RY Royal Bank of Canada

TORONTO, March 29, 2024 /CNW/ - Effective today, upon the completion of the acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada ("HSBC Canada") by Royal Bank of Canada ("RBC"), HSBC Global Asset Management (Canada) Limited, HSBC Canada's asset management division, became a wholly-owned subsidiary of RBC and is renamed RBC Indigo Asset Management Inc. ("RBC Indigo"). In addition, effective today, all HSBC Mutual Funds and HSBC Pooled Funds managed by RBC Indigo will be referred to as RBC Indigo Mutual Funds and RBC Indigo Pooled Funds (collectively, the "RBC Indigo Funds" or the "Funds") and renamed. These name changes are set out below. In addition, changes to certain other RBC Indigo Funds are explained below.

RBC Indigo Strategic Funds (formerly known as HSBC Wealth Compass Funds) closed to new investors
Effective April 1, 2024, RBC Indigo Strategic Funds will be closed to new investors. Existing investors will continue to be able to add to their existing holdings.

Premium Series and Premium T Series of RBC Indigo Mutual Funds (formerly known as HSBC Mutual Funds) closed to new investors
Effective July 31, 2024, Premium Series and Premium T Series units of RBC Indigo Funds will be closed to new investors. Existing investors will continue to be able to add to their existing holdings. Furthermore, the Automatic Switch Program, pursuant to which Investor Series and Investor T Series units may be automatically reclassified to Premium Series and Premium T Series of the same Fund, respectively, depending on the market value of an investor's units on the last business day of every month, will discontinue effective August 1, 2024.

Fund name changes
Effective March 29, 2024, the Funds are renamed as follows:

Additional information regarding these changes and certain related changes affecting RBC Indigo will be set out in an Amended and Restated Simplified Prospectus of the RBC Indigo Funds dated March 31, 2024, amending and restating the Simplified Prospectus dated June 27, 2023, as well as updated Fund Facts for the Funds dated March 31, 2024, which will be available at rbcindigo.com or at sedarplus.ca.

Please consult your advisor and read the prospectus or Fund Facts document before investing. There may be commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses associated with mutual fund investments. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. RBC Indigo Funds are offered by RBC Indigo and distributed through authorized dealers in Canada. RBC Indigo is a member of the RBC GAM group of companies and a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada.

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RBC Global Asset Management (RBC GAM) is the asset management division of Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) and includes money managers BlueBay, Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management and RBC Indigo Asset Management Inc. RBC GAM is a provider of global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies. The RBC GAM group of companies manage approximately $575 billion in assets and have approximately 1,500 employees located across Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.

The trade mark(s) ^®World Selection, HSBC Wealth Compass™ and all similar trademarks and derivations thereof are used temporarily under licence by HSBC Overseas Holdings (UK) Limited to Royal Bank of Canada and related group entities.

SOURCE RBC Global Asset Management Inc.