TD Asset Management Inc. to Transfer Custodianship of TD Mutual Funds

TORONTO, July 20, 2015 /CNW/ - TD Asset Management Inc. ("TDAM"), the manager of TD Mutual Funds (the "Funds"),  announced today the transfer of custodianship of certain Funds from Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ("CIBC") to CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a Canadian joint venture between The Bank of New York Mellon ("BNY Mellon") and CIBC.  This transfer will be effective on July 23, 2015.  As a result of this transfer, the rights and obligations of CIBC, as custodian, under the Amended and Restated Custodial Services Agreement dated January 30, 2015 and the Sub-Custodial Services Agreement dated January 1, 2006 have been assigned to CIBC Mellon Trust Company.

This change is not intended to have any impact on the day-to-day management of the Funds.

The complete list of Funds affected by this change of custodian is included below:

Money Market Funds			Global Equity Funds			Retirement Portfolios
TD Canadian T-Bill Fund			TD Global Low Volatility Fund			TD Retirement Conservative Portfolio
TD Canadian Money Market Fund			TD International Growth Fund			TD Retirement Balanced Portfolio
TD Premium Money Market Fund			TD Emerging Markets Low Volatility Fund
TD U.S. Money Market Fund			TD Japanese Growth Fund			TD Advantage Investment Portfolios
			TD Asian Growth Fund			TD Advantage Balanced Income Portfolio
Fixed Income Funds			TD Emerging Markets Fund			TD Advantage Balanced Portfolio
TD Ultra Short Term Bond Fund			TD Latin American Growth Fund			TD Advantage Balanced Growth Portfolio
TD Short Term Bond Fund						TD Advantage Growth Portfolio
TD Mortgage Fund			Epoch Managed Funds			TD Advantage Aggressive Growth Portfolio
TD Canadian Bond Fund			Epoch U.S. Shareholder Yield Fund
TD Income Advantage Portfolio			Epoch U.S. Large-Cap Value Fund			Comfort Portfolios
TD Canadian Core Plus Bond Fund			Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund			TD Comfort Conservative Income Portfolio
TD Corporate Bond Capital Yield Fund			Epoch Global Equity Fund			TD Comfort Balanced Income Portfolio
TD Real Return Bond Fund			Epoch International Equity Fund			TD Comfort Balanced Portfolio
TD Global Bond Fund			Epoch European Equity Fund			TD Comfort Balanced Growth Portfolio
TD High Yield Bond Fund						TD Comfort Growth Portfolio
			Sector Funds			TD Comfort Aggressive Growth Portfolio
Balanced Funds			TD Resource Fund
TD Monthly Income Fund			TD Energy Fund			Corporate Class Funds
TD Tactical Monthly Income Fund			TD Precious Metals Fund			TD Short Term Investment Class
TD U.S. Monthly Income Fund			TD Entertainment & Communications Fund			TD Tactical Monthly Income Class
TD U.S. Monthly Income Fund - C$			TD Science & Technology Fund			TD Dividend Income Class
TD Balanced Income Fund			TD Health Sciences Fund			TD Canadian Low Volatility Class
TD Diversified Monthly Income Fund						TD Dividend Growth Class
TD Strategic Yield Fund			Index Funds			TD Canadian Blue Chip Equity Class
TD Balanced Growth Fund			TD Canadian Bond Index Fund			TD Canadian Equity Class
TD Dividend Income Fund			TD Canadian Index Fund			TD Canadian Value Class
			TD Dow Jones Industrial Average Index Fund			TD Canadian Small-Cap Equity Class
Canadian Equity Funds			TD U.S. Index Fund			Epoch U.S. Large-Cap Value Class
TD Canadian Low Volatility Fund			TD U.S. Index Currency Neutral Fund			TD U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Class
TD Dividend Growth Fund			TD Nasdaq^® Index Fund			TD Global Low Volatility Class
TD Canadian Blue Chip Equity Fund			TD International Index Fund			Epoch Global Equity Class
TD Canadian Equity Fund			TD International Index Currency Neutral Fund			TD International Growth Class
TD Canadian Value Fund			TD European Index Fund			TD Asian Growth Class
TD Canadian Small-Cap Equity Fund			TD Japanese Index Fund			TD Emerging Markets Class
U.S. Equity Funds			Target Return Funds			TD Managed Pools
TD U.S. Low Volatility Fund			TD Target Return Conservative Fund			TD Fixed Income Pool
TD North American Dividend Fund			TD Target Return Balanced Fund			TD Canadian Equity Pool
TD U.S. Blue Chip Equity Fund						TD Canadian Equity Pool Class
TD U.S. Quantitative Equity Fund						TD Global Equity Pool
TD U.S. Equity Portfolio						TD Global Equity Pool Class
TD U.S. Equity Currency Neutral Portfolio						TD Tactical Pool
TD U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Fund						TD Tactical Pool Class
TD U.S. Small-Cap Equity Fund

Effective July 24, 2014, TD Global Dividend Fund was renamed Epoch Global Shareholder Yield Fund; TD Global Growth Fund was renamed Epoch Global Equity Fund; TD European Growth Fund was renamed Epoch European Equity Fund; TD U.S. Large-Cap Value Fund was renamed Epoch U.S. Large-Cap Value Fund; TD U.S. Shareholder Yield Fund was renamed Epoch U.S. Shareholder Yield Fund; TD International Equity Fund was renamed Epoch International Equity Fund; TD Global Growth Class was renamed Epoch Global Equity Class; TD U.S. Large-Cap Value Class was renamed Epoch U.S. Large-Cap Value Class.

About TD Asset Management Inc.
TD Asset Management Inc. ("TDAM"), a member of TD Bank Group, is one of Canada's largest asset managers. TDAM offers a diverse range of over 120 investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. TDAM manages retail mutual fund assets on behalf of more than 1.9 million investors and offers one of the most broadly diversified fund families in Canada. Funds are available at TD Canada Trust branches (through TD Investment Services Inc. representatives), TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice, as well as leading investment dealers, independent brokers, advisors and financial planners. As of March 31, 2015, TDAM was the fourth largest mutual fund company in Canada, with over CDN$103 billion invested in its mutual funds (Source: IFIC).

 

 

SOURCE TD Bank Group

Meghan Thomas
TD Bank Group
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