CI Global Asset Management (“CI GAM”) today launched two new global fixed-income mandates, providing Canadian investors with additional options for income and diversification.
The new mandates are:
CI GAM has also received receipt for the final prospectus of CI Global Investment Grade Fund, a mutual fund trust version of CI Global Investment Grade Class, an award-winning corporate class fund with an overall five-star rating from Morningstar1. CI GAM expects CI Global Investment Grade Fund to be available for purchase on or after November 22, 2022.
“Recent moves in interest rates and the current challenges in capital markets demonstrate that active management in fixed income is more important than ever before,” said Roy Ratnavel, Executive Vice-President and Head of Distribution for CI GAM.
“These mandates leverage the expertise of CI GAM’s fixed-income group, a team with $26 billion under management and extensive experience across global developed and emerging market government bonds, investment-grade and high-yield corporate bonds, currencies, and derivatives.”
The funds allow Canadian investors to globally diversify their fixed-income portfolios through Canadian dollar or U.S. dollar hedged series, as applicable, as well as through a mutual fund or ETF platform.
“The new funds build on the track records of existing mandates and extend the CI GAM fixed-income lineup, one the industry’s most comprehensive,” Mr. Ratnavel said. “They also expand our leading selection of actively managed ETFs, offering investors the best of CI GAM’s investment expertise with the convenience of an ETF.”
CI Global Investment Grade ETF (CGIN, CGIN.U)
CI Global Investment Grade ETF’s investment objective is to generate income and the potential for long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities issued by companies or governments of any size, located anywhere in the world.
The portfolio managers also have the flexibility to invest a portion of the portfolio in other securities such as high-yield corporate bonds, preferred shares and emerging market debt.
Lead portfolio managers are John Shaw, CFA, Head of Investment Grade Credit, and Leanne Ongaro, CFA. Mr. Shaw has over 32 years of investment industry experience and as head of CI GAM’s investment-grade team, is co-manager of a number of fixed-income and balanced mandates, including CI Corporate Bond Fund, CI Global Bond Fund, CI Global Investment Grade Class and CI Preferred Share ETF. Ms. Ongaro has 15 years of investment experience focused on investment grade fixed-income securities and is co-manager of several funds, including CI Global Investment Grade Class, CI Short-Term Bond Fund and CI Preferred Share ETF.
The ETF has a low risk rating and pays a monthly distribution.
CI Global Bond Currency Neutral Fund
CI Global Bond Currency Neutral Fund’s investment objective is to obtain long-term total return. It invests primarily in fixed-income and floating rate securities of governments and companies throughout the world that the portfolio adviser believes offer an attractive yield and opportunity for capital gains. The fund may make large investments in any country, including emerging markets and emerging industries of developed markets, and in high-yield securities of developed markets. The fund will use derivatives to minimize its exposure to foreign currency fluctuations against the Canadian dollar.
Lead portfolio managers are Fernanda Fenton2, MBA, CFA, and Mr. Shaw. Ms. Fenton has over 20 years of financial services industry experience, including over 10 years as a fixed-income analyst and portfolio manager. She focuses on global government and emerging markets securities, and is manager of funds that include CI Global Bond Fund and CI Emerging Markets Bond Fund.
The fund has a low risk rating and pays a monthly distribution. The ETF C$ Series trades on the TSX under the symbol CGBN.
CI Global Investment Grade Fund
CI Global Investment Grade Fund’s investment objective is to generate income and the potential for long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in a diversified portfolio of investment grade fixed-income securities issued by companies or governments of any size, located anywhere in the world. The portfolio managers also have the flexibility to invest a portion of the portfolio in other securities such as high-yield corporate bonds, preferred shares and emerging market debt.
The fund, managed by Mr. Shaw and Ms. Ongaro, will have a low risk rating and pay a monthly distribution.
The existing fund, CI Global Investment Grade Class, has an overall five-star rating from Morningstar1 and was the recipient of a Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award and a FundGrade A+ Award for 20213.
Further information about CI GAM investment funds is available on its website.
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 Global Asset Management is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX, NYSE: CIXX), an integrated global asset and wealth management company with approximately $338.1 billion in assets as of September 30, 2022.
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