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ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Building on Our Foundation  
Committed to Growth

Table of Contents

2

Who  
We Are

10

Financial  
Highlights

15

Investing  
in Our People

25

Global  
Leadership Team

27

Management’s Discussion  
and Analysis & Consolidated 
Financial Statements  

8

Executive Chairman  
of the Board Letter

12

Global President and Chief 
Executive Officer Letter

21

Contributing to  
a Sustainable Future 

26

Board  
of Directors

28

Corporate 
Information

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Who We Are

About Fiera Capital

Fiera Capital is an established asset management 

firm with a growing global presence and an 

efficient allocator of capital that harnesses 

the latest in the investment science to create 

innovative investment solutions and to foster 

sustainable prosperity for all our stakeholders.

Firm Overview

We are a firm built for capital allocation excellence, 

serving the ever-evolving needs of institutional, financial 

intermediaries, and private wealth clients: the need 

for the most sophisticated, diversified solutions in 

public and private markets, and the need to innovate 

in the face of changing global market conditions. Our 

outstanding investment performance has fueled close to 

two decades of tremendous growth with a track record 

of significant alpha generation, growing capabilities, 

strategic acquisitions and geographic expansion. We 

owe this sustained performance to our exceptional 

investment teams, and pride ourselves on providing a 

unique entrepreneurial environment for the finest minds 

Key Facts

840+

employees 
worldwide

240+

investment 
professionals

188.3

billion Canadian 
dollars in AUM*

Publicly-traded
independent 
Canadian investment 
management firm

Depth of expertise
in public and private 
markets investment 
strategies

Headquartered in 
Montreal
with offices across 
Canada, the United 
States, Europe and Asia

to fully express their intellectual capital to the benefit of 

*As of December 31, 2021

our clients and stakeholders.

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Who We Are

Investment Thesis

With capital allocation efficiency as a focus,  

we see active multi-asset management as the 

Our strong performance is driven by investment strategy leaders 

who are fully accountable and independent in their decision making, 

and supported by a comprehensive investment platform. Our 

platform is built from long-term asset allocation strategies and a 

clear strategy to achieve our clients’ objectives.

macro view of the investment landscape.

Fiera Capital was founded 

in 2003, and has been  

delivering excellence for  

nearly 20 years

The architecture principles of our investment platform:

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 High-quality, 
institutional-grade, 
repeatable active 
investment processes 
across public and 
private markets

 Independent, 
thorough, and 
proprietary 
investment research 
fueling investment 
decisions

 Complementary 
strategies and risk 
premiums, offering 
uncorrelated 
diversification

Differentiated,  
high-conviction 
active investment 
style

Risk-oriented 
portfolio 
construction 
process

Emphasis on 
outcome-driven 
strategies that  
reflect client needs

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Who We Are

A Truly Global Footprint

581

123

100

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18

16

Over 840 employees

and 240 investments experts

A World Class Investment Platform

To ensure that we achieve these ambitions, our efforts are 

anchored towards the development of globally relevant 

We are efficient allocators of capital committed 

investment strategies. Whether we are further consolidating 

to being recognized for our world class, high 

conviction investment platform, sophisticated 

client interactions and accessibility to a wide 

our position within the Canadian marketplace, as a superior 

provider of outcome-oriented solutions, or building our 

presence as a well-recognized, at-scale leader within private 

markets, our team of thoughtful and agile distribution 

array of public and private markets solutions. 

professionals are focused on gaining a fulsome understanding 

of client needs and on building investment portfolios that are 

best positioned to achieve client success.

More than ever, we understand the importance of having 

a global platform, accessible to all investor types across all 

geographies as we seek to build sustainable prosperity for all 

of our stakeholders.

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Who We Are

Outcome-Oriented Solutions 

Along with our global reach and deep investment 

  Leveraging the breadth of the platform across public 

capabilities, we have also continued to expand 

our offering of highly differentiated and 

outcome-oriented solutions:

and private markets to offer fixed income portfolio best 

positioned to face an evolving interest rate environment

• Active and Strategic Fixed Income - Core Plus strategy that 

brings together the firm’s long-standing expertise in fixed 

  Private markets solutions focused on a mix of income and 

income markets with complimentary private credit strategies

capital appreciation generation aimed at generating steady 

returns across various economic and inflationary environments

  Customized fixed income and liability-driven portfolios built 

to successfully accompany clients on their journey towards 

• Diversified real asset strategy offering access to the firm’s industry 

de-risking

leading real estate, infrastructure, and agriculture expertise

• Offering the firm’s actuarial and investment expertise in the 

• Diversified private credit portfolio that combines the expertise 

construction of bespoke fixed income solutions geared towards 

of various specialized investment teams across quality, sector 

meeting the specific investment needs of each client

and geographic dimensions

Impact-Oriented Asset Allocators

We are passionate about creating innovative investment solutions driven

by our core purpose: being efficient allocators of capital with the objective

of fostering sustainable prosperity for all our stakeholders.

This perspective offers clear benefit to our clients, as it underpins our approach to:

Constructing optimized 
portfolios to deliver on 
client objectives

Offering innovative 
investment 
strategies

Contributing to 
socially responsible 
outcomes

Delivering value  
for our shareholders

Harnessing the 
intellectual capital of our 
diverse and inclusive team

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Who We Are

Private Markets:  

A World of Opportunity

Our private market offering has become a  

difference-maker for Fiera Capital and our clients.

