| Winnipeg - October 4, 2005: IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) (TSX: IGM) today reported preliminary mutual fund assets under management as at September 30, 2005 and preliminary net mutual fund sales for the month of September. Total mutual fund assets under management were approximately $91-billion. Total net mutual fund sales were $52.8-million including net sales at Investors Group of $15.6-million, net sales at Mackenzie Financial of $22.7-million and net sales at Investment Planning Counsel of $14.5-million.
IGM Financial Inc.
| Mutual Fund Assets under Management (billions) |
September 2005 |
August
2005 |
December
2004 |
% Change Month |
% Change YTD |
IGM Financial Inc.
|
$90.91 1 |
$89.78 1 |
$83.14 1 |
1.3 |
9.3 |
| Investors Group |
$49.05 |
$48.41 |
$44.51 |
1.3 |
10.2 |
| Mackenzie |
$40.09 |
$39.62 |
$37.13 |
1.2 |
8.0 |
| Investment Planning Counsel |
$1.77 |
$1.75 1 |
$1.50 1 |
1.1 |
18.0 |
| Net Sales (millions) |
September 2005 |
September 2004 |
| All Funds |
Long Term Funds |
All Funds |
Long Term Funds |
IGM Financial Inc.
|
$52.82 |
$50.8 2 |
($10.4) 2 |
($13.9) 2 |
| Investors Group |
$15.6 |
$6.0 |
($14.7) |
($29.5) |
| Mackenzie |
$22.7 |
$31.3 |
($14.5) |
$24.8 |
| Investment Planning Counsel |
$14.5 2 |
$13.5 2 |
$18.8 2 |
$18.6 2 |
1 includes $450 million (August 05 - $438 million; December 04 - $388 million) in Investment Planning Counsel mutual fund assets invested in other managers’ mutual funds.
2 includes $0.1-million in net redemptions (2004 - $1.6-million in net sales) of Investment Planning Counsel mutual funds invested in other managers’ mutual funds.
Investors Group announced mutual fund sales of $404.0-million, redemptions of $388.4-million and net sales of $15.6-million for the month of September 2005. Gross sales, redemptions and net sales of long-term funds for the month of September 2005 were $340.9-million, $334.9-million and $6.0-million.
Mackenzie Financial announced mutual fund sales of $644.5-million, redemptions of $621.8-million and net sales of $22.7-million for the month of September 2005. Gross sales, redemptions and net sales of long-term funds for the month of September 2005 were $560.9-million, $529.6-million and $31.3-million.
Investment Planning Counsel reported mutual fund sales of its asset management division, Counsel Wealth Management, of $29.6-million, redemptions of $15.1-million and net sales of $14.5-million for the month of September 2005. Gross sales, redemptions and net sales of long-term funds for the month of September 2005 were $28.0-million, $14.5-million and $13.5-million.
For more information on mutual fund activity, please refer to individual press releases for each reporting Company issued yesterday.
IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada 's premier personal financial services companies, and the country's largest manager and distributor of mutual funds and other managed asset products. Its activities are carried out principally through Investors Group, Mackenzie Financial and Investment Planning Counsel. IGM Financial Inc. is a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.
For more information contact:
Ron Arnst
Media Relations
(204) 956-3364
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