TORONTO, April 7, 2022 – RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (“RBC GAM Inc.”) today announced March mutual fund net redemptions of $51 million. Long-term funds had net sales of $24 million and money market funds had net redemptions of $75 million. Mutual fund assets under management increased by 0.4 percent.
“Canadian investors and advisors continue to seek out investment solutions that offer global diversification to help them meet their investment goals, especially during times of market volatility,” said Doug Coulter, President of RBC Global Asset Management Inc. “While we witnessed a cooling off of sales activity in March compared to earlier months in 2022, RBC Select Portfolios, a suite of actively managed and globally diversified fund-of-fund solutions, continued to attract strong investor interest in a month that experienced increased market volatility.”
Mutual fund sales results information is based on preliminary data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) and only include Canadian prospectus qualified mutual funds.
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About RBC Global Asset Management
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and includes money managers BlueBay Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management. RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies. The RBC GAM group of companies manage approximately $580 billion in assets and have approximately 1,500 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
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