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AGF Management April 2007 Sales High Again

 

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AGF Management reported the highest gross sales and the second highest net sales for any month of April in the history of the company. Gross sales of long-term funds were $551.3 million and net sales of long-term funds were $246.3 million for the month ended April 30, 2007.


Assets at Sales Redemptions Net Sales Net Sales
April April April April April
($ millions) 30/07 2007 2007 2007 2006
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Long-term funds 29,762 551.3 305.0 246.3 10.2
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Money market 432 15.2 21.0 (5.8) (8.3)
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Total mutual funds 30,194 566.5 326.0 240.5 1.9
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Institutional + PIM 24,753
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Total Assets 54,947
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Average daily mutual fund AUM for April 2007 were $30.3 billion. AGF private investment management (PIM) and institutional AUM grew 71.0% to $24.8 billion up from $14.5 billion one year ago. PIM and institutional assets are up due to investment performance, new mandates and the acquisition of 80%
of Highstreet Partners Limited. Total fee-earning AUM, including mutual funds, institutional mandates and PIM, were $54.9 billion up 40.4% from $39.1 billion for the same period last year.

Sales of AGF's international funds remain strong as Canadians are committing more investment dollars outside of Canada. Net sales of international equity funds for the month ended April 30, 2007 were $86.5 million.

AGF continually builds on the rigour and discipline in its investment management process. This has resulted in industry leading investment performance. AGF had 42% of its mutual funds in the first quartile over 1-year and 3-years ending March 31, 2007.

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May 4, 2007, 2:02 PM

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AGC broke April's 2007 record with another record month of mutual fund sales. May 2007 gross sales were the highest and net sales were the second highest for any month of May in the history of the company. Gross sales of long-term funds were $652.8 million and net sales of long-term funds were $268.6 million for the month ended May 31, 2007.

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($ millions) Gross
Assets at Sales Redemptions Net Sales Net Sales
May 31/07 May 2007 May 2007 May 2007 May 2006
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Long-term funds 30,170 652.8 384.2 268.6 (2.9)
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Money market 436 14.7 22.2 (7.5) (8.1)
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Total mutual funds 30,606 667.5 406.4 261.1 (11.0)
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Institutional + PIM 25,163
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Total Assets 55,769
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Average daily mutual fund AUM for May 2007 were $30.7 billion. AGF private investment management (PIM) and institutional AUM grew 80.0% to $25.2 billion up from $14.0 billion one year ago. PIM and institutional assets are up due to investment performance, new mandates and the acquisition of 80% of Highstreet Partners Limited. Total fee-earning AUM, including mutual funds, institutional mandates and PIM, were $55.8 billion up 48.0% from $37.7 billion for the same period last year.

Sales of AGF's international funds remain strong as Canadians are committing more investment dollars outside of Canada. Net sales of international equity funds for the month ended May 31, 2007 were $127.4 million. On April 26, 2007, AGF Funds Inc. announced that it would increase the foreign content limits on seven equity funds. This change provides a tool to gain greater access to the numerous attractive opportunities abroad.

AGF continually builds on the rigour and discipline of its investment management process. This has resulted in impressive investment performance. AGF had 88% of its assets above median for the 1-year period ending April 30, 2007.

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Jun 8, 2007, 12:39 PM

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AGF once again broke a record for sales reporting gross sales of long-term funds of $492.9 million for the month of June 2007. This represents the highest gross sales for any month of June in the history of the company. Net sales of long-term funds for the month ended June 30, 2007 were $172.2 million.
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($ millions) Assets at Gross Sales Redemptions Net Sales Net Sales
June 30/07 June 2007 June 2007 June 2007 June 2006
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Long-term
funds 30,013 492.9 320.7 172.2 (11.9)
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Money market 474 12.5 16.9 (4.4) (4.2)
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Total mutual
funds 30,487 505.4 337.6 167.8 (16.1)
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Institutional +
private client 24,310
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Total Assets 54,797
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Average daily mutual fund AUM for June 2007 were $30.7 billion. AGF institutional and private client AUM grew 73.6% to $24.3 billion up from $14.0 billion one year ago. Institutional and private client assets are up due to investment performance, new mandates and the acquisition of 80% of Highstreet Partners Limited. Total fee-earning AUM, including mutual funds, institutional mandates and private client were $54.8 billion up 45.7% from $37.6 billion for the same period last year.

Sales of AGF's international funds remain strong as Canadians are committing more investment dollars outside of Canada. Net sales of international equity funds for the month ended June 30, 2007 were
$79.2 million.

AGF has worked diligently to provide tailored products to suit client needs. During the month of June, AGF announced the addition of a new Harmony Balanced Growth Portfolio made up of 60% equities and 40% fixed income, complementing its six other distinct Harmony portfolios.

AGF also looks for opportunities to offer investment management services to clients by working with business partners. Starting on June 11, 2007, advisors were able to purchase seven-year principal-protected notes, offered by CIBC, that are linked to the performance of the award-winning AGF International Stock Class. Building on the original series that closed earlier in June, the CIBC AGF International Stock Class Deposit Notes Series 2 provides conservative investors with access to international markets within the safety of principal-protected notes.
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