Career Coffee Chat: Q&A with Fidelity Clearing Canada | Episode 76

Fidelity Clearing Canada, or FCC for short, is a major business unit within Fidelity Canada that provides clearing, custody, and trade execution services to the financial services industry. FCC works as an intermediary between buyers and sellers, processing and settling securities transactions, and safeguarding client assets. It’s also a great place for Fidelity co-op students to gain valuable experience within the financial services industry. On today’s episode, host Tamara Radocaj sits down with Ryan Muhammad, Director of Finance at FCC, and Courtney Johnson, Team Manager Operations at FCC, to discuss their career journeys within the organization, and share advice for students. Ryan talks about his career journey from accounting to corporate finance, highlighting the differences between the investment and clearing sides of the business, and Courtney shares her experience starting as a co-op student at Fidelity and ultimately progressing to a management role, sharing the support and career development opportunities she was able to benefit from at Fidelity.