CANACCORD FINANCIAL INC. PRESENTING AT THE KBW SECURITIES BROKERAGE & MARKET
STRUCTURE CONFERENCE

TORONTO, Dec. 6 /CNW/ - Canaccord Financial Inc. (TSX: CF, AIM: CF.) announces that it is participating in the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods ("KBW") 2010 Securities Brokerage & Market Structure Conference on December 8 and 9, 2010 at the Mandarin Oriental hotel in New York.  Mark Maybank, Chief Operating Officer of Canaccord Financial Inc. and President of Canaccord Genuity Corp., is scheduled to make a presentation about Canaccord on Thursday, December 9 at 1:20 pm Eastern Time.

A webcast of the presentation will be available on the events page of www.canaccordfinancial.com.

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 38 offices worldwide, including 30 Wealth Management offices located across Canada.  Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in the U.S., U.K., Canada 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.

For further information:

North America media:
Scott Davidson
Managing Director, Global Head of Marketing & Communications
Phone: [phone], email: [email protected]

For investor relations inquiries contact:
Jamie Kokoska
Manager, Investor Relations & Communications
Phone: [phone], email: [email protected]

London media:
Bobby Morse or Ben Romney
Buchanan Communications (London)
Phone: [phone], email: [email protected]

Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker:
Marc Milmo or Carl Holmes
Charles Stanley Securities
Phone: [phone], email: [email protected]

Joint Broker:
Oliver Hearsey or Nick Triggs
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Limited
Phone: [phone], email: [email protected]