New Banking Solutions at Professionals' Financial

MONTRÉAL, May 23, 2014 /CNW Telbec/ - Professionals' Financial announces a strategic agreement with National Bank which will enable Professionals' Financial to expand its service offer to include banking services designed exclusively for its professional clients. Professionals' Financial Banking Solutions will respond to the financing needs of professionals with various targeted packages that will allow them to meet all their financial needs under one roof. By adding banking services to its service offer, which already includes investment and private management services, as well as financial planning and estate planning services, Professionals' Financial aims to optimize the wealth management of its professional clients by giving them an overview of their financial situation.

National Bank, a strong partner

National Bank is the sixth largest bank in Canada and the leading bank in Quebec where it is the partner of choice among small and medium-sized enterprises. National Bank has branches in almost every Canadian province as well as numerous representative offices, subsidiaries and partnerships, through which it can serve clients in the United States, Europe and other parts of the world. With $195 billion in assets as at January 31, 2014, National Bank of Canada (www.nbc.ca), together with its subsidiaries, forms one of Canada's leading integrated financial groups, and has been named among the 20 strongest banks in the world by Bloomberg Markets magazine.

Professionals' Financial: serving professionals for over 35 years

Professionals' Financial is a corporation specializing in wealth management for professionals. Established in 1978 by the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, it includes five professional association shareholders—the Fédération des médecins spécialistes du Québec, the Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec, the Corporation de service de la Chambre des notaires, the Association des architectes en pratique privée du Québec and the Association québécoise des pharmaciens propriétaires, joined by the Fédération des médecins résidents du Québec, Médecins francophones du Canada and the Ordre des administrateurs agréés du Québec. Headquartered in Montréal, Professionals' Financial also has offices in Québec City and Sherbrooke. Its management and professional fees are among the lowest in the industry in Canada and it holds assets under management of $2.6 billion.

SOURCE: PROFESSIONALS' FINANCIAL

Marie Annick Dell'Aniello, Senior Manager- Communication, Professionals' Financial Inc., 2 Complexe Desjardins, East Tower, 31st Floor, P. O. Box 1116, Montréal, Québec H5B 1C2, Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], [email protected], More details at www.professionalsf.com