Tasneem Azim-Khan, CFA

Leadership

Chief Investment Strategist, RBC Phillips, Hager & North Investment Counsel Inc.

Tasneem joined RBC PH&N Investment Counsel as our Chief Investment Strategist in 2023. In her role, she is responsible for providing leadership to develop the strategic direction of the investment platform, portfolio risk management, and related growth initiatives into specific deliverables that add value to Investment Counsellors and their clients.

She has 20 years’ experience in equity analysis and portfolio management. Prior to joining PH&N IC, Tasneem worked on and led the U.S. Equity desk for the Portfolio Advisory Group (PAG) at RBC Dominion Securities for close to 10 years during which she launched product and sat on a number of investment committees for portfolios managed by the desk.

Tasneem began her career in finance in Equity Research at UBS Securities Canada in 2006 where she was responsible for the coverage of the Canadian Industrials and Transportation Sector.

Tasneem holds a B.S. (Hons) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science, an MBA from the Richard Ivey School of Business, and is a CFA charterholder.

Tasneem's insights

Rocket ships to the moon

Analysis

How AI is driving today’s markets and fuelling investors’ hopes for an out-of-this-world future.

9 minute read

Iran War update: Deal or no deal?

Breaking down the MoU and what comes next.

10 minute read

Borders, business and bargains

The CUSMA conundrum continues.

5 minute read

Rate cuts are now so 2025 …

Central banks, the war in the Middle East, inflation and the shifting rate landscape.

8 minute read

The gavel falls

U.S. Supreme Court strikes down IEEPA tariffs, while Canada braces for looming CUSMA negotiations.

8 minute read

Private credit: Negative headlines in perspective

The challenging environment is not necessarily an indictment of the entire market.

12 minute read

The escalation trap: The Iran War in context

While military action was expected, the pace of escalation has been less predictable.

19 minute read