We offer access to global private market investments through our  

real estate (equity and debt), infrastructure (equity and debt), agriculture, 

private credit and private equity strategies. We have a strong track record 

of success guided by experienced investment managers, which has led to 

a consistent and significant expansion of our private market offering. 

For investors seeking portfolio diversification with innovative solutions 

and unique upside potential, these strategies offer: higher growth, 

higher yields, stronger absolute returns and less volatility, and a 

liquidity-risk premium.

The Strength of a Global Marketplace

Our distribution strategy leverages our diverse and experienced 

Having strengthened our distribution 

capabilities worldwide, we have grown 

our ability to serve more clients in more 

places with a consistent level of service and 

excellence that Fiera Capital is known for. 

group of professionals to achieve the best client outcomes 

through sophisticated client interaction and a holistic 

understanding of their unique situation.

From expanding our global footprint, to strategic acquisitions 

and distribution partnerships, our focus remains on accessing the 

widest breath of investment capabilities across public and private 

markets globally. Our aim is to not only affirm these efforts, 

but to accelerate them as we tap into even more opportunities 

around the globe, where global investors are showing an 

increasing interest in our strategies. 

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Who We Are

Our Investment Platform

Firm AUM $188.3 billion

All figures are in Canadian dollars.

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Executive Chairman of the Board Letter

Jean-Guy Desjardins

The path to our next phase of growth is  

perfectly clear. As asset managers, our role 

in society is to allocate capital, and I strongly 

believe that our future will be one of evolution, 

progress and a journey that will see Fiera Capital 

recognized as one of the most efficient allocators  

of capital globally.

Jean-Guy Desjardins 
Executive Chairman of the Board

2021 was a pivotal year for Fiera Capital. 

Together, we have shown our commitment to pursuing global 

It was hallmarked by strong investment 

performance and also another kind of 

strength – the strength of our convictions.

ambitions and to developing a true global operating model for 

the firm. In many ways, 2021 was a time of transition – a year of 

decisive strategic planning, of aligning and unifying our vision for 

the future and of plotting our course to reach it. With that, I am 

proud to report that this past year has not simply been a testing 

ground; it has also been a proving ground for Fiera Capital.

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Executive Chairman of the Board Letter 

Evolving Fiera Capital to become a global 

would have seemed like only a dream. Yet, I recognize that our 

asset management firm requires that we stay, 

unwaveringly, at the forefront of the investment 

science. This is why our greatest competitive 

future is one of further optimization, improvement, and progress  

in the pursuit of even greater capital allocation efficiency. I can only 

imagine how this industry will develop over the next twenty-five 

years or the next fifty years. However, I am confident that our new 

advantage remains our people. It is their tenacity  

leadership and strategic vision will enable us to build a prominent 

and their grasp of the latest in the investment  

place for Fiera Capital in that future.

science that will allow us to achieve our ambitions 

Since joining the firm in 2012, Jean-Philippe Lemay has been 

and become more efficient allocators of capital.

It is the primary role of financial markets and investment 

management to efficiently allocate capital into the economic 

system. When I started in this business, capital markets were 

reasonably good at it. Today, 50 years on, they are much more 

efficient, having incorporated new thinking and strategies into the 

instrumental in the realization of our global vision and strategy.  

He embodies the core values that have enabled our success, and  

I truly believe that, under his guidance as Global President and  

Chief Executive Officer, Fiera Capital will reach new heights. The 

Board and I have the utmost confidence in his ability to successfully 

lead Fiera Capital in the years to come, and I look forward to 

continuing to work closely with him.

investment science, which continues to drive that efficiency further. 

As Executive Chairman of the Board, I will continue to provide 

Importantly, greater capital allocation efficiency not only leads 

to greater productivity, growth and prosperity, but also to greater 

socially responsible and environmental outcomes. Considering 

the long term ESG impact of our investment decisions just as 

importantly as their financial returns allows us to foster sustainable 

prosperity for all our stakeholders. 

With this in mind, we have penned a ten-year vision for Fiera Capital, 

as well as a comprehensive three-year strategic plan that clearly 

articulates how we will achieve our next phase of success. Staying 

at the forefront of the investment science will be key to achieving 

this ambition, just as it was in 2009 when we began our expansion 

into private markets. We believed then, as we know now, that these 

strategies would fundamentally improve the risk-reward efficiency  

of our clients’ portfolios, enabling us to effectively serve our clients’ 

leadership and direction to the Board and facilitate its deliberations, 

while also having oversight responsibility for Fiera Capital’s strategy.

It is with immense pride that I look back on my time leading  

Fiera Capital. However, as always, we keep our sights set on the 

future. My optimism and excitement have never been higher.

On behalf of the Board, I would like to express my deepest gratitude 

to our teams around the globe, to Jean-Philippe for his leadership 

and to our Global Management Committee members for their 

exceptional contributions.

needs and deliver on their desired outcomes.

Jean-Guy Desjardins 

When I started Fiera Capital almost two decades ago, the 

capabilities and possibilities of investment management today 

Founder and Executive Chairman of the Board 1

1 Jean-Guy Desjardins became Executive Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2022, as part of Fiera Capital’s CEO succession plan.

