IGM posts record profit in second quarter

Winnipeg-based IGM Financial Inc. reported record profit for the second quarter on Thursday as investment fund sales and assets under management topped previous highs.

IGM reported net income of $237.4 million or $0.99 per share for the three months that ended June 30, a 28.6% increase from a year ago and the highest earnings per share in the company’s history.

The firm also reported record-high investment fund sales of $1.9 billion for the quarter, more than doubling the $864-million total a year ago. Assets under management and advisement hit a new high of $262 billion, up 5.4% from the previous quarter and 39.2% from June 30, 2020.

“The result reflects record-high second-quarter client inflows across the companies and continued strong investment returns for our clients,” said IGM president and CEO James O’Sullivan in a statement.

The company’s wealth management business, which comprises IG Wealth Management and Investment Planning Counsel (IPC), reported a $134.3-million profit, up 33.6% from the previous year.

IG’s assets under advisement totalled $112.2 billion, up from $93.8 billion a year ago. IPC reported assets under advisement of $31.2 billion compared to $26.6 billion on June 30, 2020.

IG saw record client inflows of $670 million, compared to net outflows of $62 million a year ago.

Wealth management revenue for the quarter totalled $627.6 million, up from $531.1 million in 2020.

Asset manager Mackenzie Investments saw record investment fund sales of $1.7 billion for the quarter, up from $1.1 billion last year. Mutual fund sales accounted for $1.1 billion compared to $376 million in 2020.

Mackenzie reported mutual fund assets under management of $61.7 billion (up from $60.1 billion) and ETF assets totalling $4.9 billion (compared to $3.1 billion a year ago). If investments in ETFs by IGM mutual funds are included, ETF assets totalled $10.6 billion.

Asset management revenue for the quarter totalled $248.3 million, up from $190.8 million in 2020.

In an interview with Advisor’s Edge last month, Mackenzie president and CEO Barry McInerney pegged alternatives and environmental, social and governance funds as growth areas for the firm.

He also talked about how Mackenzie is addressing the challenge of advisors shrinking their product shelves in response to the client-focused reforms.

Mark Burgess

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