RBC Asset Management Inc. and Phillips, Hager & North
February sales results
TORONTO, March 2, 2010— RBC Asset Management
Inc. (RBC AM) and Phillips, Hager & North (PH&N) announced
February net sales of $163 million. Long-term funds had net
sales of $906 million and money market funds had net redemptions
of $743 million. Assets under management increased by $1.8
billion, or 1.8 per cent, in February.
"February was a tremendous month for our long-term funds,"
said Doug Coulter, president of RBC AM. "We saw long-term
fund net sales exceed the strength previously seen in January,
indicating that our investment solutions continue to be a
confident choice for advisors and investors during this RRSP
season. As a result, RBC Select Portfolios garnered more than
$590 million in the month, while the PH&N Monthly Income
Fund followed up its strong debut with net sales of $30 million,
totaling more than $65 million in assets since its launch
in January."
The top selling RBC Funds® and PH&N Funds for the
month included RBC Select Portfolios, RBC Canadian Dividend
Fund, PH&N High Yield Bond Fund, PH&N Short Term Bond
& Mortgage Fund, PH&N Monthly Income Fund and RBC
Canadian Short-Term Income Fund.
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may not be repeated.
About RBC Global Asset Management and RBC Wealth Management
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) comprises RBC Asset
Management Inc. (RBC AM), Phillips, Hager & North Investment
Management Ltd. (PH&N) and RBC Global Asset Management
(U.S.) Inc. Combined, RBC GAM component companies manage approximately
$200 billion in assets, including over $100 billion in IFIC-reported
mutual fund assets in Canada. PH&N won the Lipper Awards
for "Best Overall Fund Group" in 2010 and "Best
Bond Fund Family" in 2007, 2008 and 2010; RBC AM won
the Lipper Awards for "Best Bond Fund Family" in
2009 and "Best Overall Fund Group" in 2007 and 2008.
Website: www.rbcgam.com.
RBC GAM is part of RBC Wealth Management, which directly
serves affluent and high net worth clients in Canada, the
United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia with a full
suite of investment, trust and other wealth management solutions.
The business also provides asset management products and services
directly and through RBC and third-party distributors to institutional
and individual clients, and has more than $490 billion of
assets under administration, more than $240 billion of assets
under management and more than 4,500 financial consultants,
advisors, private bankers and trust officers.
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For more information, please contact:
Yen To,
RBC Global Asset Management Communications, (416) 955-5916
Matt Gierasimczuk,
RBC Media Relations, (416) 974-2124
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