Investors Group fund mergers approved

New name, objective for Managed Yield Class

Securityholders have approved certain mergers involving Investors Capital Yield Class and Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class and an investment objective change for the Investors Managed Yield Class, Winnipeg-based Investors Group Inc. said Tuesday.

The following Investors Group mergers were approved yesterday by securityholders and will proceed:

  • Investors Capital Yield Class – Series A, B, Jdsc, Jnl into Investors Canadian Bond Fund – Series A, B, Jdsc, Jnl;
  • Investors Capital Yield Class – Series Tdsc into Investors Canadian Bond Fund – Series A
  • Investors Capital Yield Class – Series Tnl into Investors Canadian Bond Fund – Series B
  • Investors Capital Yield Class – Series I into iProfile Fixed Income Pool – Series I
  • Investors Capital Yield Class – Series TJdsc into Investors Canadian Bond Fund– Series Jdsc
  • Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class – Series A, B, Jdsc, Jnl into Investors Mortgage & Short Term Income Fund – Series A, B, Jdsc, Jnl
  • Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class – Series Tdsc into Investors Mortgage & Short Term Income Fund – Series A
  • Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class – Series Tnl into Investors Mortgage & Short Term Income Fund – Series B

The approved mergers are expected to occur after the close of business on May 15.

The initial meetings for the mergers of Investors Capital Yield Class – Series TJnl, Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class – Series TJdsc, and Investors Short Term Capital Yield Class – Series TJnl did not achieve quorum and were adjourned to April 29.

Approved in a separate meeting yesterday was the investment objective change of Investors Managed Yield Class from a specialty fund to a money market fund. The name of the fund will change to Investors Canadian Money Market Class. The renamed fund aims to provide a stable current return through exposure to Canadian money market securities by investing in other money market mutual fund(s) and/or directly in money market securities.

The objective change is expected to take effect May 1.