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Absolute Return Podcast #242: 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice

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February 27, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest and the 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice. Danny was the CEO of Rice Acquisition 1, which merged with Archaea Energy in a $1.15 billion deal and then subsequently sold to BP for…

Absolute Return Podcast #241: Private vs Public REIT Investing with Armada ETF’s CEO Phil Bak

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January 6, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest Phil Bak, CEO of Armada ETF Advisors. Phil has been innovating in the ETF industry for over 15 years. He has previously served as Founder/CEO of Exponential ETFs, an ETF issuer and sub-advisor acquired…

Absolute Return Podcast #240: Reimagining Earth Through Investing with TPB’s CEO David Friedberg

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November 28, 2022 - On today’s show we welcome special guest, David Friedberg, Founder and CEO of The Production Board. Dave is an entrepreneur, business leader and investor who founded The Climate Corporation, which was sold to Monsanto for $1.1 billion. He now leads The…

Absolute Return Podcast #239: The Space Exploration Business with Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus

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November 14, 2022 - On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Intuitive Machines CEO Steve Altemus. Intuitive Machines is a diversified space exploration, infrastructure, and services company. On the show, Steve discusses: (more…)

Latest Blog Posts & Research

AlphaRank SPAC Monitor – Cash Plus: The Ultimate Upgrade to Cash for Enhanced Returns

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May 30, 2023 - On November 9, 1993, legendary hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan released the song "C.R.E.A.M.", an acronym for Cash Rules Everything Around Me. The song featured verses from several Wu-Tang members, who discuss their upbringings while living in New York City. While Raekwon, Inspectah Deck,…

AlphaRank Merger Monitor – M&A Revolution: Riding the Wave of Consolidation

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May 28, 2023 - "Sell in May and go away" goes the old Wall Street adage. (more…)

AlphaRank Top Stocks – May 2023

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April 17, 2023 - AlphaRank Top Stocks for May represents Accelerate's predictive equity ranking according to its proprietary multi-factor model. Stocks with the highest AlphaRank are expected to outperform, while stocks with the lowest AlphaRank are expected to underperform. (more…)

Accelerate Monthly: Defending Against the Debt Ceiling Debacle

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May 7, 2023 - There are plenty of odd, but accepted, norms in the investment management industry. Specifically, one revolution around the Sun is noteworthy for measuring everything from a loan interest payment schedule to income tax frequency to bond duration, etc. (more…)

Latest Media & Press Releases

BNN Bloomberg – Hot Picks: M&A Takeover candidates

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Julian Klymochko, CEO and CIO of Accelerate Fintech, joins BNN Bloomberg to discuss top acquisition candidates, and hot picks. Click here to watch. 

The RO Show – How to Diversify with Alternative Investments with Julian Klymochko

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Accelerate CEO, Julian Klymochko joins the RO Show to discuss diversifying with alternative investments. The conversation includes: Investing across most alternative asset classes including Merger & Acquisition Arbitrage and SPACs, Bitcoin, NFTs, Alternative Portfolios MACRO & Markets and how you can generate durable ALPHA
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Accelerate Carbon-Negative Bitcoin ETF to Terminate

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CALGARY, AB, April 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. ("Accelerate"), a leader in alternative investment solutions, is providing an update on the Accelerate Carbon-Negative Bitcoin ETF (TSX: ABTC). (more…)
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Accelerate Arbitrage Fund Celebrates 3-Year Track Record as an ETF

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CALGARY, AB, April 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Accelerate Financial Technologies Inc. ("Accelerate"), a leader in alternative investment solutions, is providing an update on the Accelerate Arbitrage Fund (TSX: ARB). (more…)

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The Accelerate Team

CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Julian Klymochko

CFO & Head of Capital Markets

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CTO & Executive VP

Derek Euale

COO & Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Lee Hing

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Executive VP

Frederick Mannix

Associate VP, Investment Management

Charles Sam, PhD

Marketing Manager

Earl Webb

VP, Investment Solutions

Greg McRae

CEO & Chief Investment Officer

Julian Klymochko

Julian Klymochko is the Founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of Accelerate. He has specialized in running hedge funds and alternative investment solutions since 2009. Prior to founding Accelerate, Julian was the Chief Investment Officer of Ross Smith Asset Management. He started his career as an Analyst at BMO Capital Markets. Currently, he is a Director of the CFA Society Calgary.

Julian is recognized as one of Canada’s leading experts in alternative investments and frequently speaks at industry events. He has been featured in some of the world’s top financial and business media including Bloomberg, CNBC, The Wall Street Journal, BNN, Business Insider, and The Globe and Mail. He is the author of the book Reminiscences of a Hedge Fund Operator and host of the Absolute Return Podcast.

Julian attended the University of Manitoba where he graduated with a Bachelors of Science (Engineering) and a Bachelors of Commerce (Finance), both with distinction. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder.

CFO & Head of Capital Markets

Michael Kesslering

Mike is the CFO & Head of Capital Markets of Accelerate. Prior to Accelerate, he was a Senior Analyst and Trader at Ross Smith Asset Management and prior to that, an Investment Banking Analyst at FirstEnergy Capital. He assisted in managing an award-winning market neutral hedge fund and a top performing Canadian alternative fund in 2017. Mike attended the University of Regina where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Distinction), majoring in Finance. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) level 3 candidate.

CTO & Executive VP

Derek Euale

Derek is a capital markets professional with deep experience spanning 25 years in portfolio management, multi-asset trading & product development, and quantitative research & risk management. Among his accomplishments, Derek delivered proprietary trading strategies, structured products and processes at CIBC World Markets and was Manager of Investment Risk & Research for a large public pension plan. Derek is a Portfolio Manager, CIM®, and graduated from the University of Waterloo with a Master Mathematics degree in Applied Mathematics.

COO & Chief Compliance Officer

Michael Lee Hing

Michael has many years of financial and investment experience including roles in fund valuation at BMO and Dejardins, risk management at BCE Inc., and Chief Compliance Officer for Auspice Capital, Ross Smith Asset Management ULC and most recently Carecana Management Corp. Michael attended the Concordia University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration and then a Masters of Business Administration.

Executive VP

Frederick Mannix

Frederick Mannix is Executive Vice President at Accelerate. He is also a director at Chinook Valley Inc. and Gryphon Corp. Gryphon is a private family bank based out of Barbados. Frederick graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a degree in Business Administration. He holds the Chartered Investment Managers (CIM) designation.

Associate VP, Investment Management

Charles Sam, PhD

Charles is Associate VP, Investment Management at Accelerate. He has over 5 years experience in banking, asset management and investment operations. Charles holds a PhD degree in Actuarial Science and a Master of Science degree in Statistics from the University of Calgary.

Marketing Manager

Earl Webb

Earl is a graduate of Mount Royal University’s BCMM-PR program. During his time at MRU, he interned and volunteered with the ActiveCITY Collective and the Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, where he worked to increase stakeholder engagement and brand awareness. Following his internship with Accelerate, Earl joined full time as a Client Success Associate. Earl works to establish and maintain relationships with investors, and provides assistance on various PR and marketing initiatives.

VP, Investment Solutions

Greg McRae

Greg is Accelerate’s VP, Investment Solutions. Over the last 17 years, Greg has worked as an investment wholesaler for three large multinational investment firms. He covered regions extending from Manitoba to British Columbia. With a belief that the investment landscape is changing in Canada, and with the belief that advisors need to embrace new and innovative ideas, the natural course was to move into the alternative space.