Russell Investments Canada Limited announces proposed change to the investment objective of Russell Investments Fixed Income Class
TORONTO, Feb. 17, 2017 /CNW/ - Russell Investments Canada Limited (the "Manager"), the manager of Russell Investments Fixed Income Class (the "Fund"), announced today that, in anticipation of the upcoming maturity of the Fund's forward contract on April 13, 2017, the Manager will seek approval from the securityholders of the Fund to change the investment objective of the Fund to the following:
"The investment objective is to achieve a high level of current income while protecting capital. The Fund invests in, or obtains exposure to, principally fixed income securities of Canadian issuers. Exposure may be direct or indirect from any combination of holding such fixed income securities, investments in other mutual funds and derivatives."
Concurrent with the change to the investment objective, the Fund will commence investing directly in Russell Investments Canadian Fixed Income Fund and will no longer have forward agreement risk.
A meeting of securityholders of the Fund will be held on or about April 11, 2017 for the purpose of approving the change to the Fund's investment objective and, if approved, the changes referred to above will take effect on April 14, 2017.
About Russell Investments Canada Limited
Russell Investments Canada Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Russell Investments Group, Ltd. and was established in 1985. Russell Investments Canada Limited and its affiliates are referred to collectively as "Russell Investments." Russell Investments was founded in 1936 and has its headquarters in Seattle, Washington. Russell Investments Canada Limited has its head office in Toronto.
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Russell Investments, a global asset manager, offers multi-asset portfolios and services which include advice, investments and implementation. Russell Investments stands with institutional investors, financial advisors and individuals working with their advisors—using the firm's core capabilities that extend across capital market insights, manager research, asset allocation, portfolio implementation and factor exposures—to help each achieve their desired investment outcomes. The firm has more than CAD$346 billion in assets under management (as of 12/31/2016).
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