TORONTO, Sept. 2 /CNW/ - AGF Management Limited reported total fee-earning assets under management (AUM) of $42.6 billion as at August 31, 2010, an increase of 3.8% from August 31, 2009.
    
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                                         Gross   Redemp-       Net       Net
                              Assets     Sales     tions     Sales     Sales
                           at August    August    August    August    August
    ($ millions)               31/10      2010      2010      2010      2009
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    Long-term Funds          $21,025    $199.7    $275.7    $(76.0)   $(32.9)
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    Money Market                 418       5.7      17.4     (11.7)    (11.9)
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    Total Mutual Funds       $21,443    $205.4    $293.1   $ (87.7)  $ (44.8)
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    Institutional and
     Strategic Accounts +
     High-net-worth           21,163
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    Total Assets             $42,606
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Net redemptions of long-term mutual funds for the month ended August 31, 2010 were $76.0 million compared with long-term mutual fund net redemptions of $32.9 million in August 2009. Sales of long-term mutual funds in August 2010 included $64.7 million of sales related to a rebalance transaction by an institutional investor.
Average daily mutual fund AUM for August 2010 was $21.4 billion compared to $22.0 billion in August 2009. AGF institutional, strategic and high-net-worth AUM increased to $21.2 billion from $18.9 billion at August 2009.
About AGF Management Limited
AGF Management Limited is one of Canada's premier investment solutions firms with offices across Canada and subsidiaries around the world. AGF's products and services include a diversified family of award-winning mutual funds, AGF Elements portfolios, the Harmony asset management program, services for institutional and private clients, as well as AGF Trust GICs, loans and mortgages. With approximately $43 billion in total assets under management, AGF serves more than one million investors. AGF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol AGF.B.
For further information: AGF Management Limited shareholders and analysts, please contact: Robert J. Bogart, CPA, Senior Vice-President and Chief Financial Officer, 416-865-4264, [email protected]; Deirdre Neary, Director, Investor Relations, 416-815-6268, [email protected]; Media, please contact: Lucy Becker, Vice-President, Public Relations and Public Affairs, 416-865-4284, [email protected]
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