Sprott (SII) 10 May 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, and thank you for standing by. Welcome to Sprott Inc.'s 2021 First Quarter Results Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded today, May 7, 2021. On behalf of the speakers that follow, listeners are cautioned that today's presentation and the responses to questions may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Canadian provincial securities law.

Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. assumptions may in expressed differ in statements. or and forward-looking or factors such results actual materially material are making implied statements, implied Certain from those

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thanks joining and everyone, morning, today. Good for us

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and everybody. Thank morning, you, good John,

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Thanks, Whitney.

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[Operator Instructions] Markets. I question from first Gary from Capital Ho Desjardins the of comes line our show

transaction first involved transaction. were some there there I Are the with this? the significant hurdles process Fund approval before. the with Central remember UPC question Just on shareholder

differences. wondering Just major there's if

John. No, this material gone approval for Gary, Central Fund. this going and number between no of it's differences We've process a through the through times.

of we the this us good got -- We've know behind counsel we've to through. drill. get lot a So legal

expecting That's And so with July a shortly time in frame. we're the the thereafter. current vote early closing

no from any And of pushback the currently? shareholders,

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far, details to on and that, Now nitty-gritty the But cheering said all thus circular we deal. I based marketplace still announced, it. think on a with what we've have the having publish is the

So got. that's the initial reaction we've

here? out then might there And funds on add greater the uranium scale same in theme you staying the here. bolt-on marketplace that to there Great. Are able still to be other physical

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quarter. lumpy my benefited know for so it the the be from Okay. origination and the brokerage Perfect. outlook far question, I of And does balance on side. it can last this QX? in And then the just maybe look business equity pipeline year? How the

both The Canada. Peter. divisions doing brokerage It's well, are and U.S.

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steady other the used sector that's increasing. commodities just be, off So kind been off to are it And is and their steadily on and than institutional It's feet. busier the now. side, teams the their feet. The then broadening to run much of run guys

it expect So look wouldn't to don't change don't any quarters, I off for I we and massive see that. any falling either.

line Geoff the Kwan show Capital next Markets. RBC from comes I question of our from

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if if Or Just see would see -- in wanted the all expect fees up there's And to collect? to some we that's future quarters? that. performance you confirm can come you

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might there performance will from bigger those is when strong But flow it of very see it's performance early harvested. much has kind be the to right fund. further think way So that had some LFX be Really, we fees forecast too I exactly and now.

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Is all allocation the math payouts something payouts? to similar funds? have performance of the that? there I compensation, comp Okay. that these fee same? Or are like And the Are the close -- And was products think for they XX%. is that typical for the that it different other you have,

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ballpark. the that's Yes,

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size LFX? your remind and LFX us the Peter, difference just between can is in what you

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or Is that Canadian U.S.?

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perfect. Okay,

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Yes. Mainly the PE.

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