/EINPresswire.com/ -- WINNIPEG, MANITOBA -- (Marketwired) -- 12/02/15 -- IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) (TSX: IGM) today reported preliminary total mutual fund net new money in November of ($145.0) million as shown in Table 1. Total assets under management were $134.8 billion at November 30, 2015, compared with $134.2 billion at October 31, 2015 and $142.2 billion at November 30, 2014. Mutual fund assets under management were $128.5 billion as at November 30, 2015, compared with $127.9 billion at October 31, 2015 and $126.7 billion at November 30, 2014. Assets under management are shown in Table 2.

Table 1 - Mutual Funds Net New Money(i)
Month ended November 30,
 2015                      Investors                                  IGM
($ millions) (unaudited)       Group    Mackenzie     Counsel   Financial(1)
                        ----------------------------------------------------
                        ----------------------------------------------------
All Mutual Funds
  Gross Sales                 $603.2       $556.6       $75.3    $1,232.7
  Net New Money                 $5.0      ($166.6)      $17.9     ($145.0)
Long Term Mutual Funds
  Gross Sales                 $522.0       $524.7       $72.3    $1,116.6
  Net New Money               ($14.0)     ($178.2)(2)   $15.7     ($177.8)

(i)Mutual Fund Net New Money is defined as Gross Sales less Gross
Redemptions and is consistent with the terminology used by The Investment
Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC).

(1) Total Mutual Fund Gross Sales and Net New Money for the month ended
    November 30, 2015 excluded $2.4 million and $1.3 million respectively in
    accounts invested in Mackenzie Financial Corporation funds held by
    Investment Planning Counsel.
(2) During November 2015, third party programs which include Mackenzie
    mutual funds made fund allocation changes which resulted in gross sales
    of $49.4 million, redemptions of $152.3 million and net redemptions of
    $102.9 million.


Table 2 - Assets under                                   % Change
 Management                   November  October  November    Last  % Change
($ billions) (unaudited)          2015     2015      2014   Month       YOY
                             -----------------------------------------------
                             -----------------------------------------------

Total Assets under
 Management(3)                 $134.76  $134.22   $142.21     0.4      (5.2)

Mutual Fund Assets under
 Management                    $128.54  $127.93   $126.68     0.5       1.5

  Investors Group
    Mutual Funds                $75.72   $75.28    $73.87     0.6       2.5
  Mackenzie
    Mutual Funds                $48.73   $48.61    $49.01     0.2      (0.6)
    Sub-advisory,
     institutional and other    $13.33   $13.35    $21.75    (0.1)    (38.7)
                             -----------------------------------------------
    Total Mackenzie             $62.06   $61.96    $70.76     0.2     (12.3)
                             -----------------------------------------------
  Counsel
    Mutual Funds                 $4.15    $4.10     $3.85     1.2       7.8


(3) Excludes assets managed by Mackenzie on behalf of Investors Group and
    Investment Planning Counsel. These assets have a value of $7.2 billion
    at November 30, 2015 ($7.1 billion at October 31, 2015 and $6.3 billion
    at November 30, 2014).

Preliminary average mutual fund assets under management and average total assets under management for the quarter to date are set out in Table 3.

Table 3 - Average Assets under Management(4)
($ billions) (unaudited)                                     Quarter to Date
                                                             ---------------
                                                             ---------------

Total Average Assets under Management(5)                             $134.04

Mutual Fund Average Assets under Management                          $127.86

  Investors Group
    Mutual Funds                                                      $75.26
  Mackenzie
    Mutual Funds                                                      $48.55
    Sub-advisory, institutional and other                             $13.18
                                                             ---------------
    Total Mackenzie                                                   $61.73
                                                             ---------------
  Counsel
    Mutual Funds                                                       $4.10

(4) Based on daily average mutual fund assets and month-end average
    institutional, sub-advisory and other assets.
(5) Excludes average assets of $7.1 billion managed by Mackenzie on behalf
    of Investors Group and Investment Planning Counsel.

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada's premier personal financial services companies, and one of the country's largest managers and distributors of mutual funds and other managed asset products, with approximately $135 billion in total assets under management. Its activities are carried out principally through Investors Group through a network of approximately 5,200 Consultants, Mackenzie Financial Corporation through a diversified network of third-party financial advisors and Investment Planning Counsel through a network of financial planners who are dedicated to serving the needs of their clients. IGM Financial Inc. is a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.

Contacts:
Ron Arnst
Media Relations
(204) 956-3364
ron.arnst@igmfinancial.com

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