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Financial Highlights

$188.3B

$181.9B

$171B

Total AUM 2017-2021

as at December 31

$137.5B

$129.6B

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

All figures are in Canadian dollars.

At a Glance

2020

2021

Revenues

EBITDA2

Adjusted EBITDA2

Net Earnings (loss)3

Adjusted Net Earnings2, 3

$695.1M

$137.7M

$209.7M

($3.4M)

$146.1M

$749.9M

$198.5M

$247.7M

$73.5M

$184.8M

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All figures are in Canadian dollars.

 
Financial Highlights

Total Revenues (2017-2021)

4

5

2, 6

2, 6

All figures are in Canadian dollars. Certain totals may not reconcile due to rounding.

All figures are in Canadian dollars.

2 Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA per share, Adjusted net earnings and Adjusted net earnings per share 
(Adjusted EPS), as well as non-cash items, are not standardized measures prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”). These non-IFRS measures do not have any 
standardized meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. The definition of Adjusted net earnings was amended and certain comparative 
figures have been restated to conform with the current presentation. Please refer to the “Non-IFRS Measures” Section of the Company’s MD&A for the period ended December 31, 2021 
for the definitions and the reconciliation to IFRS measures, available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com and on Fiera Capital’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.fieracapital.com/.

3 Attributable to the Company’s shareholders.

4 Other revenues include transaction and commitment fees related to the Company’s Private Markets investment platform as well as brokerage commissions, consulting fees  
and gains or losses on foreign exchange forward contracts. 

5 Following the acquisition of the 80% interest in Palmer Capital (subsequently renamed Fiera Real Estate UK) in 2019, the Company has been recording its share of earnings 
resulting from underlying joint venture projects within Fiera Real Estate UK.

6 The Company adopted IFRS 16, Leases, on January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective approach where comparative information presented for 2018 has not been restated 
and is presented as previously reported and, therefore, may not be comparable. Prior to the adoption of IFRS 16 on January 1, 2019, as a lessee, the Company classified leases as 
an operating lease or finance lease under IAS 17, based on its assessment of whether the lease transferred substantially the risks and rewards of ownership. Rent expenses related 
to operating leases were previously recognized in selling, general and administrative expenses. Following the adoption of IFRS 16, lease payments are presented as cash generated 
(used in) financing activities whereas prior to the adoption of IFRS 16, on January 1, 2019, they were presented as cash generated (used in) operating activities in the statement of 
cash flows. Refer to Note 2 of the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2019 for further details on the transition to IFRS 16. The Company’s 
lease portfolio in 2019 was impacted by the four acquisitions completed over the course of the year, in addition to new leases entered into in 2019 related to the Company’s  
new headquarters in Montreal, Canada and new office premises in London, United Kingdom. Our lease payments presented in the statement of cash flows for the year ended 
December 31, 2019 were also impacted by lease inducements and rent-free periods related to these new leases in 2019. 

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Global President and Chief Executive Officer Letter

Jean-Philippe Lemay

Reflecting on 2021, I look ahead with 

confidence; confident in our plan for  

Fiera Capital’s growth, and humbled by the 

confidence the Board has placed in me to lead 

and execute that plan. Our successes in 2021 

have given us clarity on the road ahead, and 

as we chart a new course, I don’t see this as a 

moment to reassess, but rather to reaffirm. The 

ambition with which we take these new steps is 

as strong as the ambition Mr. Desjardins himself 

had when he started in the industry. 

This year, we reaffirm our commitment to 

The only way to have such confidence in the organization we will 

fostering sustainable prosperity, to serving our 

clients with sophistication and care, to being 

solution-oriented, and to championing our 

continue to build together, is to recognize the strength of the 

foundation upon which we build. I would like to recognize Jean-Guy 

for his distinguished leadership, guidance and mentorship. Through 

his strategic foresight and reverence for the evolving body of the 

industry as efficient allocators of capital who 

investment science, Fiera Capital is today well positioned for our 

embrace the latest in the investment science. 

next phase of growth. As we continue to strengthen our flagship 

public market offerings, we are investing heavily in private market 

capabilities that will enable Fiera Capital to become an even better 

partner for our clients. 

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Global President and Chief Executive Officer Letter

Efficiently allocating capital through innovative and purposeful 

Following a thorough strategic planning process, we also established 

investment strategies enables us to construct optimized  

a sub-advisory partnership with StonePine Asset Management 

client portfolios that deliver on client outcomes. By evolving  

for three of Fiera Capital’s equity strategies. With strong support 

Fiera Capital into a diversified global asset management firm, 

from our clients, this mutually beneficial structure provides for the 

we unlock new avenues to do just that – to create more tailored 

continuation of a relationship that has created significant value for 

solutions and services that will help us outperform and  

both our clients and shareholders over the last 12 years.

outcompete in the Canadian market and beyond.

