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Throughout an intensive 18-week period, Pender hosted a cohort of students in the Junior Achievement British Columbia (JABC) Company Program. With the support of Pender staff, including Founder and Chairman, Kelly Edmison, 14 students created their own company, organized their leadership, designed and developed a product, and determined a marketing strategy to sell it—all with […]

PenderFund was honored to sponsor the 18th annual Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame Gala Dinner and Induction Ceremonies, celebrating the 2024 Laureate Inductees: Anthony von Mandl, K. Barry Marsden, Karen Flavelle and Brian Hill.  The Business Laureates of British Columbia Hall of Fame was established by Junior Achievement of British Columbia (JABC) […]

This year, many staff within the Pender organization participated in the Junior Achievement (JA) Company Program, an opportunity that provides students with the business knowledge to organize and successfully create a company. Guided by the leadership and business acumen of Pender staff, twelve students successfully designed, marketed, and organized a business of their own within […]

A team of 26 Pender employees, under the name 'Pender DoGooders' participated in the RBC 'Race for the Kids' at Queen Elizabeth Park in Vancouver, BC on Sunday, June 11, 2023, raising over $6,000 for the BC Children's Hospital Foundation in the process. As the only hospital in BC devoted exclusively to kids, BC Children’s […]

In March 2023, Pender was a proud sponsor of CFA Society Edmonton’s 45th Annual Forecast Dinner. It was fantastic to support the Society, host clients and hear valuable insights during the panel discussion, where moderator Todd Hirsch (economist and author) was joined by investment experts Catherine Rothrock (Government of Alberta), Scott Blair (CWB), and Justin […]

PenderFund is delighted to have sponsored the CFA Society Vancouver’s 45th Annual Dinner on February 9, 2023. We are longstanding supporters of the CFA, and 17 of our team members have earned their Chartered Financial Analyst designations or have completed one or more levels. It was a privilege to hear Amber Kanwar, Margaret Franklin and […]

Pender is a proud supporter of Junior Achievement British Columbia, a not-for-profit organization serving B.C. youth for over 65 years. Junior Achievement delivers hands-on, immersive education in work readiness, financial health, and entrepreneurship to the next generation of Canada’s business leaders. Innovation and entrepreneurship are in Pender’s DNA. When we founded Pender in 2003, we […]

In December, Pender and our employees contributed a combined $64,760 to food banks across Canada.    In a virtual donation drive for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank (GVFB) employees raised over $17,355, with the firm matching each donation, as well as making an additional donation, bringing the total to $54,520 for the Vancouver Food Bank alone. […]

In reflecting on the need of our fellow Canadians, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, Pender once again made donations to Food Banks Canada and Canadian Mental Health Association locations in provinces in which we have a presence. After the extreme weather events in British Columbia in November 2021, we also donated to the Canadian Red […]