• 29 juillet 2009 10:14
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United Financial offers insight on the economic horizon with "The Game Plan" webcast


    TORONTO, July 29 /CNW/ - United Financial Corporation announced today
that the next edition of "The Game Plan" webcast, featuring portfolio
management teams Signature Global Advisors and Tetrem Capital Management, will
be held on Thursday, August 6 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.
    Presentations will be given by James Dutkiewicz, Portfolio Manager of
Toronto-based Signature Global Advisors, and Aaron Clark, Vice-President of
Investments for Winnipeg's Tetrem Capital Management. Signature manages United
Financial's Canadian fixed-income mandates, while Tetrem manages the Canadian
equity value and U.S. equity alpha mandates.
    The portfolio managers will outline their perspectives on the economic
environment and the markets, and discuss their strategies for capitalizing on
current investment opportunities. The upcoming webcast will also include a
discussion on the strategic and tactical steps being taken to effectively
manage and protect client portfolios during this period of uncertainty, and
include a look at the asset allocation and stock selection process that each
manager employs.
    United Financial is committed to providing advisors and clients with
timely investment information on an ongoing basis. Through United Financial's
relationships with some of the most seasoned and respected portfolio managers
in Canada and around the world, "The Game Plan" webcasts give participants
regular access to valuable insights and expertise directly from the teams
managing United Financial's portfolio solutions.
    The webcast is accessible by visiting www.unitedfinancial.ca or
www.assante.com and clicking on The Game Plan. Investors may submit questions
by e-mail during the webcast.

    About United Financial Corporation

    United Financial Corporation is a Canadian investment management and
wealth planning firm. It provides customized managed portfolio solutions for
individuals, families and businesses through the Private Client Managed
Portfolios, Evolution Private Managed Accounts, Optima Strategy, Institutional
Managed Portfolios and Artisan Portfolios programs distributed through
advisors with Assante Wealth Management. United Financial is on the Web at
www.unitedfinancial.ca.
    United Financial is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX), an
independent, Canadian-owned wealth management firm with approximately $87.3
billion in fee-earning assets as of June 30, 2009. CI is on the Web at
www.ci.com/cix.




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