The successes of 2021, especially in the face of so much market, 

social and political uncertainty, have validated our investment 

Elevating Our Private Market Offering

theses, and confirmed client interest in our strategies. Our  

We see private market opportunities as our strongest avenue for 

near-term priority will be organic growth. To achieve it, we will 

growth and as such, are considerably investing in our capabilities 

maximize the commercial potential of our Public Markets platform, 

to provide those alpha opportunities to our clients. In the last year 

accelerate growth through our Private Markets platform with a 

alone, our private market assets have grown by 18.7%, with  

focus on real assets and private credit, increase our deployment  

CA$2.4 billion in new mandates and deployed capital of  

of capital, and further develop our custom client solutions.

CA$2.9 billion. In the years to come, we will continue to fuel this 

Bringing Fiera Capital to the World

With ambition for further global expansion, we have and will 

continue to strengthen our international deployment capabilities, 

by leveraging our strategies globally – primarily building on our fast 

momentum by further deploying capital and expanding globally, 

while delivering sustainable value with private markets as a crucial 

component of the diversification we offer clients.

Innovating Tailored Client Solutions

growing, existing footprint in larger markets where we are already 

In our commitment to better serve clients, we have continued 

well-positioned – and establishing a truly global operating model 

to deliver investment excellence across our range of public and 

for Fiera Capital. This will enable us to expand our offering of highly 

private market strategies, which are underpinned by independence 

differentiated solutions, including private market multi-strategies 

of perspective, disciplined processes and long-term orientations  

and diversified credit strategies while providing new opportunities 

for alpha generation. This, along with our determination to thrive 

for institutional and high-net-worth investors in Canada. 

as efficient allocators of capital across all dimensions with ESG  

and DE&I at our core, will allow us to better serve our clients for 

years to come.

Strengthening Our Public Market Offering

In 2021, we have reinforced our strength in the global equity 

market, notably with the successful acquisition of the Fiera Atlas 

Global Companies team in March. In less than 10 months since 

joining the firm, the strategy has gained significant momentum and  

its assets under management have more than doubled. 

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Global President and Chief Executive Officer Letter

A Culture Rising to the Occasion

To my colleagues around the world, I offer my gratitude. Your 

tremendous efforts in highly challenging times have given us the 

ballast needed to sail through uncertainty and to realize strong 

performance. I would also like to thank the Global Management 

Committee for their commitment, our clients for their trust,  

our Board for their guidance, and our shareholders for their 

unwavering confidence.

Finally, I would like to applaud Jean-Guy for the firm he has built  

and thank him personally for his support, guidance and friendship, 

which give me the strength to build on his achievements and realize 

the next phase of Fiera Capital’s growth. 

Together, with confidence.

Jean-Philippe Lemay 

Global President and Chief Executive Officer 7

Above all else, our most crucial assets are our people and culture. 

Ours is a culture truly powered by human intellect and the pursuit 

of excellence. In the last year, our colleagues have exemplified 

determination, generating extraordinary results in trying 

circumstances. We strive to foster an inclusive, collaborative, and 

entrepreneurial environment that attracts and retains diverse, 

ambitious, creative professionals. We are a team of trusted,  

impact-oriented asset allocators, working with integrity to serve 

our clients’ best interests while creating sustainable prosperity and 

driving positive and meaningful change within the communities  

we serve and support around the globe.

We value the intellectual capital demonstrated by our team,  

which is increasingly devoted to developing solutions that meet  

the growing ESG requirements of our clients. This will continue  

to be an area of focus for the firm; we forge ahead with 

responsibility and sustainability at the fore. 

Confidence to Drive Ahead

Fiera Capital is strong, and our future, bright. It is our responsibility, 

and it is now my responsibility, to execute our plan and help build 

on the successes of the past. We are motivated, and we are excited 

– because with clarity comes conviction.

Over the coming years, we will put the full strength of the 

organization towards organic growth and owning our place  

as a truly global asset management firm.

7 Jean-Philippe Lemay was named Global President and Chief Executive Officer on January 1, 2022. 

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Investing in Our People

At Fiera Capital, we understand that our most valuable 

asset is our people. We are truly committed to providing 

a healthy and rewarding work environment where our 

employees feel empowered. We believe that building  

a respectful, inclusive and supportive culture is integral 

to our ability to collaborate, make better decisions and 

exceed the expectations of our clients. 

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we took meaningful steps to ensure 

our employees had access to appropriate health and wellness resources 

and we invested in technology and tools to support them with remote 

working options and opportunities for learning and growth. 

Workplace With Purpose:  

New Ways of Working 

We recognize that the pandemic and the competitive landscape for 

talent have profoundly changed the workplace, elevating the need for  

a more dynamic and innovative work environment to attract and retain 

employees. In response, we created Workplace With Purpose (WXP), 

a hybrid work program allowing our employees around the world to 

choose the work environment that best fits their needs. 

This new program is based on three guiding principles, used to assist 

employees and their managers, in deciding where and how to work: 

Protecting our  
culture

Keeping our 
clients at the centre 
of our decisions

Fostering 
work-life balance

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We are aiming to create 

a compelling experience 

for all our employees, and 

we are deeply committed, 

as a firm, to promoting 

employee well-being and 

offering our people around 

the world opportunities  

to develop and thrive  

as a valued member of  

our team.

Lyne Lamothe 
Global Chief Human Resources Officer

 
Investing in Our People

Hybrid Workplace Training Program

As we adapt to new ways of working, we 

introduced the FLEX Training Program, a hybrid 

workplace training program to better empower 

and support managers in successfully leading 

their teams. 

