the highest rating for its leadership team and strategic focus. It also maintained an unmatched net promoter score of 97.7.

About Wellington-Altus Financial Inc.

Founded in 2017, Wellington-Altus Financial (Wellington-Altus) is the parent company to Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc., Wellington-Altus USA Inc., Wellington-Altus Insurance Inc., Wellington-Altus Group Solutions Inc., Independent Advisor Solutions Inc., and Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc.—the top-rated* investment dealer in Canada and one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies. With almost $40 billion in assets under administration and offices across the country, Wellington-Altus identifies with successful, entrepreneurial advisors and portfolio managers and their high-net-worth clients.

*Investment Executive 2025 Brokerage Report Card.

For media inquiries:

Greg Burch
Partner
FGS Longview

204.250.9244

greg.burch@fgslongview.com

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June 30, 2026

In politics and markets, the decisive contest is often the one being played above the visible struggle. Elections, earnings and summit communiqués are the surface game—the real action lies in the metagame, the contest over rules, incentives and narratives that shape outcomes long after today’s skirmishes are forgotten. Henry Kissinger, American diplomat and political scientist, warned that most statesmen get lost in the “manifestations of events”—daily crises, tactical choices and headlines—and fail to read the deeper “trend of events” that gives those crises meaning. Investors make the same mistake when they trade every move in yields or volatility but never ask which regime those data points are compounding into over a five‑ or ten‑year horizon.

Wellington-Altus surpasses $50B AUA, recognized as Canada’s top-rated investment dealer for seventh year

June 3, 2026

Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. has surpassed $50 billion in assets under administration (AUA) in just nine years, and announced that its private wealth division, Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. (Wellington-Altus), has been recognized as Canada’s top-rated investment dealer in the 2026 Brokerage Report Card for the seventh consecutive year.

June Market Insights: America at 250

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May Market Insights: Mastery and the Terror Premium

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Winston Churchill, as first lord of the Admiralty, tied Britain’s fate to Persian oil. United States President Donald Trump’s war in Iran, centred on Operation Epic Fury, could do the same for the West by removing Iran’s nuclear shadow, resetting oil toward US$60, and finally unlocking a modern peace dividend.

The information contained herein has been provided for information purposes only. The information does not provide financial, legal, tax or investment advice. Wellington-Altus Financial Inc. (Wellington-Altus) is the parent company to Wellington-Altus Private Wealth Inc. (WAPW), Wellington-Altus Private Counsel Inc. (WAPC), Wellington-Altus Insurance Inc. (WAII), Wellington-Altus Group Solutions Inc. (WAGS), Independent Advisor Solutions Inc., (IAS) and Wellington-Altus USA. Wellington-Altus (WA) does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of the information contained herein.

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