About Us
Our Team
Jerome Hass
Portfolio Manager
Jerome joined Lightwater as a Portfolio Manager in 2007 and has over 20 years experience in the financial industry. Previously, he worked as a Portfolio Manager at a prominent Canadian hedge fund and Montrusco Bolton Investments. Mr. Hass also worked as a Portfolio Manager in London, England for Canada Life Assurance Company. He started on the buy-side at Scottish Amicable Investment Managers in Scotland. Mr. Hass also worked as a sell-side Analyst with HSBC Investment Bank in Singapore and Malaysia. He began his career as an Economist with the Ministry of Finance. He holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario, a Master of Arts in Applied Economics from the University of Victoria as well as a Master of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. Jerome obtained a Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation in 1998 and he dropped the designation in 2019.
Jimmy Chu
Compliance and Operations
Jimmy joined Lightwater in 2009 and serves as our Chief Compliance Officer. He has over sixteen years of experience in the financial services industry. Previously, Jimmy was a Senior Analyst at Investor Economics Inc., a private Toronto-based research and consulting firm where he was an industry voice on various facets of the Canadian financial services industry. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Toronto, and is a holder of the Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) designation.