Peter Cundill
| Born |
October , 1938 Montreal, QC, Canada |
|---|---|
| Died |
January 24, 2011 (aged 72) London |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Field |
Finance Investment |
| Alma mater | McGill University (1960) |
| Influenced | Warren Buffett |
| Contributions | There’s Always Something To Do (2011) |
F. Peter Cundill (October 1938 – January 24, 2011) was a Canadian value investor. He was most noted for his flagship investment fund, Cundill Value Fund. Cundill was a follower of the Benjamin Graham investment style.
Biography
Peter Cundill was born in Montreal, Quebec in October 1938,[1] and was educated at Lower Canada College. He completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree from McGill University in 1960. He then qualified as a Chartered Accountant (1963) and a Chartered Financial Analyst Charter Holder (1968),[2] which lead to a career in the investment management business. Cundill worked at Greenshields Inc. in Montreal and the Yorkshire Group in Vancouver[3] In 2006 Cundill was diagnosed with Fragile X Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome,[1] an as yet untreatable neurological condition. Cundill died on January 24, 2011, in London.[1]
Investment career
- 1974, Cundill started Peter Cundill & Associates Ltd. and Cundill Value Fund was founded.[4]
- 1998, Mackenzie Investments acquired Cundill Funds Inc.[5]
- 2006, Cundill sold the remaining 5% of his firm to Mackenzie.[5]
- 2009, Cundill retired from daily operational fund management, becoming Chairman Emeritus of Mackenzie Cundill.[6]
Recognition
- In 2001, Cundill was presented the Canadian Investment Awards Analysts' Choice Career Achievement award[7] in recognition of proven superior performance and his lifetime contribution to the financial community.
- In 2003, Cundill was presented the Fund Manager of the Year award.[8]
- In 2004, Cundill was honoured with a fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC).[9]
- In 2008, Cundill established the Cundill International Prize in History at McGill, which is "awarded annually to an author who has published a book determined to have a profound literary, social and academic impact on the subject".[10]
- Cundill was an Advisory Board Member for the Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing at the Ivey School of Business.[2]
Selected publications
- There's Always Something to Do: The Peter Cundill Investment Approach, Christopher Risso-Gill, ISBN 978-0-7735-3863-4
- Routines and Orgies: The Life of Peter Cundill, Financial Genius, Philosopher, and Philanthropist, Christopher Risso-Gill, Publishing Date November 2014, ISBN 9780773544727
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 About F. Peter Cundill – In Memoriam, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Former Advisory Board Members, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ People – Global value investor Peter Cundill dies – Article – investmentexecutive.com, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ MACKENZIE NEWS – Peter Cundill, 1938–2011, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Morningstar: Mackenzie investors are among the winners as Peter Cundill cashes in | Fund Watch, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Peter Cundill to become Chairman Emeritus with Mackenzie Cundill, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ 2001 | Morningstar Canadian Investment Awards, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ Cundill named fund manager of the year, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ ICABC: Chartered Accountants Honoured with Fellowships, reviewed on Feb. 2, 2012
- ↑ McGill newsroom: Largest literary prize in history makes history, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
External links
- Ivey Business School video, March 28, 2005
- Peter Cundill – In Memoriam
- F. Peter Cundill 1938–2011 : McGill Reporter
- An interview with Peter Cundill – The Globe and Mail