This program focuses on ways to build 

capabilities supporting a variety of work  

styles while ensuring our firm continues to  

be successful and our culture protected. 

Over a three-week period, managers learned 

how to develop a hybrid mindset, to foster 

autonomy, to maximize potential, to minimize 

bias and to hold effective meetings with their 

teams around the globe. 

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Fostering Health and Wellness 

Given the various strains caused by the pandemic 

and the new realities of working from home, we have 

put particular focus on the well-being of our people. 

We know that helping them be healthy and thrive 

is not only the right thing to do, but it also enables 

them to better support our clients. 

5 additional 
wellness days 
in 2021 

provided home 
office monetary 
contributions 

provided  
home office 
technology supplies 

organized  
employee fitness 
events 

implemented 
wellness  
programs

Inspiring Innovation

Learning and Development 

This year, we launched Ignite Your Mind,  

a new thought-provoking series designed 

to foster a culture of innovation. 

Through these inspiring conversations, employees 

To help our workforce meet the challenges of today and 

tomorrow and develop the right skills to succeed, we offer 

various continuous learning and development opportunities 

and make sure they have the tools they need to grow 

personally and professionally. It is a key driver in employee 

engagement, while contributing to our firm’s success.

can learn from a variety of thought leaders on 

To better support managers in leading change and our people 

trending topics, including how to embrace healthy 

in their development, we launched an educational and 

doses of stress and anxiety, and how to create a 

awareness series focused on engagement, driving innovation 

more inclusive workplace by becoming more aware 

and creating a more inclusive work environment.

of unconscious bias.

Investing in Our People

We know that investing in the next generation is important for our long-term success. 

As part of our revised internship program:

40

interns hired in 
2021

30%

increase in interns 
hired compared to 
2020

62%

of interns were 
women or from 
underrepresented 
groups 

28%

were hired at the end 
of their internship or 
retained for stretch 
assignments

We also launched a new graduate rotational program within the finance and accounting 

function to support and develop a wide range of skills amongst junior hires. 

Attracting the Best Talent 

We invested into tools to help us drive change 

across the organization, such as a new recruitment 

platform that aims to improve diversity in hiring 

We also developed new partnerships with various university 

campuses around the world and further leveraged our career  

page and social media reach to help us attract new and diverse 

talents and increase our global visibility. Using a proactive 

approach to market our employer brand, we were able to  

and to help recruit hard-to-find talent.

increase our pipeline of candidates. 

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Investing in Our People

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) 

We believe that diversity of thought and perspective fuels our ability  

to generate innovative solutions for our clients and to build sustainable 

prosperity for all our stakeholders. We know that diverse teams 

generate competitive business insights, find the best solutions and 

make better decisions. 

Our DE&I vision: to cultivate an inclusive, safe and 

trusting work environment, where everyone can feel a 

sense of belonging and can bring their full selves to work.

In the spring of 2021, we conducted an inclusion survey with 

participation from our employees globally. Feedback from the survey 

provided us with a foundation to create a comprehensive five-year 

DE&I roadmap and objectives. The detailed plan encompasses support 

and educational initiatives, a focus on human resources programs 

and policies, as well as targets to increase the inclusion of women in 

management roles and the representation of underrepresented groups 

by 2026. We will also be using the survey data as a benchmark to 

establish accountability and measure progress.

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Investing in Our People

Our DE&I roadmap is comprised of five key components:

Creating

strong  
allyship

Revisiting

our policies  
and practices

Fostering

well-being

Tracking

Giving back to

our progress 
[demographics]

the communities 
we serve

Making Progress on Our DE&I Journey

With our goal to increase the presence of women in management 

In September 2021, we created a new role of Head of Diversity, 

Equity and Inclusion, spearheading our DE&I initiatives globally, 

ensuring that our practices, policies and systems are equitable 

and inclusive, and that we foster a trusting environment.  

We also strengthened our DE&I-CSR Council comprised of 

roles, we more than tripled the number of participants in the  

A Effect Ambition Challenge, which propels female ambition 

and fosters greater equality. Over 40 women from across the 

organization enrolled in this unique international training  

program in 2021. 

20 leaders and 27 ambassadors from across our global offices 

As we continue to grow, we aspire to achieve a level of diversity that 

and from diverse and underrepresented groups. The Council is 

reflects the communities and organizations we serve and support 

committed to acting as champions of diversity and inclusion 

around the globe. Our DE&I initiatives are fundamental to building 

and to supporting our efforts to ensure we deliver consistent 

better business decisions and value creation for all our stakeholders, 

and impactful outcomes aligned with our DE&I strategy.  

and to establishing our brand and shaping our culture. Although 

The Council reports directly to our Executive Chairman of 

progress takes time, we will remain focused on our DE&I vision and 

the Board and provides regular updates to the Board and its 

we will keep fostering conversations and cultivating opportunities 

Nominating and Governance Committee. 

where we can learn from different perspectives and experiences, 

grow and improve.

As we continue to grow, we aspire to achieve a level of diversity that reflects 

the communities and organizations we serve and support around the globe. 

