MD Financial Management Updates Risk Ratings for the MD Family of Funds and the MDPIM Family of Pools

OTTAWA, May 25, 2016 /CNW/ - MD Financial Management Inc. (MD), a Canadian Medical Association (CMA)-owned wealth management organization, today announced that it has updated the risk ratings  for the majority of MD Funds and MDPIM Pools which will be reflected in the Fund Facts and related prospectus documents to be dated May 26, 2016.

The ratings for these funds and pools have been revised using The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) updated guidelines. IFIC developed these guidelines to provide a consistent approach to the measurement and description of fund volatility risk across the industry. The guidelines standardize terminology, categories and volatility risk descriptions. MD clients' investment risk assessment will remain the same, the underlying risks of the MD Funds and MDPIM Pools have not changed.

"At MD, we are committed to presenting investment information in a clear, concise manner," said Mike Gassewitz, MD's Executive Vice President, Member Solutions. "Revising our risk ratings following IFIC guidelines will make our methodology consistent with that of other fund managers. This will allow MD clients to easily compare volatility risk with other fund companies and to assess historical fund volatility."

Updated risk ratings for the MD Funds and MDPIM Pools are as follows:

Name of Funds	MD Rating (up to and including May 26, 2016)	Updated MD Rating (after May 26, 2016)
MD Equity Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD Growth Investments Limited	Medium to High	Medium
MD Money Fund	Low	Low
MD Bond Fund	Low to Medium	Low
MD American Growth Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD Balanced Fund	Medium	Low to Medium
MD Dividend Income Fund	Medium	Low to Medium
MD Select Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD Short-Term Bond Fund	Low	Low
MD International Growth Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD American Value Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM Canadian Equity Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM US Equity Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MD International Value Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD Dividend Growth Fund	Medium to High	Medium
MD Precision Balanced Growth Portfolio^TM	Medium to High	Low to Medium
MD Precision Conservative Portfolio^TM	Medium	Low to Medium
MD Precision Maximum Growth Portfolio^TM	Medium to High	Low to Medium
MD Precision Moderate Balanced Portfolio^TM	Medium	Low to Medium
MD Precision Balanced Income Portfolio^TM	Medium	Low to Medium
MD Precision Moderate Growth Portfolio^TM	Medium to High	Low to Medium
MD Strategic Opportunities Fund	High	Medium
MD Strategic Yield Fund	Medium to High	Low to Medium
MDPIM Canadian Bond Pool	Low to Medium	Low
MDPIM Canadian Equity Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM International Equity Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM US Equity Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM Dividend Pool	Medium to High	Medium
MDPIM Canadian Long Term Bond Pool	Medium	Low to Medium
MDPIM Strategic Opportunities Pool	High	Medium
MDPIM Strategic Yield Pool	Medium to High	Low to Medium
MDPIM Emerging Markets Equity Pool	High	High

About MD Financial Management

Owned by the Canadian Medical Association, MD's only business imperative is to enhance physicians' financial outcomes by focusing on their distinctive needs and operating in their best interests.

MD has more than $40 billion in assets under administration and is dedicated to serving Canada's physicians and their families. MD provides financial products and services, the MD Family of Funds and investment counselling services through the MD Group of Companies. For a detailed list of these companies, visit md.cma.ca.

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. To obtain a copy of the prospectus, please call your MD Advisor, or the MD Trade Centre at 1 800 267-2332. The MD Family of Funds is managed by MD Financial Management Inc., a CMA company.

SOURCE MD Financial Management

Media Contact: Maria Grant, Lead, External Communications, MD Financial Management, [email protected], 613 809-0657