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IGM Financial

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Type
  
Public

Industry
  
Asset Management

Headquarters
  
Winnipeg, Canada

Traded as
  
TSX: IGM

Founded
  
1926

Assets under management
  
133.6 billion CAD (2015)


Key people
  
Jeffrey R. Carney -President & CEO

Services
  
Investment, Retirement, Estate, and Tax Planning

Stock price
  
IGM (TSE) CA$ 41.30 -0.24 (-0.58%)17 Mar, 4:00 PM GMT-4 - Disclaimer

CEO
  
Jeffrey R. Carney (6 May 2016–)

Subsidiaries
  
Mackenzie Investments, Investors Group Inc., Investment Planning Counsel Inc., Mackenzie Inc.

Profiles

Ian quigley dissects earnings release from igm financial


IGM Financial Inc. (TSX: IGM) is a Canadian financial services company, with $133.6 billion in total assets under management as at December 31, 2015. It is a publicly traded subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada.

Contents

Its activities are carried out principally by Investors Group, through a network of approximately 5,300 Consultants, by Mackenzie Financial Corporation through a diversified network of financial advisors, and by Investment Planning Counsel through a network of financial planners. IGM Financial Inc. is a member of the Power Financial Corporation group of companies.

The company was founded in 1926 as Investors Syndicate. It was acquired by Power Financial Corporation, the financial services arm of Power Corporation, in 1986 and changed its name to Investors Group. It merged with Mackenzie in 2001 to form IGM Financial.

The company offers financial planning such as retirement, estate, tax planning, mutual funds and a range of other investment products and financial services. It offers brokerage services through Investors Group Securities Inc. (IGSI), full suite of insurance products, mortgages, and banking.

In October 2008, IGM's Investors Group Inc. was named one of Manitoba's Top Employers, which was announced by the Winnipeg Free Press newspaper.

Investors Group Inc. owns the naming rights to two sports venues located on the University of Manitoba campus in Winnipeg—Investors Group Field, home to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Manitoba Bisons, and Investors Group Athletic Centre, home to the Bisons basketball and volleyball programs.

Company Structure

IGM owns 100% of Investors Group Inc., 100% of Mackenzie Financial Corporation and 97.82% of Investment Planning Counsel Inc.

IGM is 58.4% owned by Power Financial.

Financial Highlights

Total assets under management (at year end) have expanded from $101.7 billion in 2008 to $118.7 billion in 2011.

Operating earnings have increased from $766 million in 2008 to $833 million in 2011.

Dividends per share have also increased from $2.00 in 2008 to $2.10 in 2011.

References

IGM Financial Wikipedia