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Contributing to a Sustainable Future 

Our commitment to sustainable investment 

As we manage assets on behalf of our clients, we aim to efficiently 

practices has been a journey that first started when 

the firm was founded in 2003. Since then, we have 

continuously raised the bar to drive innovation and 

allocate capital to generate long-term positive outcomes that 

extend well beyond enhancing risk-adjusted returns. By advocating 

for sound governance and ethical business practices within the 

companies we invest in around the world, we contribute to creating 

enhance our sustainable investment capabilities 

a more sustainable future. We know that this, in turn, will enable 

year after year.

economies and societies to thrive and prosper. 

Committed to responsible investing

Established Proxy Voting 
policy prior to the creation of 
Fiera Capital (previous firms)

2002

Became a member of the 
Canadian Coalition for Good 
Governance (CCGG)

Updated Proxy Voting 
Policy and established 
Global RI Policy

Established Global 
CSR Committee

2009

2014

2016

2017

2018

Became a signatory of the 
United Nations Principles 
for Responsible Investment 
(UN PRI)

Subscribed to MSCI ESG 
Manager and became a 
member of the Responsible 
Investment Association (RIA)

2021

2020

2019

Updated Global Proxy Voting 
Policy and became a signatory 
of the Net Zero Asset 
Managers initiative

Launched our first 
Global Impact Strategy 
and became an official 
supporter of the 
Sustainability Accounting 
Standards Board 

Launched new Global 
Proxy Voting Policy and 
introduced Responsible 
Investment Spectrum

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Accelerating Our Capabilities 

Sustainable investing is core to our investment 

philosophy. We firmly believe that organizations that 

understand and successfully manage environmental, 

social and governance (ESG) factors and related risks 

and opportunities create more resilient, higher quality 

businesses better positioned to deliver sustainable 

value over the long term. 

Fiera Capital has been a signatory of the United Nations Principles 

for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) for the past 13 years and is 

an official supporter of the Sustainability Accounting Standards 

Board (SASB) since 2020. We have also been actively promoting 

this standard within our firm, and it is now being used by a growing 

number of investment teams.

Signatory  
of the UNPRI 
since 2009

Official supporter of the 
Sustainability Accounting 
Standards Board since 2020

Contributing to a Sustainable Future 

We believe that to 

successfully integrate 

ESG factors within the 

investment decisions we 

make, our investment 

teams must be 

accountable for their 

respective ESG integration 

processes. As such, our 

new global Sustainable 

Investment team aims 

to provide them with 

additional resources  

and support for the years 

to come. 

Vincent Beaulieu 
Head of Sustainable Investments

Contributing to a Sustainable Future 

In 2021, we continued to accelerate  

our capabilities on the sustainability front: 

  We created a dedicated global Sustainable Investments 

  As a firm, we successfully complied with the Sustainable 

team led by Fiera Capital’s Head of Sustainable 

Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), a new set of 

Investments. The Sustainability Investment team works 

European Union rules aiming to make sustainability profiles 

closely with investment teams and distribution channels  

more transparent and comparable for funds sold throughout 

to improve and support ESG capabilities across the firm.

Europe. We are proud to say that all our Irish UCITS funds 

have been classified as Article 8 under the SFDR, with binding 

  We launched the Horizons Active ESG Corporate Bond 

environmental and social criteria integrated as standard.

ETF, a new active ESG Bond ETF that will invest in  

North American corporate bonds that have gone through 

  We continue to look at recommendations from the  

a fundamental credit research process. We also launched 

Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures  

a sustainable Canadian Equity ETF in partnership with 

(TCFD) to further our understanding of our own long-term 

National Bank of Canada. 

climate-related risks and opportunities. 

  Our Real Estate team has proudly led the way in the 

  We developed and published our first comprehensive 

industry with 94% of our Canadian real estate portfolio 

Responsible Investment Report, which outlines  

achieving green building certification and six of our funds 

Fiera Capital’s sustainable investing actions and provides a 

having reached a “Green Star” score from the Global  

framework to implement ongoing strategies and to consider 

Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB). 

new sustainability initiatives over the longer term. 

  Fiera Infrastructure achieved 2021 GRESB results well 

above its peer group average as well as its previous year 

scores, with the EagleCrest Infrastructure Canada Fund 

benefiting from a 32% increase in score and the EagleCrest 

Infrastructure SCSp Fund recording a 19% increase.

Read our 2020 Responsible Investment Report

View PDF

Contributing to a Sustainable Future 

Supporting the Decarbonization  

of the Global Economy

We monitor environmental performance, support 

In August 2021, we joined the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) 

initiative which brings together an international group of asset 

managers committed to playing a more active role in battling 

climate change. We are dedicated to working proactively towards 

the transition to a lower carbon economy and 

the goal of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 

invest in climate change mitigation and resilience. 

As a global asset management firm, we closely 

analyze the risks posed by climate change when 

making investment decisions, and we strongly 

believe this will contribute to our firm’s success  

or sooner, and to supporting broader efforts to limit global 

warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. 

We encourage enhanced disclosure on climate change-related 

risks in our portfolio companies and we are ourselves committed 

to doing the same. We are constantly working on ways to get 

better emissions data and coverage to help fully understand the 

and to the sustainability of our clients’ investments. 

underlying climate-related risks within our portfolio. 

