Mackenzie to streamline mutual fund lineup
On April 23 we announced the proposed fund mergers for our product shelf.
The following 3 Mackenzie fund mergers will be effective on or about July 6, 2018:
Terminating Fund |
Continuing Fund |
Mackenzie Canadian All Cap Balanced Fund |
Mackenzie Canadian Growth Balanced Fund |
Pending Investor Approval |
Mackenzie Canadian Money Market Class |
Mackenzie Canadian Money Market Fund |
Mackenzie Cundill Recovery Fund |
Mackenzie Cundill Value Fund |
The following are important details and dates to help you prepare for the fund mergers:
Event |
Date |
Last day for buy and sell wire orders |
Tuesday, July 3, 4:00 PM (EST) |
Distribution allocations (if required) |
Thursday, July 5, 2018 |
Last day for ALL direct trades and switch/transfer wire orders |
Friday, July 6, 4:00 PM (EST) |
Fund merger |
Friday, July 6, 2018 |
Merger details will be communicated through the Transaction Reconciliation File (TS):
Field Description |
Value |
Product Event Indicator |
“M” – merger |
Other important merger information:
- Dealer and advisor reports outlining the accounts that will be affected by the merger are available upon request.
- The merger will be processed as exchange transactions from the terminating series to the continuing series.
- All systematic transactions (SWP, RIF, LIF, LRIF payments and PACs) will be rolled over to the continuing fund at the end of business day on July 6 as part of the merger process.
- Any bank assignments will be replaced on the continuing funds and sent to their respective bank.
- Outstanding certificates for the terminating funds will be cancelled and held as non-certificated units. A letter will be sent to the investors and advisors affected.
- We will be sending investors a personalized confirmation of these transactions, along with a letter explaining the impact to their accounts.
Further fund related details for the merger can be found in the below document:
Additional details can be obtained from the FD file available through Fundserv on July 5 with an effective date of July 9.
For further information please contact your Dealer Relations Account Manager directly. Alternatively, call us at 1-800-268-7119 or send an email to drelations@mackenzieinvestments.com.
Thank you for your continued support of Mackenzie Investments.
The Dealer Relations Team |