Bridgehouse Asset Managers Lowers Management Fees on Certain Brandes and Sionna Funds

Planned Series Re-designations Simplifies Fund Line-up

TORONTO, July 25, 2016 /CNW/ - Bridgehouse Asset Managers (Bridgehouse), the retail trade name for Brandes Investment Partners & Co., today announced management fee reductions for: Brandes Global Equity Fund, Brandes Global Equity Class, Brandes International Equity Fund, Brandes Global Opportunities Fund, Sionna Canadian Equity Fund and Sionna Canadian Equity Private Pool. The fee reductions apply to Series A, AH, D, F and FH, where applicable. The management fees with respect to Series K, L, and M of Sionna Canadian Equity Fund will also be reduced. The fee reductions will be effective August 1, 2016 and will be followed by the series re-designations described below.

Management Fees Effective August 1, 2016

Fund	Series A	Series AH	Series D	Series F	Series FH
Brandes Global Equity Fund	1.85%	1.90%	1.10%	0.85%	0.90%
Brandes Global Equity Class	1.85%	1.90%	n/a	0.85%	0.90%
Brandes International Equity Fund	1.85%	n/a	1.10%	0.85%	n/a
Brandes Global Opportunities Fund	2.00%	n/a	n/a	1.00%	n/a
Sionna Canadian Equity Fund	1.80%	n/a	1.05%	0.80%	n/a
Sionna Canadian Equity Private Pool	1.80%	n/a	n/a	0.80%	n/a

Fund	Series K	Series L	Series M
Sionna Canadian Equity Fund	1.80%	1.35%	0.90%

Series Re-designations Scheduled for Early September

In conjunction with management fee reductions, Bridgehouse intends to re-designate current investors in Series AN to Series A and Series FN to Series F for Brandes Global Equity Fund, Brandes Global Opportunities Fund, Brandes International Equity Fund and Sionna Canadian Equity Fund, and will eliminate Series AN and Series FN for the respective funds, pending required approvals. These changes are expected to be implemented on or about September 2, 2016. 

In anticipation of these upcoming series re-designations, Series AN and Series FN will be closed to new purchases as of August 1, 2016 for Brandes Global Equity Fund, Brandes Global Opportunities Fund, Brandes International Equity Fund and Sionna Canadian Equity Fund. These changes will simplify the line-up of series offered by these funds.  All processing, costs and expenses associated with these re-designations will be paid for by Bridgehouse.

Also, effective immediately, the investment strategies of Brandes Emerging Markets Value Fund have been changed to reflect that the fund will generally invest in the equity securities of companies that have market capitalizations greater than $3 billion.

"Bridgehouse already offers competitively-priced investment product, for example the Greystone Global Equity Fund and the Lazard Global Low Volatility Fund," says Carol Lynde, President and Chief Operating Officer of Bridgehouse. "We're upping our competitiveness with these new lower management fees on these Brandes and Sionna Funds."

About Bridgehouse Asset Managers:
Bridgehouse Asset Managers (Bridgehouse), a trade name of Brandes Investment Partners & Co. since 2013, offers time-tested investment solutions to Canadians, leveraging the expertise of world-class investment managers. In everything it does, Bridgehouse is committed to partnering with investment professionals to help Canadians reach their financial goals and become smarter investors. Bridgehouse offers 26 mutual funds featuring a variety of asset classes, styles and objectives to meet individual needs for growth or income. Our investment managers all employ an active management philosophy, with a goal of outperforming benchmarks and peers, and helping investors build long-term wealth in their portfolios. Through one source, investors can access the expertise of four world-class investment managers: Brandes Investment Partners, L.P., Greystone Managed Investments Inc., Lazard Asset Management (Canada) Inc. and Sionna Investment Managers Inc.

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Brandes Investment Partners & Co., operating as Bridgehouse Asset Managers (Bridgehouse), is the manager of the Bridgehouse Funds. Securities of the Bridgehouse Funds are available through registered dealers only and not available through Bridgehouse. Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Please read the prospectus before investing.  Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. 

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SOURCE Bridgehouse Asset Managers

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