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Global 
Leadership 
Team

Global Leadership Team

Jean-Philippe Lemay 
Global President and Chief Executive Officer 

Anik Lanthier 
President and Chief Investment Officer, Public Markets 

John Valentini 
President and Chief Executive Officer, Fiera Private Markets 

Michael Quigley 
Executive Vice President and Global Head of Distribution 

Peter Stock 
Executive Vice President and Head of Global Private Wealth 

Lucas Pontillo 
Executive Vice President and Global Chief Financial Officer 

Gabriel Castiglio 
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary 

Sebastian Blandizzi 
Global Chief Technology and Operations Officer 

Lyne Lamothe 
Global Chief Human Resources Officer

Monique Leroux 
Senior Advisor  

(Non-Executive)

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Board of Directors 

Jean-Guy Desjardins 
Executive Chairman of the Board, Fiera Capital 

Raymond Laurin8
Corporate Director 

David R. Shaw
Non-Executive Chairman, LHH Knightsbridge, Chairman,  

Guy Masson
Lawyer and President, RGM Legal Inc. 

Axsium Group, and Corporate Director

Geoff Beattie
Chief Executive Officer, Generation Capital and Chairman,  

Relay Ventures

France Margaret Bélanger
President, Sports and Entertainment, CH Group

Réal Bellemare
Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, 

Desjardins Group

Gary Collins
Senior Advisor, Lazard Ltd.

Jean C. Monty
Director, DJM Capital Inc. and Corporate Director 

Lise Pistono8
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, DJM Capital Inc.  

and Corporate Director

Jean Raby
Co-Chief Executive Officer, Odyssey Acquisition 

Norman M. Steinberg
Vice Chair, BFL Canada

8 Raymond Laurin and Lise Pistono will not be standing for re-election as directors 
at the Company’s Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders on May 26, 2022.

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Management’s Discussion and Analysis 
& Consolidated Financial Statements 

Management’s Discussion 

Consolidated Financial 

and Analysis

Statements

For the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended 

For the years ended December 31, 2021 

December 31, 2021

and 2020

Read the document online >

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Corporate Information

Head Office

1981 McGill College Avenue,  
Suite 1500 
Montreal, Quebec, Canada  
H3A 0H5

T  514 954-3300

T  1 800 361-3499 (toll free)

F  514 954-5098

info@fieracapital.com 

fiera.com

Transfer Agent and Registrar for  

Fiera Capital Class A Subordinate Voting Shares

Computershare Investor Services Inc. 

100 University Avenue, 8th Floor 

Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 2Y1 

T  1 800 564-6253 (toll free Canada and United States) 

T	 514	982-7555	(international	direct	dial) 

computershare.com

Transfer Agent and Registrar for Fiera Capital  

Debentures and Indenture Trustee

Computershare Trust Company of Canada 

1500 Robert-Bourassa Blvd., Suite 700 

Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3A 3S8 

T  514 982-7888

Auditor

Deloitte	LLP 

Stock Exchange Listing

  Fiera Capital’s Class-A subordinate voting shares are listed 

on the TSX under the symbol FSZ 

  Fiera Capital’s 5.00% convertible unsecured subordinated 

debentures due June 30, 2023, are listed on the TSX under 

the symbol FSZ.DB

  Fiera Capital’s 5.60% senior subordinated unsecured 

debentures due July 31, 2024, are listed on the TSX under 

the symbol FSZ.DB.A  

The Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders will be held on 

May 26, 2022, 10:00 a.m. EDT, in a hybrid format

In person: Centre Mont-Royal, 2200, Mansfield Street, Montreal (Quebec) H3A 3R8

Simultaneous video webcast: https://web.lumiagm.com/463178617 (Password:	fiera2022)

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Forward-Looking Statements 

Important Disclosures 

This document contains forward-looking statements relating to future events or 

Fiera Capital Corporation is a global asset management firm with affiliates in various 

future performance and reflecting management’s expectations or beliefs regarding 

jurisdictions (collectively, “Fiera Capital”). The information and opinions expressed 

future events including business and economic conditions and Fiera Capital’s growth, 

herein are provided for informational purposes only. It is subject to change and 

results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities. 

should not be relied upon as the basis of any investment or disposition decisions. 

Forward-looking statements may include comments with respect to Fiera Capital’s 

While not exhaustive in nature, these Important Disclosures provide important 

objectives, strategies to achieve those objectives, expected financial results, and the 

information about Fiera Capital and its services and are intended to be read and 

outlook for Fiera Capital’s businesses and for the Canadian, American, European, 

understood in association with all materials available on Fiera Capital’s websites. 

Asian and other global economies. Such statements reflect management’s current 

beliefs and are based on factors and assumptions it considers to be reasonable based 

on information currently available to management and may typically be identified 

by terminology such as “believe”, “expect”, “plan”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “may 

increase”, “may fluctuate”, “predict”, “potential”, “continue”, “target”, “intend” or the 

negative of these terms or other comparable terminology and similar expressions of 

future or conditional verbs, such as “will,” “should,” “would” and “could.”

