CI Financial reports assets under management for October 2020, total assets reach record $202 billion

TORONTO (November 12, 2020) − CI Financial Corp. (“CI”) (TSX:  CIX) today reported preliminary assets under management at October 31, 2020 of $125.4 billion and wealth management assets of $77.0 billion, for total assets of $202.4 billion. These results represent all-time month-end highs for wealth management assets and total assets for CI.

CI’s assets under management declined by 2.3% in the month of October and 3.5% year over year. CI’s average core assets under management for the quarter-to-date were $123.9 billion, a slight decrease from $124.6 billion for the third quarter of 2020. Core assets under management are those managed by CI’s Canadian and Australian subsidiaries.

CI’s Canadian wealth management assets were $61.5 billion, representing an increase of $10.3 billion or 20.1% during October. The change largely reflects CI’s acquisition of a majority interest in Aligned Capital Partners Inc. of Burlington, Ontario. Year over year, Canadian wealth management assets were up $12.8 billion or 26.3%. Canadian wealth management assets also include the assets of Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Limited, CI Private Counsel LP, CI Direct Investing (WealthBar Financial Services Inc.) and Virtual Brokers.

U.S. wealth management assets increased by 4.0% to $15.5 billion in October. The increase is partially attributable to the acquisition of Thousand Oaks Financial Holding LLC of Thousand Oaks, California, by CI subsidiary OCM Capital Partners LLC, parent company of One Capital Management, LLC of Westlake Village, California. CI’s U.S. wealth management business also includes its interests in Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, The Cabana Group, LLC, Congress Wealth Management, LLC and Surevest LLC. Year-over-year comparisons are not available given that CI has acquired its U.S. wealth management businesses in 2020.

As a result, CI’s total wealth management assets reached a record $77.0 billion at October 31, 2020, representing an increase of $28.3 billion or 58.1% over the 12-month period.

Further information about CI’s assets and financial position can be found below in the tables of statistics. These are the only statistics authorized by CI, and CI takes no responsibility for reporting by any external sources.

*Includes $28.5 billion of assets managed by CI and held by clients of advisors with Assante and CIPC as at October 31, 2020 ($28.9 billion at September 31, 2020 and $28.1 billion at October 31, 2019).

About CI Financial

CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX) is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. CI’s primary asset management businesses are CI Global Asset Management (CI Investments Inc.) and GSFM Pty Ltd., and it operates in wealth management through Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd., CI Private Counsel LP, Aligned Capital Partners Inc., CI Direct Investing (WealthBar Financial Services Inc.), CI Investment Services Inc., Balasa Dinverno Foltz LLC, The Cabana Group, LLC, Congress Wealth Management, LLC, One Capital Management, LLC and Surevest LLC. Further information is available at  www.cifinancial.com.

All financial amounts in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated.

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Investor Relations

Jason Weyeneth, CFA

Vice-President, Investor Relations & Strategy

(416) 681-8779 jweyeneth@ci.com

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Murray Oxby

Vice-President, Communications

(416) 681-3254 moxby@ci.com