B2B Trust, a subsidiary of Laurentian Bank, today has announced the signing of agreements with Toronto-based Mavrix Fund Management Inc. for the distribution of an investment loan program and an RRSP loan program.

Under the terms of these agreements, B2B Trust will provide its investment loan and RRSP loan programs to Mavrix for distribution through licensed financial advisors. The two programs are now available.

“B2B Trust’s loan programs and the distribution alliance partnership approach have both found strong acceptance within the mutual fund manufacturing sector. We attribute this success to the simplicity of the offer, our commitment to superior service and to the fact that we do not grow our business at the expense of our clients’ brands,” said François Desjardins, president and CEO of B2B Trust, in a news release. “Top Canadian asset management firms, such as Mavrix, have come to expect outstanding financial products, maximum choice, and top notch service. Our success is founded in the fact that we deliver on each of these promises.”

“We are very pleased with the distribution alliance arrangement we have concluded with B2B Trust. It will certainly add value to advisors that are distributing our products,” said Malvin Spooner, president and CEO, Mavrix/

For B2B Trust and Mavrix, these loan programs represent an additional tool to support professional advisors in order to help them deliver on their financial planning recommendations to those of their clients with a higher risk tolerance, a good credit rating and a desire to increase their participation in the mutual fund and RRSP investment arenas.

Complementing its RRSP loan program, B2B Trust’s investment loan program offers three high-quality loan products, available up to a maximum of $250,000, with a variety of collateral options: the100% investment loan, the 2 for 1 investment loan, and the 1 for 1 investment loan.

B2B Trust, the leading supplier of investment loans to independent mutual fund firms in Canada, serves the majority of Canadian mutual fund companies who do not have an in-house lending capability and choose to offer a third-party investment loan program to their advisor communities.