Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation to host 3rd Annual Technology Conference in Toronto

NEW YORK, Sept. 23, 2014 /CNW/ -- Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, part of the leading global financial services firm, Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., today announced that it will host its third annual Technology Conference in Toronto, Canada on September 23^rd at the St. Andrew's Club & Conference Centre.  The full-day conference will feature leading public and private technology companies, and address the near and long term investment opportunities and trends driving the technology industry.

Shawn P. Matthews, Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., said, "Our third annual Technology Conference provides an invaluable forum for clients in Canada to gain insight into thematic trends and growth strategies in the technology sector.  We remain committed to keeping our clients up-to-date on the latest developments and creating opportunities for our institutional investors and corporate clients by leveraging insight from our top-ranked technology research team."

"The technology industry is constantly evolving and innovating to build and develop high-value businesses.  This conference will help investors navigate this multi-faceted sector, and provide a premier platform for discussing the direction of technology innovation in Canada and abroad," said Laurence Rose, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation.

Youssef Squali, Global Head of Internet and Media Group at Cantor Fitzgerald, will keynote a presentation on his best investment ideas in the technology space.  The conference will also feature presentations from Absolute Software Corporation (TSX: ABT), Astrix Networks Inc. (TSXV: OEE), Axia NetMedia Corporation (TSX: AXX), BSM Technologies Inc. (TSXV: GPS), Catamaran Corporation (TSX: CCT, NASDAQ: CTRX), CGI Group Inc. (TSX: GIB.A, NYSE: GIB), DataWind Inc. (TSX: DW), The Descartes Systems Group Inc. (TSX: DSG, NASDAQ: DSGX), EXO U Inc. (TSXV: EXO), GuestLogix Inc. (TSX: GXI), Halogen Software Inc. (TSX: HGN), QHR Corporation (TSXV: QHR), Redknee Solutions Inc. (TSX: RKN), Redline Communications Group Inc. (TSX: RDL), Symbility Solutions Inc. (TSXV: SY), TECSYS Inc. (TSX: TCS), Versapay Corporation (TSXV: VPY), ViXS Systems Inc. (TSX: VXS) and Wi-LAN Inc. (TSX: WIN, NASDAQ: WILN). Several private companies will also present at the conference, including Beyond the Rack Inc., Benbria Corporation, Glitchsoft Corporation, Nulogy Corporation and Vena Solutions Ltd. 

About Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald, a leading global financial services group at the forefront of financial and technological innovation has been a proven and resilient leader for over 65 years. Cantor is a preeminent investment bank serving more than 7,000 institutional clients around the world, recognized for its strengths in fixed income and equity capital markets, investment banking, prime brokerage, and commercial real estate finance and for its global distribution platform. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is one of 22 primary dealers authorized to trade U.S. government securities with The Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Cantor Fitzgerald's 1,600 employees serve clients through over 35 locations, including major financial centers around the world in the Americas, Europe, Asia/Pacific, and the Middle East. For more information please visit www.cantor.com.

Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P. is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation.

Note to Editors: Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P., led by Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Howard W. Lutnick, is the parent entity of Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., led by Chief Executive Officer Shawn P. Matthews.

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