CI Financial to hold annual meeting on June 9

TSX Symbol: CIX

TORONTO, May 18, 2016 /CNW/ - CI Financial Corp. ("CI") will hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on June 9, 2016 in Toronto.

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2016
Time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
Location: CI Financial offices, 15 York Street, 2^nd Floor, Toronto.

In addition to the formal business of the meeting, there will be presentations by the CI executive team. The Notice of Meeting and Management Information Circular is available at www.sedar.com or www.cifinancial.com under "Reports" and "Fiscal 2016."

CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) is an independent, Canadian-owned wealth management company with approximately $143 billion in assets as of April 30, 2016. Its primary operating businesses are CI Investments Inc., one of Canada's largest investment managers, advisory businesses Assante Wealth Management and Stonegate Private Counsel, and First Asset Capital Corp., a leader in providing actively managed exchange-traded funds to the Canadian marketplace.

SOURCE CI Financial Corp.

Murray Oxby, Director, Communications, [phone] or [email protected] or Investor Relations, CI Financial Corp., [phone]