Vancouver-based Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. (CC&L) said Wednesday it will be assuming full responsibility for its global and international equity funds.

Investment process expands to encompass global and emerging market capabilities

Established in 2001, CC&L’s Canadian and U.S. quantitative equity strategies have grown to over $8 billion in assets under management. Building on this success, CC&L has extended its investment process to encompass global and emerging market capabilities.

With enhancements to its platform, CC&L is now able to internally manage global, international and emerging markets equity strategies.

In the coming months, CC&L will become the exclusive investment advisor for CC&L Q Global Equity Fund and CC&L Q International Equity Fund and will be launching CC&L Q Emerging Markets Equity Fund.

“We are excited to have completed this major enhancement because of the benefits it will bring to our clients’ portfolios,” says Martin Gerber, CC&L president and jead of quantitative equities.

“The increased accuracy of our risk and return forecasts will improve our Canadian and U.S. portfolios and our foreign equity solutions will benefit from a fully integrated model and expanded investment opportunities.”

CC&L is part of the Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd., a multi-boutique asset management company that provides a broad range of public and private market investment services.