November 5, 2015

Winners Announced of Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards 2015 – Canada

Toronto – Thomson Reuters today announced the winners of the Thomson Reuters Lipper Fund Awards 2015 for Canada. The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community.

The Lipper Awards were presented on November 4th, 2015, at a ceremony in Toronto, Canada. Fidelity collected the top group award for Best Overall Funds Group. Individually, 75 funds from 27 firms were honored for superior performance in their category. The full list of group award winners includes:

Winner

Group Award

Fidelity Investments Canada

Best Overall Funds Group

RBC Global Asset Management

Best Bond Funds Group

Mawer Investment Management

Best Equity Funds Group

SEI

Best Mixed Assets Funds Group

RBC Global Asset Management

Best Bond ETFs Group

BMO Global Asset Management

Best Equity ETFs Group

“The Lipper Fund Awards recognize the collective success of the fund management industry by celebrating the practitioners who have utilized their hard work and skills into impressive records of return for their shareholders, often overcoming the hurdles and fluctuations of today’s investment market,” said Robert Jenkins, global head of Research at Thomson Reuters Lipper.

“Thomson Reuters Lipper salutes the very best of Canada’s funds industry tonight,” said Jeff Tjornehoj, head of Americas Research at Thomson Reuters Lipper. “The winners of the Lipper Fund Awards reflect the best in producing consistently strong risk-adjusted returns relative to their peers, and we are very pleased to recognize their achievements. Congratulations to all the winners!”

About the Lipper Fund Awards

The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence also include the Extel Survey Awards, and the StarMine Analyst Awards. 

Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, is a global leader in supplying mutual fund information, analytical tools, and commentary. Lipper's benchmarking and classifications are widely recognized as the industry standard by asset managers, fund companies and financial intermediaries. Our reliable fund data, fund awards designations and ratings information provide valued insight to advisors, media and individual investors. For more information, go to http://www.lipperweb.com/default.aspx

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Notes to Editors

Lipper Fund Awards designations do not constitute and are not intended to constitute investment advice or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security of any entity in any jurisdiction. As a result, investors should not make an investment decision on the basis of this information. Lipper Fund Awards designations are for informational purposes only. Lipper is not responsible for the accuracy, reliability or completeness of the information obtained from Lipper. In addition, Lipper will not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from information obtained from Lipper or any of its affiliates. Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance and investors should remember that past performance is not a guarantee of future results.