Aviso Wealth
George Ho has extensive experience in the technology and digital fields. George is currently the Chief Technology & Digital Officer at Aviso Wealth since November 2023. Prior to that, they held the role of Vice President Information Technology at RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust from November 2019 to November 2023. George also served as the Chief Technology Officer at the Ontario Securities Commission from April 2019 to November 2019. George'sprevious experience includes various roles at IA Clarington Investments, where they worked as the Vice-President, Information Systems & Technology, IA Wealth Management Division from January 2013 to March 2019, Vice President, Information Systems and Technology from May 2011 to March 2019, and AVP, Information Technology from January 2006 to May 2011. Before that, they worked as a Technology Manager at ClaringtonFunds Inc from October 2001 to December 2006, and as a Management Information Systems (MIS) Manager at Yogen Fruz from 1997 to 2001.
George Ho attended the University of Toronto Scarborough from 1996 to 2000, but no specific degree or field of study information is provided. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the CISSP - Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification from (ISC)² in April 2006, the Partners, Directors, and Senior Officers Certification (PDO) from the Canadian Securities Institute (CSI) in 2007, and the Canadian Investment Funds Course from The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) in 2002.
Aviso Wealth
Aviso empowers better wealth management for all Canadians. We’re a leading wealth services supplier for the Canadian financial industry, helping hundreds of institutional and retail organizations gain a competitive edge. By connecting to our flexible centre of integrated products and services, our partners can deliver an enhanced wealth management experience to their clients. With approximately $110 billion in assets under administration and management, we’re an ambitious organization backed by the collective strength of our owners: the credit union Centrals, Co-operators/CUMIS, and Desjardins. Our team of experienced professionals embrace a “oneaviso” culture that celebrates leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Aviso Wealth Inc. ('Aviso') is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aviso Wealth LP, which in turn is owned 50% by Desjardins Financial Holding Inc. and 50% by a limited partnership owned by the 5 Provincial Credit Union Centrals and The CUMIS Group Limited. The following entities are subsidiaries of Aviso: Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. (including Credential Securities, Qtrade Direct Investing, Qtrade Advisor, Qtrade Guided Portfolios and Aviso Correspondent Partners), Credential Asset Management Inc., Credential Insurance Services Inc., Credential Financial Strategies Inc., and Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. NEI Investments is a registered trademark of Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. (“NEI LP”). Northwest & Ethical Investments Inc. is the general partner of NEI LP and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aviso Wealth Inc. Online brokerage services are offered through Qtrade Direct Investing, a division of Credential Online brokerage services are offered through Qtrade Direct Investing, a division of Credential Qtrade Securities Inc. Qtrade and Qtrade Direct Investing are trade names and/or trademarks of Aviso Wealth Inc. Qtrade Guided Portfolios is a trade name of Credential Qtrade Securities Inc.