Thomson Reuters Announces Lipper Fund Awards 2013 Winners - Canada
Three Fund Management Companies Share the Four Group Awards
TORONTO, February 6, 2013 - Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of
intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the
winners of the Lipper Fund Awards 2013 for Canada. The Lipper Fund Awards are
part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards
that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment
community.
The Lipper Awards were presented on February 5, 2013 at a ceremony in Toronto,
Canada. Phillips, Hager & North collected the top group awards for overall and
bond fund group. RBC Global Asset Management and Fidelity Investments Canada
both won four individual awards in total, while TD Asset Management won three
awards. The full list of group award winners includes:
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| Winner | Group Award |
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| Phillips, Hager & North | Best Fund Group Overall |
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| Mawer Investment Management | Best Equity Fund Group |
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| Phillips, Hager & North | Best Bond Fund Group |
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| ATB Investment Management | Best Mixed Assets Group |
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"The Lipper Fund Awards celebrate success in the collective funds management
industry by recognizing the practitioners who have parlayed their hard work and
skill into impressive records of returns to their shareholders - overcoming the
significant hurdles and gyrations of today's investment markets," said Robert
Jenkins, global head of Lipper Research at Thomson Reuters.
"Winners of the Lipper Fund Awards deserve to be congratulated for delivering
consistently good risk-adjusted returns relative to their peers over a very
eventful three-, five-, or ten-year period," said Jeff Tjornehoj, head of Lipper
Americas Research. "Despite challenging market conditions, excellent managers
and analysts should be honored by the industry and we are proud that our methods
recognize quality performance objectively and with an emphasis on consistency."
In addition to the group awards, trophies were presented to 33 individual fund
award winners. Details of all winners can be found on the Awards website and the
Lipper Fund Awards 2013 methodology can be viewed here. For further information,
please contact Lipper as noted below:
About the Lipper Fund Awards
The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a
global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the
professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence
recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms,
research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for
Excellence also include the Extel Survey Awards, the StarMine Analyst Awards,
and the StarMine Broker Rankings. For more information, please contact
markets.awards@thomsonreuters.com or visit excellence.thomsonreuters.com
Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company, is a global leader in supplying mutual fund
information, analytical tools, and commentary. Lipper's benchmarking and
classifications are widely recognized as the industry standard by asset
managers, fund companies and financial intermediaries. Our reliable fund data,
fund awards designations and ratings information provide valued insight to
advisors, media and individual investors. For more information, go to
 http://www.lipperweb.com
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