AGF Management Limited

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AGF Management Limited

Type	Public Company
Founded	1957
Headquarters	Toronto, Canada
Key people	Blake Goldring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer C. Warren Goldring, Honorary Chairman
Industry	Investment Management
Products	Mutual Funds, AGF Elements, Harmony, AGF Asset Management Group, AGF Trust
Employees	350
Website	www.agf.com

AGF Management Limited is a Canadian investment management company with offices across Canada and subsidiaries around the world. Founded in 1957, AGF serves more than one million investors. AGF's products and services include more than 50 mutual funds, AGF Elements portfolios, the Harmony asset management program, AGF Asset Management Group and AGF Trust GICs, loans and mortgages. AGF Trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol AGF.B.

1 History
2 Award-Winning Fund Performance
3 Community Partnerships
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

AGF was founded in 1957 by C. Warren Goldring and Allan Manford to pool the funds of Canadian investors giving them greater access to the U.S. market through the New York Stock Exchange. Today, AGF is one of the largest independent Canadian investment management firms. In addition to offices across Canada, AGF has international operations in London, Dublin, Singapore, Tokyo and Beijing.

[edit] Award-Winning Fund Performance

2007 Canadian Investment Awards:

Person of Influence of the Year Award – Blake Goldring.
AGF Emerging Markets Fund currently managed by Patricia Perez-Coutts for Emerging Market Fund Award.
AGF European Equity Class currently advised by John Arnold and Rory Flynn for European Equity Award.
AGF Precious Metals Fund currently managed by Bob Farquharson for Precious Metals Equity Fund Award.

2008 Lipper Fund Awards in Canada:

AGF Precious Metals Fund: Best five-year returns in the Precious Metals Equity Funds category.
AGF China Focus Class: Best 10-year returns in the Miscellaneous Funds category.

[edit] Community Partnerships

AGF supports organizations that protect the environment, promote arts culture and make their communities a better place to live and work.

World Wildlife Fund-Canada – AGF first began partnering with WWF-Canada in the 1980s to raise awareness about the Sumatran tiger – their corporate symbol.
The Toronto Zoo – AGF supports the Toronto Zoo in its efforts to bring further awareness to the endangered Sumatran tigers and preserve their population – approximately 400 Sumatran tigers remain in the wild.
Canadian Film Centre and City Film Festivals – AGF has provided ongoing support to international film festivals in Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary, giving Canadian filmmakers greater exposure and Canadian audiences access to world cinema.
The United Way of Greater Toronto – AGF has actively participated in the annual United Way Corporate fundraising drive that raised millions of dollars to support Toronto charities. This partnership was initiated by AGF co-founder C. Warren Goldring, who joined other concerned and community-minded citizens to actively promote the concept of pooling community resources in the 1950s.
Other Partnerships – AGF has also made financial contributions to a number of organizations with local and global reach including, Toronto-area hospitals, Ryerson Polytechnic University, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and other non-profits.