Francis 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,About F. Peter Cundill – In Memoriam , reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 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),Former Advisory Board Members, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 which lead to a career in the investment management business. Cundill worked at Greenshields Inc. in Montreal and the Yorkshire Group in VancouverPeople – Global value investor Peter Cundill dies – Article – investmentexecutive.com, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 In 2006 Cundill was diagnosed with Fragile X Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome, an as yet untreatable neurological condition. Cundill died on January 24, 2011, in London.
Investment career 1974, Cundill started Peter Cundill & Associates Ltd. and Cundill Value Fund was founded.MACKENZIE NEWS – Peter Cundill, 1938–2011, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 1998, Mackenzie Investments acquired Cundill Funds Inc.Morningstar: Mackenzie investors are among the winners as Peter Cundill cashes in | Fund Watch, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 2006, Cundill sold the remaining 5% of his firm to Mackenzie. 2009, Cundill retired from daily operational fund management, becoming Chairman Emeritus of Mackenzie Cundill.MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORPORATION | Peter Cundill to become Chairman Emeritus with Mackenzie Cundill, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012
Recognition In 2001, Cundill was presented the Canadian Investment Awards Analysts' Choice Career Achievement award2001 | Morningstar Canadian Investment Awards, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 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.Cundill named fund manager of the year, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 In 2004, Cundill was honoured with a fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia (ICABC).ICABC: Chartered Accountants Honoured with Fellowships, reviewed on Feb. 2, 2012 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".McGill newsroom: Largest literary prize in history makes history, reviewed Feb. 2, 2012 Cundill was an Advisory Board Member for the Ben Graham Centre for Value Investing at the Ivey School of Business.
Selected publications There's Always Something to Do: The Peter Cundill Investment Approach, Christopher Risso-Gill, Routines and Orgies: The Life of Peter Cundill, Financial Genius, Philosopher, and Philanthropist, Christopher Risso-Gill, Publishing Date November 2014,
References
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