ONE JIB

Regular Board Meeting

Minutes

Meeting #:
2020-04
Date:
-
Location:
Zoom Virtual Meeting
Members Present:
  • Board Chair B. Hughes
  • Board Vice-Chair G. James
  • A. Basdeo
  • J. Dowty
  • H. Franken
  • J. Giles
  • M. Melinyshyn
  • S. Rettie
Others Present:
  • J. Dezell, Co-President/Co-CEO, ONE Investment
  • D. Herridge, Co-President/Co-CEO, ONE Investment
  • H. Douglas, WeirFoulds LLP, Legal Counsel
  • E. Foo, Chief Compliance Officer, ONE Investment
  • S. Han, WeirFoulds, LLP, Legal Counsel
  • D. Kelly, Board Secretary
  • C. Macdonald, Manager of Investments, ONE Investment
  • John Mascarin, Aird & Berlis, LLP, Integrity Commissioner and Closed Meeting Investigator
  • K. Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, ONE Investment

Board Chair Hughes welcomed all to the ONE JIB meeting.

There were no disclosures of pecuniary interest.

  • Moved byBoard Member Melinyshyn

    THAT the minutes of the June 23, 2020 ONE JIB meeting be approved as circulated.

    Carried

Chair Hughes noted there was one follow up item from the June 23, 2020 meeting. ONE staff were to report back to the Board on the implementation of the transition plans. This will be addressed under agenda item 6a.

  • Moved byBoard Member Basdeo

    THAT the Board receive the communication (June 26, 2020) from Guardian Capital about its recent signing of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UN PRI) as information.

    Carried

There were no delegations.

Evelyn Foo, Chief Compliance Officer, ONE Investment, gave a verbal update to the Board on the implementation of the transition plans.

  • Moved byBoard Member Basdeo

    THAT the Board receive the transition plans implementation update and direct ONE Investment staff to provide a written report to the Board's meeting of September 16, 2020.

    Carried

Keith Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, ONE Investment, gave an overview relating to the ONE JIB's Global Equity Marketing Manager, Mawer Investment Management Ltd.

Anum Siddiqui, Institutional Client Management Team, and Patrick Fournell, Institutional Portfolio Manager, Mawer Investment Management Ltd., made a presentation to the Board.

  • Moved byBoard Member Giles

    THAT the Board receive the report (July 14, 2020) and presentation from Keith Taylor, Chief Investment Officer, ONE Investment, on Mawer Investment Management Ltd. for information.

    Carried
  • Moved byBoard Member Giles

    THAT the Board receive the presentation from the representatives of Mawer Investment Management Ltd. for information.

    Carried

Evelyn Foo, Chief Compliance Officer, ONE Investment, made a presentation on the report regarding the appointment of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) as auditor for the Prudent Investor funds.

  • Moved byBoard Member Rettie

    THAT the Board receive the report (July 14, 2020) and presentation from Evelyn Foo, Chief Compliance Officer, ONE Investment, on the appointment of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) as auditor for the Prudent Investor funds, for information.

    Carried
  • Moved byBoard Member Melinyshyn

    THAT the Board take a 10-minute recess, and resume at 10:40 a.m.

     

    The Board recessed at 10:30 a.m. and reconvened at 10:42 a.m.

    Carried
  • Moved byBoard Member Melinyshyn

    THAT the Board move into closed session for the purpose of holding an Education Session on the ONE JIB Code of Conduct and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act with John Mascarin, Partner Aird & Berlis LLP, the Board's Integrity Commissioner and Closed Meeting Investigator - under the heading of solicitor-client privilege.

     

    The Board convened in closed session at 10:43 a.m.

    Carried

8.a
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8.b
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The Board reconvened in public session at 12:58 p.m.

  • Moved byBoard Member Rettie

    THAT the Board reconvene in public session.

    Carried
  • Moved byBoard Member Melinyshyn

    THAT the Board receive the confidential presentations from John Mascarin, Partner, Aird & Berlis LLP, the Board’s Integrity Commissioner and Closed Meeting Investigator.

    Carried

There was no other business.

Board Chair Hughes outlined the meeting outcomes from today's meeting:

  1. Received an information item from Guardian Capital.
  2. Received an oral update on the transition plans implementation.
  3. Received the Investment Manager - Mawer Investment Management Ltd. report and presentations.
  4. Received the presentation and report on the appointment of Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) as auditor for the Prudent Investor funds.
  5. Held a closed meeting education session with its Integrity Commissioner and Closed Meeting Investigator on the Board’s Code of Conduct and the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.
  • Moved byBoard Member Franken

    THAT the appropriate staff of ONE JIB and ONE Investment be given the authority to do all things necessary, including executing any documents, to give effect to the Board’s decisions today.

    Carried
  • Moved byBoard Member Giles

    THAT the Board adjourn its meeting.

     

    The meeting adjourned at 1:01 p.m.

    Carried