CI Financial Inc. Q1-2018 Earnings & Price Target

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CI is a diversified wealth management firm and one of Canada's largest independent investment fund companies. The principal business of CI is the management, marketing, distribution and administration of mutual funds, segregated funds, exchange-traded funds, structured products and other fee-earning investment products for Canadian investors. CI also has asset management operations in Australia and New Zealand through its subsidiary GSFM. CI's products are distributed primarily through brokers, independent financial planners and insurance advisors, including ACM and AFM financial advisors. CI operates through two business segments, Asset Management and Asset Administration. The Asset Management segment provides the majority of CI's income and derives its revenue principally from the fees earned on the management of several families of mutual, segregated, pooled, exchange-traded and closed-end funds, structured products and discretionary accounts. The Asset Administration segment derives its revenue from providing advice and ongoing service to clients as well as fees earned on the sale of mutual funds and other financial products.

CI is one of Canada's largest independent investment fund companies with assets under management of $143B and assets under advisement of $42.7B at Dec-31, 2017. Assets under advisement are comprised of assets under administration and assets held by clients of advisors with Stonegate Private Counsel.

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