Wilson Tow is broadly recognized as one of the most knowledgeable investment product design and compliance specialists in Canada, having spent over 30 years working in wealth and asset management. Mr. Tow’s influence and vision helped spark the concept for Altrust Investment Solutions. As a Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mr. Tow will advise on product structures, compliance distribution requirements, investment design, and he will work to educate investors on the benefits of alternative investment solutions.
Prior to co-founding Altrust Investment Solutions, Mr. Tow was Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fern Capital Partners where he created and launched a unique alternative credit fund-of-funds mixing both private and public credit solutions. The novel structure offered retail investors access to assets traditionally available only to institutional investors.
Previously, Mr. Tow was Director of New Products and Complex Investments at ScotiaMcLeod where he oversaw the due diligence and approval process for all investment products offered on Scotia’s product shelf. This included a broad range of instruments ranging from GICs to non-brokered private placements and exempted securities. Under Mr. Tow’s leadership, Scotia’s alternative offerings grew meaningfully, helping investment advisors and investors structure more robust investment portfolios.
Prior to ScotiaMcLeod, Mr. Tow was Head of Product Research at Manulife Securities where he was responsible for formulating, designing, and implementing Manulife’s due diligence investment process.
Before moving to wealth management in 2006, Mr. Tow spent the previous twelve years in the asset management business, starting his career at Scudder Canada and its successor companies where he held senior roles in relationship management as well as product management and development. He also spent some time at Maple Financial where he was an analyst and allocator for its fund-of-hedge-funds product.
Mr. Tow is very active in the alternative asset industry in Canada and currently sits on the Member Advisory Panel of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies and Assets (“CAASA”). He also sits on the board of directors of the JCCC Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, where he majored in Mathematics and Philosophy.
Wilson Tow is broadly recognized as one of the most knowledgeable investment product design and compliance specialists in Canada, having spent over 30 years working in wealth and asset management. Mr. Tow’s influence and vision helped spark the concept for Altrust Investment Solutions. As a Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mr. Tow will advise on product structures, compliance distribution requirements, investment design, and he will work to educate investors on the benefits of alternative investment solutions.
Prior to co-founding Altrust Investment Solutions, Mr. Tow was Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fern Capital Partners where he created and launched a unique alternative credit fund-of-funds mixing both private and public credit solutions. The novel structure offered retail investors access to assets traditionally available only to institutional investors.
Previously, Mr. Tow was Director of New Products and Complex Investments at ScotiaMcLeod where he oversaw the due diligence and approval process for all investment products offered on Scotia’s product shelf. This included a broad range of instruments ranging from GICs to non-brokered private placements and exempted securities. Under Mr. Tow’s leadership, Scotia’s alternative offerings grew meaningfully, helping investment advisors and investors structure more robust investment portfolios.
Prior to ScotiaMcLeod, Mr. Tow was Head of Product Research at Manulife Securities where he was responsible for formulating, designing, and implementing Manulife’s due diligence investment process.
Before moving to wealth management in 2006, Mr. Tow spent the previous twelve years in the asset management business, starting his career at Scudder Canada and its successor companies where he held senior roles in relationship management as well as product management and development. He also spent some time at Maple Financial where he was an analyst and allocator for its fund-of-hedge-funds product.
Mr. Tow is very active in the alternative asset industry in Canada and currently sits on the Member Advisory Panel of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies and Assets (“CAASA”). He also sits on the board of directors of the JCCC Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, where he majored in Mathematics and Philosophy.
Wilson Tow is broadly recognized as one of the most knowledgeable investment product design and compliance specialists in Canada, having spent over 30 years working in wealth and asset management. Mr. Tow’s influence and vision helped spark the concept for Altrust Investment Solutions. As a Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Mr. Tow will advise on product structures, compliance distribution requirements, investment design, and he will work to educate investors on the benefits of alternative investment solutions.
Prior to co-founding Altrust Investment Solutions, Mr. Tow was Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Fern Capital Partners where he created and launched a unique alternative credit fund-of-funds mixing both private and public credit solutions. The novel structure offered retail investors access to assets traditionally available only to institutional investors.
Previously, Mr. Tow was Director of New Products and Complex Investments at ScotiaMcLeod where he oversaw the due diligence and approval process for all investment products offered on Scotia’s product shelf. This included a broad range of instruments ranging from GICs to non-brokered private placements and exempted securities. Under Mr. Tow’s leadership, Scotia’s alternative offerings grew meaningfully, helping investment advisors and investors structure more robust investment portfolios.
Prior to ScotiaMcLeod, Mr. Tow was Head of Product Research at Manulife Securities where he was responsible for formulating, designing, and implementing Manulife’s due diligence investment process.
Before moving to wealth management in 2006, Mr. Tow spent the previous twelve years in the asset management business, starting his career at Scudder Canada and its successor companies where he held senior roles in relationship management as well as product management and development. He also spent some time at Maple Financial where he was an analyst and allocator for its fund-of-hedge-funds product.
Mr. Tow is very active in the alternative asset industry in Canada and currently sits on the Member Advisory Panel of the Canadian Association of Alternative Strategies and Assets (“CAASA”). He also sits on the board of directors of the JCCC Foundation. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Toronto, where he majored in Mathematics and Philosophy.
