TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. (the “Company”) announced today its estimated Assets Under Management (“AUM”) as at March 31, 2018, and the components of the change in AUM.
Estimated Assets Under Management as at March 31, 2018, were $8.9 billion, approximately 88% of which comprises high net worth clients. AUM decreased by $29 million or 0.3% from December 31, 2017. The decrease in AUM is attributable net withdrawals of $48 million partially offset by positive net investment performance of $19 million. The $48 million of net withdrawals over the quarter included a withdrawal of $135 million by one institutional client. Our private client business was strong during the quarter, adding a net $61 million.
Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc. is one of Canada’s pre-eminent wealth management firms, serving high net worth private clients, estates, trusts and institutional investors. Founded in 1984, the Firm is dedicated to providing clients with strong risk-adjusted returns together with the highest level of personalized client service. The Company's Common Shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "GS". For more information about the Company, please visit our website at www.gluskinsheff.com.
This press release may contain forward-looking statements relating to Gluskin Sheff + Associates Inc.’s business and the environment in which it operates. These statements are based on the Company’s expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections. They are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties that are difficult to control or predict. These risks and uncertainties are discussed in the Company’s regulatory filings available on the Company’s website at www.gluskinsheff.com or at www.sedar.com. Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from those expressed in these forward-looking statements. Readers, therefore, should not place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements. Further, a forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update any such statement or to reflect new information or the occurrence of future events or circumstances, except as required by applicable law.
Non-IFRS Measures
Included in this press release are
certain financial terms (including Base EBITDA and AUM) that the Company
utilizes to assess the financial performance of its business that are
not measures recognized under International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS). These non-IFRS measures do not have any
standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS and should not be
considered alternatives to net income or any other measure of
performance determined in accordance with IFRS. Therefore, these
non-IFRS measures are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures
presented by other issuers. For additional information regarding the
Company’s use of non-IFRS measures, including the calculation of these
measures, please refer to the “Non-IFRS financial measures” section of
the Company’s Management’s Discussion and Analysis and its financial
statements available on the Company’s website and on the SEDAR website
located at www.sedar.com.
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