The St-Georges Group, a CI Assante Wealth Management Firm

As a CI Assante wealth management firm, The St-Georges Group simplifies the wealth planning process for you to help you achieve your personal goals. Our comprehensive approach takes into account every aspect of your financial situation to develop a plan to build and preserve your wealth.

Whether you’re a business owner planning for retirement, saving for your family’s future financial security or a philanthropist, you’ll have peace of mind when you entrust the management of your financial goals to our CI Assante Wealth Management firm and its strategic wealth advisors.

The Assante Story

Established in 1995, Assante is one of Canada’s largest wealth management firms. It supports over 900+ advisors who manage several billions in assets for clients and their families across Canada.

In 2003, Assante was acquired by CI Financial Corp, a diversified wealth management firm and one of Canada’s largest investment companies. This acquisition brought additional financial strength and resources to the Assante organization. Since becoming a public company in 1994, CI has been one of the best-performing securities on the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

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The Assante Story

Established in 1995, Assante is one of Canada’s largest wealth management firms. It supports over 900+ advisors who manage several billions in assets for clients and their families across Canada.

In 2003, Assante was acquired by CI Financial Corp, a diversified wealth management firm and one of Canada’s largest investment companies. This acquisition brought additional financial strength and resources to the Assante organization. Since becoming a public company in 1994, CI has been one of the best-performing securities on the S&P/TSX Composite Index.

The Advantages Are Clear

By entrusting your financial needs to a CI Assante Wealth Management firm, you can feel secure. Overall, Assante’s wealth advisors manage almost twice as many assets as advisors at other leading independent firms. This is a testament to their skill and the trust they have earned with their clients.

With access to a multitude of tools and resources, Assante advisors and their clients are supported by the exceptional investment management team and wealth planning group available through the Assante Wealth Management sister company CI Global Asset Management and CI Assante Private Client, a subsidiary of CI Private Counsel L.P.

The core values of integrity, passion and professionalism are the foundation of Assante’s business. It is through a comprehensive approach and by offering a full range of integrated services and advice that The St-Georges Group advisors can work with you to customize a strategy that meets your unique needs and simplifies and enhances your financial well-being.

For more information about CI Assante Wealth Management, please visit their public website.

Benefits of Working
With a CI Assante Wealth
Management Firm

  • We are committed to helping our clients achieve their personal goals

  • We build relationships with our clients that last a lifetime

  • We offer a personalized and integrated wealth planning model

  • We respond to the increasingly complex demands of our clients

How Assante Wealth Management Protects Your Assets

To protect your assets, Assante Wealth Management, in partnership with its professional advisors, has put in place the following four important safeguards: strong corporate backing, security safekeeping, adherence to strict industry standards and industry-wide investor protection.

Assante’s first level of client protection is provided by their comprehensive governance processes and the substantial financial resources of CI Assante Wealth Management’s parent company, CI Financial Corp. Assante’s legal and compliance personnel keep senior management, as well as CI Financial’s board of directors, aware of legal, regulatory and compliance matters on a continuous basis. In addition, CI Financial’s Internal Audit Department plays an integral role by reviewing and testing the processes and internal controls of Assante to ensure they are meeting regulatory requirements.

Listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol “CIX”, CI Financial is a component of the S&P/TSX Composite Index. CI Financial’s status as a publicly traded company provides additional transparency and accountability through continuous financial disclosure obligations.

CI Financial, Canada’s third largest investment fund company, is financially strong. To see CI Financial’s most recent annual and quarterly reports and other related investor information, click here.

Assante is required by regulators to maintain adequate capital to cover our business risks, keep complete and accurate records and employ appropriate securities handling procedures. Most securities owned by their clients are held through central industry-wide electronic or book-based systems. In this approach, investments are tracked using independent service providers, including FundSERV in the case of mutual funds, and the Canadian Depository for Securities for most equity securities. In situations where fully paid up securities are physically held by us, they are kept separate from any securities related to our corporate investing activities and are subject to regulatory audit on an annual basis. This safeguard helps to ensure that clients’ investments are not subject to any risks related to their dealer’s business activities and are adequately segregated for the benefit of clients. Custodial services for all securities, other than mutual funds, held in client nominee accounts are provided through CI Investment Services Inc., and National Bank Independent Network for client margin accounts. The provision of security recordkeeping and custody by independent service providers results in multiple parties being involved in transactions within our clients’ accounts. The benefit to clients is additional oversight of the firm’s procedures to ensure all assets are accounted for accurately.

Assante’s dealer subsidiaries, Assante Capital Management Ltd., a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), and Assante Financial Management Ltd., a member of the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada (MFDA), are subject to the oversight of the provincial securities commissions. Both Assante Capital Management and Assante Financial Management are required to adhere to regulations governing investor protection, financial market integrity, and stringent recordkeeping. These requirements are monitored by IIROC and the MFDA, respectively, through independent audits conducted regularly by external auditors and by examiners or the regulators. IIROC and MFDA undertake business conduct examinations that include the assessment of marketing materials, trades, disclosures on client statements, and branch operations, as well as financial compliance audits that include a detailed review of the firm’s financial and custodial procedures and adherence with regulatory policies. In addition, every financial advisor at Assante is subject to regulatory oversight. For every relationship you have, we would encourage you to check with the applicable regulator to ensure the firm is registered and in good standing.

Although Assante clients’ assets are segregated from the dealer’s assets, additional security is provided to our clients through industry investor protection plans that will reimburse investors, within predefined limits, if their dealer becomes insolvent or bankrupt and their assets are missing as a result. The Canadian Investor Protection Fund may reimburse clients of securities dealers up to a maximum loss of $1 million by account type (i.e. separate coverage for open accounts and registered accounts). The MFDA Investor Protection Corporation provides similar protection for clients of mutual fund dealers.

To find out more about how your assets are protected, we encourage you to visit these online sources:

You Can Trust The St-Georges Group

When it comes to managing your wealth, you can trust our strategic wealth advisors. As a CI Assante wealth management firm, The St-Georges Group offers you an integrated wealth planning approach to help you achieve your personal and professional goals. In addition, you can rest easy knowing that your assets are protected by the various measures put in place by CI Assante Wealth Management. Please do not hesitate to contact us for more information about our wealth management strategies.

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