Empire Life Dividend Growth Mutual Fund and certain series of all Empire Life mutual funds were closed to new purchases as of October 3, 2022. These funds were subsequently terminated on December 5, 2022. See the press release for further details.

Michael Zhang, CFA

Michael Zhang, CFA
Trader & Back Office Specialist

Michael joined Empire Life Investments Inc. in 2024 as a Trader & Back Office Specialist, primarily focusing on executing equity/option trades across Global markets on behalf of the investment team. He also provides support to Portfolio Managers for trading related issues.

Before this, Michael was a Senior Associate in Trade Operations at a Canadian asset management firm, supporting daily trading activities on the equity and bond desk. He executed trades for portfolio FX hedging and rebalancing.

Earlier in his career, Michael held progressive roles in Fund Accounting and Trade Operations at a wealth management firm and a fund services provider. During this time, he was responsible for NAV review, holding reconciliations, and other operation tasks.

Michael is a CFA Charterholder and a member of the Toronto CFA Society.