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Eric Compton
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Shifting Competitive Environment in Canada Favors Asset Managers With Best Fund Performance

After transferring coverage to a new analyst, we have updated our outlook, including our moat and moat trend ratings, for the independent Canadian asset managers we cover. This has led to a lowering of our moat rating for AGF Management to none from narrow, and a shift in the moat trend for CI Financial to negative from stable. In our view, CI Financial is the best positioned of the three independent Canadian asset managers we cover, with AGF Management being the worst positioned and IGM Financi...
Underlying
IGM Financial Inc.

IGM Financial is engaged in the provision of financial services. Co.'s Investors Group segment provides financial and investment planning services to Canadians through its network of consultants across the country. Co.'s Mackenzie segment is engaged in the provision of investment advice and related services offered through investment applications, distributed through channels focused on independent financial advice. Co.'s Corporate and Other segment includes net investment income earned on unallocated investments and other income, operating results for Investment Planning Counsel as well as inter-segment eliminations. As of Dec 31 2010, Co. had total assets of C$8,892,563.

Provider
Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

We have operations in 27 countries.

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Eric Compton

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