By their very nature, forward-looking statements involve numerous assumptions, 

inherent risks and uncertainties, both general and specific, and the risk that 

predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations or conclusions will not prove to 

be accurate. The uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened 

such risk given the increased challenge in making predictions, forecasts, projections, 

expectations, or conclusions. As a result, the Company does not guarantee that any 

forward-looking statement will materialize and readers are cautioned not to place 

undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number of important factors, 

many of which are beyond Fiera Capital’s control, could cause actual events or results 

to differ materially from the predictions, forecasts, projections, expectations, or 

conclusions expressed in such forward-looking statements which include, but are 

not limited to, risks related to investment performance and investment of the assets 

under management (“AUM”), AUM concentration related to strategies sub-advised 

by StonePine Asset Management Inc., reputational risk, regulatory compliance, 

information security policies, procedures and capabilities, privacy laws, litigation risk, 

insurance coverage, third-party relationships, growth and integration of acquired 

businesses, AUM growth, key employees and other factors described in Fiera Capital’s 

Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2021 or discussed in other 

materials filed by the Company with applicable securities regulatory authorities from 
time to time which are available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. 

The preceding list of important factors is not exhaustive. When relying on  

forward-looking statements in this document and any other disclosure made by  

Fiera Capital, investors and others should carefully consider the preceding factors, 

other uncertainties and potential events. Fiera Capital does not undertake to update 

or revise any forward-looking statements, whether written or oral, that may be made 

from time to time by or on its behalf in order to reflect new events or circumstances, 

except as required by applicable laws. 

Past performance is no guarantee of future results. All investments pose the risk 

of loss and there is no guarantee that any of the benefits expressed herein will be 

achieved or realized. Valuations and returns are computed and stated in Canadian 

dollars, unless otherwise noted. 

The information provided herein does not constitute investment advice and should 

not be relied on as such. It should not be considered a solicitation to buy or an offer 

to sell any security or other financial instrument. It does not take into account any 

investor’s particular investment objectives, strategies, tax status or investment 

horizon. There is no representation or warranty as to the current accuracy of, or 

responsibility for, decisions based on such information. Any opinions expressed herein 

reflect a judgment at the date of publication and are subject to change at any point 

without notice. Although statements of fact and data contained in this presentation 

have been obtained from, and are based upon, sources that Fiera Capital believes 

to be reliable, we do not guarantee their accuracy, and any such information may 

be incomplete or condensed. No liability will be accepted for any direct, indirect, 

incidental or consequential loss or damage of any kind arising out of the use of 

all or any of this material. Any charts, graphs, and descriptions of investment and 

market history and performance contained herein are not a representation that such 

history or performance will continue in the future or that any investment scenario or 

performance will even be similar to such chart, graph, or description. 

Any charts and graphs contained herein are provided as illustrations only and are not 

intended to be used to assist the recipient in determining which securities to buy or 

sell, or when to buy or sell securities. Any investment described herein is an example 

only and is not a representation that the same or even similar investment scenario 

will arise in the future or that investments made will be as profitable as this example 

or will not result in a loss. All returns are purely historical, are no indication of future 

performance and are subject to adjustment. 

Each entity of Fiera Capital only provides investment advisory services or offers 

investment funds only in those jurisdictions where such entity and/or the relevant 

product is registered or authorized to provide such services pursuant to an applicable 

exemption from such registration. Thus, certain products, services, and information 

related thereto provided in the materials may not be available to residents of certain 

jurisdictions. Please consult the specific disclosures relating to the products or services 

in question for further information regarding the legal requirements (including any 

offering restrictions) applicable to your jurisdiction. For details on the particular 
registration of, or exemptions therefrom relied upon by, any Fiera Capital entity, 

please consult https://www.fieracapital.com/en/registrations-and-exemptions.

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Contact us

North 

America

Montreal

Toronto

Calgary

Fiera Capital Corporation 

Fiera Capital Corporation 

Fiera Capital Corporation 

1981 McGill College Avenue 
Suite 1500 
Montreal, Quebec  
Canada H3A 0H5

200 Bay Street, South Tower 
Suite 3800  
Toronto, Ontario  
Canada M5J 2J1 

607 8th Avenue SW 
Suite 300 
Calgary, Alberta  
Canada T2P 0A7

1 800 361-3499

1 800 994-9002

403 699-9000

New York

Boston

Dayton

Fiera Capital Inc. 

Fiera Capital Inc.

Fiera Capital Inc.

375 Park Avenue 
8th Floor 
New York, New York 
10152 United States

One Lewis Wharf 
3rd Floor 
Boston, Massachusetts 
02110 United States

10050 Innovation Drive 
Suite 120 
Dayton, Ohio 
45342 United States

212 300-1600

857 264-4900

937 847-9100

Europe

London

Frankfurt

Fiera Capital (UK) Limited

Fiera Capital (Germany) GmbH

Queensberry House 
3 Old Burlington Street 
London, United Kingdom 
W1S 3AE

Walther-von-Cronberg-Platz 13 
Frankfurt, Germany 
60594

+44 (0) 207 409 5500

+49 69 9202 0750

Asia

Hong Kong

Singapore

Fiera Capital (Asia)  
Hong Kong Limited 

Fiera Capital (Asia)  
Singapore Pte. Ltd.

No. 9 Queen’s Road Central 
Suite 3205 
Hong Kong

6 Temasek Boulevard #38-03 
Suntec Tower 4 
Singapore 038986

+852 3713-4800

+852 3713-4800

For general inquiries 
info@fieracapital.com

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