Chief Investment Officer, Kinsted
Brent Smith, CFA
Kinsted Wealth
Mr. Smith joined Kinsted in 2019, bringing over 25 years of investment industry experience at the time to support the firm’s growth into one of Canada’s leading wealth management providers. His deep industry knowledge and extensive network have been instrumental in building a comprehensive investment platform tailored to individual investors in Canada.
Before joining Kinsted, Mr. Smith spent much of his career at Franklin Templeton. In his final decade there, he served as lead portfolio manager and Chief Investment Officer for the Franklin Templeton Multi-Asset Strategies Group, helping to establish and expand the group’s global presence from 2007 until his departure in the mid-2010s.
A key milestone in his tenure was leading the development of a series of multi-asset strategies in Canada from 2002 to 2008, during which assets under administration grew from $25,000 to approximately $8 billion. Building on this success, he transitioned to a global leadership role, overseeing multi-asset strategy launches across Europe, Asia, and North America while helping establish international offices in cities like London, Milan, and New York. In 2008, Franklin Templeton became one of only three global managers selected to manage assets for domestic Chinese investors, with Mr. Smith serving as the lead portfolio manager for this mandate.