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RBC Global Asset Management Inc. Announces October Sales Results for RBC Funds and PH&N Funds
TORONTO, November 3, 2011 —RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM) announced October net sales of $28 million. Long-term funds had net sales of $198 million and money market funds had net redemptions of $170 million. Assets under management increased by 2.7 per cent.
"Although markets remained volatile in October, we experienced a positive month and continued to capture a significant portion of industry long-term mutual fund sales," said Doug Coulter, president of RBC Global Asset Management Inc. "Our income-oriented products saw strong inflows as a result of investors and advisors continuing to look for yield in this low interest rate environment. During the month, the RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund reached more than $760 million in assets under management - a great way to mark the fund's fifth anniversary."
The top selling RBC Funds and PH&N Funds for October included: RBC Select Portfolios, RBC Managed Payout Solutions, RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund, PH&N Monthly Income Fund, and PH&N Short Term Bond & Mortgage Fund.
About RBC Global Asset Management and RBC Wealth Management
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) which includes institutional money managers Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management (PH&N), RBC Global Asset Management (U.S.) and BlueBay Asset Management. RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to individual, high net worth and institutional investors through mutual funds, pooled funds, hedge funds, segregated accounts and specialty investment strategies. RBC GAM group of companies manage more than $250 billion in assets and have approximately 1,000 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
RBC Global Asset Management 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. RBC Wealth Management provides integrated and diversified international wealth management expertise and solutions, asset management and trust services to high net worth individuals and to corporate and institutional clients. Services provided by RBC Wealth Management consultants, advisors, private bankers and trust officers include trust and estate planning, tax advice, discretionary investment management and investment advisory services, structured solutions, banking, lending and global custody. RBC Wealth Management has over $525 billion of assets under administration, over $310 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 GAM Communications, 416 955-5916
Leah Commisso, RBC GAM Media Relations, 416 955-6498
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