Media Advisory: Canaccord Financial Inc. and Collins Stewart Hawkpoint investor and analyst conference call

TORONTO & LONDON, Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -  Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX: CF, AIM: CF.) and Collins Stewart Hawkpoint (LN: CSHP) are scheduled to host a joint investor and analyst conference call at 5:30 pm UK time (12:30 pm Eastern Time) on December 15, 2011 related to the 2.7 announcement made in the UK regarding the recommended offer for Collins Stewart Hawkpoint plc. by Canaccord Financial Inc.

CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST:

Interested parties are invited to listen to the conference call with analysts and institutional investors, via a live webcast or a toll free number. The conference call is scheduled for Thursday, December 15, 2011 at 5:30 p.m. UK Time, 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time. During the call, senior executives will comment on the proposed transaction and respond to questions from analysts and institutional investors.

The conference call may be accessed live and archived on a listen-only basis via the internet at: www.canaccordfinancial.com/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/Events.aspx .  Slides for the presentation will be displayed on the webcast, and are available for download at this web address.

Analysts and institutional investors can call in via telephone at:

• 647-427-7450 (within Toronto)
• 1-888-231-8191 (toll free from North America)
• 0-800-051-7107 (toll free from the United Kingdom)
• 0-800-917-449  (toll free from France)
• 0-800-183-0171  (toll free from Germany)
• 800-873-805  (toll free from Italy)
• 0-800-835-354 (toll free from Switzerland)

Please request to participate in Canaccord Financial's Investor and Analyst conference call.

A replay of the conference call can be accessed after 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time, 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time, and 8:30 p.m. UK Time on December 15, 2011 until January 29, 2012 at 416-849-0833 or 1-855-859-2056 by entering passcode 36787184 followed by the pound (#) sign.

The availability of the offer, and information relating thereto, to Collins Stewart Hawkpoint shareholders who are not resident in the United Kingdom or Canada may be affected by the laws of the relevant jurisdictions in which they are resident.   Persons interested in accessing the conference call and webcast who are not resident in the United Kingdom or Canada should inform themselves of, and observe, any applicable requirements.

ABOUT CANACCORD FINANCIAL INC.:

Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Financial Inc. is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and global capital markets.  Since its establishment in 1950, Canaccord has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services.  Canaccord has 49 offices worldwide, including 32 Wealth Management offices located across Canada.  Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., China, Hong Kong, Australia and Barbados.

Canaccord Financial Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX and the symbol CF. on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.  Canaccord's Series A Preferred Shares are listed on the TSX under the symbol CF.PR.A.

ABOUT COLLINS STEWART HAWKPOINT PLC:

Collins Stewart Hawkpoint is a leading independent financial advisory group with around 800 employees across four main operating divisions: Corporate Advisory, Corporate Broking, Securities and Wealth Management.

Its services cover institutional stockbroking, UK, European and US research, fixed income credit trading, corporate broking, corporate finance advisory services, debt capital markets advice, restructuring and debt advisory services, private client and intermediary wealth management and fund management - all serviced by its unique research tool Quest™.  More information at www.cshplc.com.

SOURCE Canaccord Financial Inc.