CI Global Asset Management Announces Risk Rating Changes, Fund Name Changes and the Completion of Two Fund Mergers

TORONTO (July 27, 2021) – CI Global Asset Management (“CI GAM”) today announced risk rating and name changes to certain investment funds, and confirmed the completion of two fund mergers.

Risk rating changes

The following risk rating changes are effective immediately and are based on the risk classification methodology mandated by the Canadian Securities Administrators to determine the risk level of mutual funds. CI GAM reviews the risk rating for each of the funds it manages at least on an annual basis, as well as when a fund undergoes a material change. These changes are the result of an annual review and are not the result of any changes to the investment objectives, strategies or management of the funds.

CI Funds	New risk rating	Previous risk rating
Cambridge Canadian Dividend Corporate Class (to be renamed CI Canadian Dividend Corporate Class)	Medium	Low-to-Medium
Cambridge Canadian Dividend Fund (to be renamed CI Canadian Dividend Fund)	Medium	Low-to-Medium
Assante Private Pools (formerly United Funds)
Enhanced Income Pool (to be renamed Global Income Allocation Pool)	Low	Low-to-Medium
Enhanced Income Corporate Class (to be renamed Global Income Allocation Corporate Class)	Low	Low-to-Medium
Canadian Equity Alpha Pool	Medium	Low-to-Medium
Canadian Equity Alpha Corporate Class	Medium	Low-to-Medium
US Equity Small Cap Corporate Class	Medium-to-High	Medium
US Equity Small Cap Pool	Medium-to-High	Medium

Name changes

As announced on June 24, 2021, CI GAM is rebranding many of its funds as part of a strategic initiative to modernize its business and product lineup. The changes follow CI GAM’s integration of its in-house investment boutiques into a single investment team operating under the CI Global Asset Management name. With the fund name changes, the legacy boutique brands will be retired and the funds will be unified under the CI brand. CI GAM is making other changes so that fund names better reflect their investment mandates.

In addition to the changes announced previously, CI GAM is making the following name changes effective July 29, 2021:

Current name	New name
Enhanced Income Corporate Class	Global Income Allocation Corporate Class
Enhanced Income Pool	Global Income Allocation Pool
CI Global High Dividend Advantage Corporate Class	CI Global Quality Dividend Managed Corporate Class
CI Global High Dividend Advantage Fund	CI Global Quality Dividend Managed Fund

Additionally, the names of seven funds have been revised from what was previously announced. The following name changes were effective June 25, 2021, with the exception of Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Corporate Class, which will be changed effective July 29, 2021:

Previous name	New name
Sentry U.S. Equity Income Currency Neutral Private Pool Class	CI U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Private Pool Class
Sentry U.S. Equity Income Private Pool Class	CI U.S. Equity Private Pool Class
Sentry U.S. Equity Income Private Trust	CI U.S. Equity Private Trust
Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Class	CI U.S. Equity Class
Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Corporate Class	CI U.S. Equity Corporate Class
Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Currency Neutral Class	CI U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Class
Sentry U.S. Growth and Income Fund	CI U.S. Equity Fund

Fund mergers completed

Following the receipt of the required securityholder and regulatory approvals, as applicable, the previously announced mergers of Cambridge Monthly Income Corporate Class and Cambridge Monthly Income Fund into Cambridge Global High Income Fund (each, a “Merger”, and collectively, the “Mergers”) were completed after the close of business on July 23, 2021. As a result, Cambridge Monthly Income Fund and Cambridge Monthly Income Corporate Class have been terminated.

Securityholders of each of Cambridge Monthly Income Fund and Cambridge Monthly Income Corporate Class have received the equivalent dollar value of securities in the corresponding series of Cambridge Global High Income Fund as at July 23, 2021.

The Merger of Cambridge Monthly Income Fund into Cambridge Global High Income Fund was effected on a tax-deferred basis. The Merger of Cambridge Monthly Income Corporate Class into Cambridge Global High Income Fund was effected on a taxable basis; however, Cambridge Monthly Income Corporate Class did not pay a dividend as result of the merger.

Cambridge Global High Income Fund is being renamed CI Global Equity & Income Fund effective July 29, 2021.

About CI Global Asset Management

 

CI Global Asset Management is one of Canada’s largest investment management companies. It offers a wide range of investment products and services and is on the Web at www.ci.com. CI GAM is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX, NYSE: CIXX), an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services with approximately $304 billion in total assets as at June 30, 2021.

 

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Contact

Murray Oxby
Vice-President, Corporate Communications
CI Global Asset Management
416-681-3254
moxby@ci.com