TD Mutual Funds recognized at the 2015 Lipper Fund Awards

TORONTO, Nov. 5, 2015 /CNW/ - TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM), the manager of TD Mutual Funds, was recognized at the Canadian Lipper Awards, held last night in Toronto. The TD Health Sciences Fund - Investor Series, the TD Entertainment & Communications Fund - Investor Series, and the TD U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Fund - Investor Series took home top prizes in their respective categories.

"It's an honour to be recognized by the Lipper Awards for the strength of our fund company," said Tim Wiggan, Chief Executive Officer, TDAM. "These awards reflect our commitment to delivering investment excellence and long-term value to our investors. This recognition also highlights the long-standing relationship we have with T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., sub-adviser on these three funds, and it is a tribute to our strong equity line-up," added Wiggan.

Each of the following TD Mutual Funds was named as the top fund in their respective category over a 3, 5 or 10-year time period by Lipper.

WINNER	CLASSIFICATION	AWARD PERIOD
TD Health Sciences Fund - Investor Series	Sector Equity	3, 5, 10- years
TD Entertainment & Communications Fund - Investor Series	Global Equity	5, 10-years
TD U.S. Mid-Cap Growth Fund - Investor Series	U.S. Small/Mid Cap Equity	10 years

More information on the TD Mutual Funds recognized by Lipper and the entire TD Mutual Funds line-up can be found on tdassetmanagement.com.

About the Lipper Fund Awards 
The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence also include the Extel Survey Awards, the StarMine Analyst Awards, and the StarMine Broker Rankings. For more information, please contact [email protected] or visit excellence.thomsonreuters.com.

TD Asset Management Inc.
TD Asset Management Inc. ("TDAM"), a member of TD Bank Group, is one of Canada's largest asset managers. TDAM offers a diverse range of over 120 investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. TDAM manages retail mutual fund assets on behalf of more than 1.9 million investors and offers one of the most broadly diversified fund families in Canada. Funds are available at TD Canada Trust branches (through TD Investment Services Inc. representatives), TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice, as well as leading investment dealers, independent brokers, advisors and financial planners. As of August 31, 2015, TDAM was the fourth largest mutual fund company in Canada, with over CDN$103 billion invested in its mutual funds (Source: IFIC).

SOURCE TD Asset Management Inc.

For further information: Ana Aujla, TD Bank Group, 416-542-0211, [email protected]