Profile
Mr. Simmons has been employed in the field of portfolio management since 1968.
He joined Sceptre as Vice-President in 1987 from Toronto Dominion Bank, where he had progressed from a position of Securities Analyst to General Manager within the Treasury and Investment Banking Division.
In this position, he managed a staff whose responsibilities encompassed the management of the bank's pension fund portfolio, as well as a significant corporate equity portfolio.
At Sceptre he is a member of the marketing/service team, and has responsibilities in portfolio management and client services primarily for institutional clients.
He is the editor of the Company's quarterly reports to institutional clients.
Former positions of Douglas R. Simmons
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Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (Investment Management)
 Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (TSE: SZ), incorporated in 1955, has been in its present form since 1971. Based in Toronto, Sceptre is one of Canada's largest institutional fund managers. In September 2000, Sceptre announced a strategic alliance with Putnam Investments, Inc. Sceptre became the exclusive marketing agent of Putnam's institutional investment products in Canada. Their Canadian equity and income funds include: the Sceptre Money Market Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Bond Fund, the Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Canadian Equity Fund and the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund. Sceptre's mutual funds include the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund, the Sceptre Global Equity Fund and the Sceptre Money Market Fund. Their institutional products include the Balanced Pool Fund, the Endowment, Foundations and Trusts (EFT) Pooled Fund, the Equity Pool, the Canadian Equity Pool, the Small-Cap Canadian Equity Pool, the Bond Pool, the Foreign Equity Pool and the Institutional Pooled Fund. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | 2005-09-29 |
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Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (Investment Management)
Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (Investment Management) Investment ManagersFinance Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. (TSE: SZ), incorporated in 1955, has been in its present form since 1971. Based in Toronto, Sceptre is one of Canada's largest institutional fund managers. In September 2000, Sceptre announced a strategic alliance with Putnam Investments, Inc. Sceptre became the exclusive marketing agent of Putnam's institutional investment products in Canada. Their Canadian equity and income funds include: the Sceptre Money Market Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Bond Fund, the Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Private Client Canadian Equity Fund and the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund. Sceptre's mutual funds include the Sceptre Income & Growth Fund, the Sceptre Bond Fund, Sceptre High Income Fund, the Sceptre Canadian Equity Fund, the Sceptre Equity Growth Fund, the Sceptre Global Equity Fund and the Sceptre Money Market Fund. Their institutional products include the Balanced Pool Fund, the Endowment, Foundations and Trusts (EFT) Pooled Fund, the Equity Pool, the Canadian Equity Pool, the Small-Cap Canadian Equity Pool, the Bond Pool, the Foreign Equity Pool and the Institutional Pooled Fund. | Finance |
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