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TORONTO,
Nov. 30, 2015 /CNW/ - Further to
its announcement on October 23, 2015,
First Asset Capital Corp. ("First Asset") announces that CI
Financial Corp. has completed its acquisition of First Asset.
The transaction resulted in a change of control of First Asset
Investment Management Inc., the investment manager of the Funds
listed below.
Funds (including TSX ticker symbols
where applicable):
Exchange-Traded Funds –
First Asset Can-Energy Covered Call ETF (OXF; OXF.A); First Asset
Can-Materials Covered Call ETF (MXF; MXF.A); First Asset Canadian
Convertible Bond ETF (CXF; CXF.A); First Asset Tech Giants Covered
Call ETF (TXF; TXF.A); First Asset Energy Giants Covered Call ETF
(NXF; NXF.A; NXF.B; NXF.D); First Asset Morningstar Canada Dividend
Target 30 Index ETF (DXM; DXM.A); First Asset Morningstar Canada
Momentum Index ETF (WXM; WXM.A); First Asset Morningstar Canada
Value Index ETF (FXM; FXM.A); First Asset Morningstar National Bank
Quebec Index ETF (QXM; QXM.A); First Asset Morningstar US Dividend
Target 50 Index ETF (UXM; UXM.A; UXM.B; UXM.D); First Asset
Morningstar US Momentum Index ETF (YXM; YXM.A; YXM.B; YXM.D); First
Asset Morningstar US Value Index ETF (XXM; XXM.A; XXM.B; XXM.D);
First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF (VXM; VXM.A;
VXM.B; VXM.D); First Asset Morningstar International Momentum Index
(ETF ZXM; ZXM.A; ZXM.B; ZXM.D); First Asset Provincial Bond Index
ETF (PXF; PXF.A); First Asset 1-5 Year Laddered Government Strip
Bond Index ETF (BXF; BXF.A); First Asset MSCI Canada Low Risk
Weighted ETF (RWC; RWC.A); First Asset MSCI USA Low Risk Weighted ETF (RWU; RWU.A; RWU.B;
RWU.D); First Asset MSCI Europe Low Risk Weighted ETF (RWE; RWE.A;
RWE.B; RWE.D); First Asset MSCI World Low Risk Weighted ETF (RWW;
RWW.A; RWW.B; RWW.D); First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank
ETF (FHB; FHB.A); First Asset Active Canadian Dividend ETF (FDV;
FDV.A); First Asset US & Canada Lifeco Income ETF (FLI; FLI.A);
First Asset Active Utility & Infrastructure ETF (FAI; FAI.A);
First Asset Active Credit ETF (FAO; FAO.A; FAO.U; FAO.V); First
Asset Canadian REIT ETF (RIT; RIT.A); First Asset Core Canadian
Equity ETF (CED; CED.A); First Asset Core U.S. Equity ETF (CES;
CES.A; CES.B; CES.D; CES.U; CES.V); First Asset Core Balanced ETF
(CBB; CBB.A); First Asset CanBanc Income ETF (CIC; CIC.A); and
First Asset Core Canadian Equity Income ETF (CSY;
CSY.A).
Closed-End Funds – First
Asset Energy & Resource Fund (TRF.UN); JFT Strategies Fund
(JFT.UN; Class F Units); Preferred Share Investment Trust (PSF.UN);
Triax Diversified High-Yield (TRH.UN); Utility Split Trust (UST.UN;
UST.PR.B); First Asset Morningstar US Consumer Defensive Index Fund
(UCD.UN); First Asset Hamilton Capital European Bank Fund (EB.UN);
Canadian Advantaged Convertibles Fund (ADC.UN); Canadian
Convertibles Fund; First Asset Diversified Convertible Debenture
Fund (DCD.UN); North American Advantaged Convertibles Fund
(NCD.UN); Convertibles Portfolio Fund; CanBanc 8 Income Corp.
(CBF); Can-Financials Income Corp. (FIC); and First Asset CanBanc
Split Corp. (CBU; CBU.PR.A).
Mutual Funds – First Asset
Resource Fund Inc.; First Asset Canadian Convertible Bond Fund;
First Asset Canadian Convertible Debenture Fund; First Asset
Canadian Energy Convertible Debenture Fund; First Asset Canadian
Dividend Opportunity Fund; First Asset Canadian Dividend
Opportunity Fund II; First Asset Global Dividend Fund; First Asset
REIT Income Fund; and First Asset Utility Plus Fund.
About First Asset
First Asset is an
investment firm focused on providing smart, low cost solutions that
address the real-world investment needs of Canadians – capital
appreciation, income generation and risk mitigation. Rooted in
strong fundamentals, First Asset's smart solutions strive to
deliver better risk-adjusted returns than the broad market while
helping investors achieve their personal financial goals.
About CI Financial Corp.
CI Financial
Corp. (TSX: CIX) is an independent, Canadian-owned wealth
management company with approximately $142.3
billion in assets as of October 31,
2015. Its primary operating businesses are CI Investments
Inc., one of Canada's largest
investment managers, and advisory businesses Assante Wealth
Management and Stonegate Private Counsel. CI Financial is on the
Web at www.cifinancial.com.
SOURCE First Asset