CI Financial Corp. is a diversified wealth management firm and one of Canada's largest investment fund companies. Independent and Canadian-owned, CI is committed to providing investors with a comprehensive and innovative selection of top-quality investment products and services.

Since it began managing money in 1965, CI has consistently anticipated and responded to the changing needs of Canadian investors. Starting with its expertise in the international mutual fund arena, CI has steadily enhanced and improved its lineup. CI is built on choice – offering the best possible choice in portfolio management expertise and in products and services.

CI became a public company in June 1994, listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CIX. CI is a constituent company of the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

CI operates primarily through these companies:

• CI Investments Inc., which offers the industry's broadest selection of investment funds and services under the CI, Cambridge, Harbour, Signature, Synergy, Portfolio Series, Portfolio Select Series and SunWise Essential Series banners. CI Investments also provides a wide choice of leading portfolio management teams, representing investment styles ranging from value to growth. For further information, please visit www.ci.com.
  
  CI Investments serves the institutional investment marketplace through a dedicated division, CI Institutional Asset Management. Its website is www.ciinstitutional.com.
  
  CI Investments also offers a focused lineup of core investment solutions through Castlerock Investments. Formerly Hartford Investments Canada, Castlerock was rebranded in February 2011. More information is available at www.castlerockinvestments.ca.
  
  Lakeview Asset Management is a division of CI Investments that manages and markets three funds with a focus on absolute returns. Information is available at www.lakeviewfunds.ca.

• Assante Wealth Management (Canada) Ltd. is recognized as a leader in the financial planning industry with a national network of about 750 professional investment advisors. Assante Wealth Management's subsidiaries include Assante Capital Management Ltd. and Assante Financial Management Ltd. Assante advisors have exclusive access to the customized United Financial brand of solutions managed by CI Investments. With active management from leading portfolio managers, these solutions combine investment expertise with wealth planning strategies. For high net worth clients with sophisticated wealth planning needs, we offer our exclusive Private Client Managed Portfolios through the United Financial division of CI Private Counsel LP. For further information, please visit www.assante.com.

Highlights

• Information about CI’s assets and financial position is updated monthly and is available by going to the Statistics section.

• CI is the third-largest investment fund company in Canada and second-largest publicly traded fund company, ranked by assets under management.

• CI’s excellence in fund management has been recognized with 43 Canadian Investment Awards over the past 13 years, including Analysts' Choice Investment Fund Company of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2009.

• CI pays a monthly dividend of $0.075 per share, for a total annual dividend rate of $0.90.

• CI went public in June 1994 at a price per share of $1.375, adjusted for two-for-one splits in April 1998, January 2000 and November 2000. CI converted to an income trust on June 30, 2006.

• CI’s acquisitions include BPI Financial Corp. in 1999, Spectrum Investment Management Ltd. and Clarica Diversico Ltd. in 2002, Assante Corp., Synergy Asset Management Inc. and Skylon Capital Corp. in 2003, IQON Financial Management Inc. and Synera Financial Services Inc. in 2004, Rockwater Capital Corp. in 2007, Perimeter Financial Corp. in 2009, and Hartford Investments Canada Corp. in 2010.

Board of Directors of CI Financial:
Ronald D. Besse, President, Besseco Holdings Inc.; Director and Lead Director of CI Financial
G. Raymond Chang, President, G. Raymond Chang Ltd.; Director of CI Financial
Paul W. Derksen, Corporate Director; Director of CI Financial
William T. Holland, Executive Chairman and Director of CI Financial
Clay Horner, Partner and Chair, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP; Director of CI Financial
Stephen A. MacPhail, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director of CI Financial
Stephen T. Moore, Managing Director, Newhaven Asset Management Inc.; Director of CI Financial
Tom P. Muir, Managing Director, Muir Detlefsen & Associates Limited; Director of CI Financial
A. Winn Oughtred, Retired Lawyer and Corporate Director; Director of CI Financial
David J. Riddle, President, C-MAX Capital Inc.; Director of CI Financial

For more information about the mandate of the board and its various committees, please see the Corporate Governance section.

CI Financial Executive Team:
William T. Holland, Executive Chairman
Stephen A. MacPhail, President and Chief Executive Officer
Peter W. Anderson, Executive Vice-President and Chief Investment Officer
David C. Pauli, Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer
Douglas J. Jamieson, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer
Sheila A. Murray, Executive Vice-President, General Counsel and Secretary

Corporate Auditors:  Ernst & Young LLP

Fund Auditors:  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP