TORONTO, Feb. 19, 2013 /CNW/ - AGF Investments Inc. (AGF) announced that effective today Tony Genua, Senior Vice-President and Portfolio Manager of AGF's flagship fund, AGF American Growth Class will be the lead portfolio manager of AGF Aggressive U.S. Growth Fund and AGF Aggressive Global Stock Fund.
For these mandates Tony will use an investment strategy similar to AGF American Growth Class. His investment approach leads him to innovative higher-growth companies - regardless of where the company is domiciled or its market capitalization.
He will be supported by the North American research team, a highly experienced group of specialists who cover all 10 global industry sectors. The team provides important research and analysis and recommends timely, actionable investment ideas.
"We are excited to utilize our internal capabilities for these mandates," said Martin Hubbes, Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer of AGF Investments Inc. "With over 30 years of experience, a similar investment style and proven track record of performance, Tony will provide investors with the investment experience they seek."
Also effective today, Cypress Capital Management Ltd., a subsidiary of AGF Investments Inc., who currently manages the AGF Tactical Income Fund, will take on the management of AGF Canadian Small Cap Fund.
"This change allows us to leverage Cypress' specialized expertise in Canadian small-cap funds, while Caterina Prato can focus her efforts on the large-cap strategies - like AGF Canada Class," added Hubbes.
Based in Vancouver, B.C, Cypress is a boutique money manager made up of an eight-member team of investment professionals.
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AGF Management Limited is one of Canada's premier independent investment management firms with offices across Canada and subsidiaries around the world. AGF's products include a diversified family of award-winning mutual funds, mutual fund wrap programs and pooled funds. AGF also manages assets on behalf of institutional investors including pension plans, foundations and endowments as well as for private clients. With over $40 billion in total assets under management, AGF serves more than one million investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.
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