The Globe and Mail reports in its Wednesday, Sept. 9, edition that JPMorgan has hired Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's head of equities trading Chris Finora to lead its Canadian Cash Equities Trading franchise, as it expands its equities platform to capture growing investment opportunities in Canada. A Reuters dispatch to The Globe reports that Mr. Finora joins JPMorgan in Toronto this month after about two years at CPPIB and 27 years at TD Securities. JPMorgan has hired 18 executives and managing directors in Canada in the past year, increasing its director headcount in the country by 20 per cent, it said. JPMorgan's expansion in Canada highlights confidence in Prime Minister Mark Carney's government, which seeks to attract $1-trillion in investment over five years, reflecting United States business interest despite strained political ties. "We believe that inbound Canadian investment will accelerate over the next decade and we want to be better positioned to capture these flows in both private and public markets," Canada CEO David Rawlings said in an interview. "We continue to be active on outbound activity but plan to spend more time with global pools of capital focused on the inbound activity," he said.