TORONTO, Dec. 20, 2013 /CNW/ - RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC
GAM) today announced that effective January 1, 2014, the administration
fees for the following funds will be reduced.
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FUND
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ADMINISTRATION FEE
(Series A units)
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CURRENT
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EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1,
2014
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RBC Canadian Short Term Income Fund
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0.10%
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0.05%
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RBC Balanced Fund
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0.14%
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0.10%
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RBC Canadian Dividend Fund
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0.12%
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0.10%
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RBC Canadian Dividend Class*
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0.06%
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0.04%
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* Series A and Advisor Series
Administration fees are used to pay for the majority of operating
expenses of a fund, including regulatory filing fees, recordkeeping,
accounting and fund valuation costs, custody fees, audit and legal
fees, the costs of preparing and distributing annual and semi-annual
reports, prospectuses, fund facts, account statements and other
investor communications.
RBC GAM reviews administration fees on an ongoing basis. These
reductions are part of our ongoing commitment to investors to ensure we
remain a leader in delivering excellent value to our clients.
About RBC Global Asset Management and RBC Wealth Management
RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada
(RBC), and includes institutional money managers BlueBay Asset
Management, Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management and RBC
Global Asset Management (U.S.). RBC GAM is a provider of global
investment management services and solutions to individual,
high-net-worth and institutional investors through exchange-traded
funds, hedge funds, mutual funds, pooled funds, separate accounts and
specialty investment strategies. RBC GAM group of companies manage more
than $295 billion in assets and have approximately 1,100 employees
located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
RBC Global Asset Management is part of RBC Wealth Management, which is one of the world's top 10 largest wealth managers*. RBC
Wealth Management directly serves affluent, high-net-worth and
ultra-high net worth clients in Canada, the United States, Latin
America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia with a full suite of
banking, investment, trust and other wealth management solutions. The
business also provides asset management products and services directly
and through RBC and third party distributors to institutional and
individual clients, through its RBC Global Asset Management business
(which includes BlueBay Asset Management). RBC Wealth Management has
more than C$639 billion of assets under administration, more than C$387
billion of assets under management and over 4,400 financial
consultants, advisors, private bankers, and trust officers. For more
information, please visit www.rbcwealthmanagement.com.
*Scorpio Partnership Global Private Banking KPI Benchmark 2013. In the
United States, securities are offered through RBC Wealth Management, a
division of RBC Capital Markets, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of
Royal Bank of Canada. Member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC.
SOURCE RBC
