Fiera Capital Corporation announces the completion of the wind up of Propel Capital Corporation

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MONTREAL AND TORONTO, Sept. 30, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - September 30, 2014 - Fiera Capital Corporation ("Fiera") (TSX: FSZ), announced today that it has completed the wind up of Propel Capital Corporation ("Propel") into Fiera, which it acquired on September 2, 2014. As a result, the management agreements ("Management Agreements") between Propel and each of the Canadian Convertibles Plus Fund, Canadian High Yield Focus Fund, CHYF Trust, Diversified Convertibles Fund, North American Preferred Share Fund, North American REIT Income Fund, Senior Secured Floating Rate Loan Fund, SIA Trust and Strategic Income Allocation Fund (collectively with the aforementioned funds, the "Funds") have been assigned to Fiera. The Management Agreements will continue in full force and effect as originally constituted, except that Fiera will assume all of Propel's rights, obligations and duties under each Management Agreement. However, as previously announced, the accomplished managers including Raj Lala, Krista Matheson and Keith H. Crone, have joined Fiera's team of experienced investment professionals. These managers will continue to be responsible for the daily activities of the Funds and will be responsible for creating additional closed end funds in the future in order to provide investors with new and innovative investment opportunities.

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About Fiera Capital Corporation

Fiera Capital Corporation is a leading publicly traded, independent investment firm, with more than $82 billion in assets under management. Fiera is one of only a handful of full service, multi-product investment firms in Canada, offering clients a proven top tier track record in Canadian and foreign equity and fixed income management as well as depth and expertise in asset allocation and non-traditional investments. www.fieracapital.com

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SOURCE: Fiera Capital Corporation

Mélanie Tardif, CPA, CMA
Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations
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