National Bank of Canada Capital Markets wins three ETF awards

National Bank of Canada Capital Markets received three industry awards in Canada for Best Capital Markets Team, Best ETF Liquidity Provider and Best ETF Research Provider. The firm attributed the wins to a client-first approach and its in-house ETF research unit.

Daniel Straus, Managing Director of ETFs & Financial Products Research, said: ‘Our ETF research covers all Canadian and US ETFs.’ He added that the team publishes theme pieces, strategy notes and flow reports and handles dozens of research requests every week.

Straus noted the research group includes five analysts and associates. He reported there are almost 50 ETF providers in Canada managing nearly CAD1 trillion in assets. Straus also cited CAD125 billion of net inflows into Canadian ETFs in 2025 and said the same pace continued into 2026.

Straus highlighted recent product launches that include derivative-based funds, single-stock ETFs, active multi-asset strategies and novel fixed-income exposures. He pointed to developments in artificial intelligence as a factor affecting investor interest and market dynamics.

Frederic Viger, Managing Director and Co-Head of Institutional Sales ETFs – Equity Derivatives, described the market-making business as built over more than 20 years and supported by technology specialists and trade support teams. Viger noted the desk holds a leading share of secondary market ETF volume and serves as Designated Broker on more funds than any other market maker in Canada.

Executives noted that prime brokerage and retail structuring teams help generate product ideas with issuers. Straus described efforts to analyse large volumes of unstructured client-query data using new tools to identify patterns and to develop research products.