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April 25, 2025

SLGI Asset Management Inc. announces changes to its mutual fund line-up

Sun Life Global Investments (CNW Group/SLGI Asset Management Inc.)

TORONTO, April 25, 2025 /CNW/ - SLGI Asset Management Inc. ("SLGI Asset Management") announced today changes to the Sun Life Milestone 2025 Fund and Sun Life Wellington Opportunistic Fixed Income Private Pool.

Sun Life Milestone 2025 Fund Maturity

SLGI Asset Management announced today that on June 30, 2025, Sun Life Milestone 2025 Fund (the "Fund") will reach maturity. Effective April 25, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET, the Fund will no longer be available for purchases or switches in by both new and existing investors, including pre-authorized chequing plans.

Upon the Fund's maturity, investors will receive the guaranteed value of their units of the Fund. The guaranteed value, in respect of each unit of the Fund, is the greatest of:

  • $10.00 per unit (the net asset value ("NAV") per unit on the Fund's start date);
  • the highest month-end NAV per unit during the period from the Fund's start date until the Fund's maturity date; or
  • the NAV per unit on the maturity date of June 30, 2025.

Investors who redeem before June 30, 2025, will receive the NAV per unit on the day of redemption.

For more information and a complete description of the guaranteed value, please see the Fund's simplified prospectus.

As of June 30, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET, all remaining units in the Fund will be switched to Series A units of Sun Life Money Market Fund, and the Fund will be terminated.

Sun Life Wellington Opportunistic Fixed Income Private Pool Closure

SLGI Asset Management also announced today its decision to close Sun Life Wellington Opportunistic Fixed Income Private Pool (the "Pool"). This decision was made with the goal of streamlining offerings for investors.

Effective April 25, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET, the Pool will be closed to purchases or switches in by new accounts. Any accounts that already hold units of the Pool may continue to hold, purchase, or switch in additional units. Existing pre-authorized contributions to purchase units of the Pool may continue.

The termination of the Pool will be effective at market close on August 29, 2025, and SLGI Asset Management will redeem any investors remaining in the Pool as of this date.  

About SLGI Asset Management Inc.
SLGI Asset Management Inc. is a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial Inc. and offers Canadians a diverse lineup of mutual funds and innovative portfolio solutions, empowering them to pursue their financial goals at every life stage. SLGI Asset Management Inc. brings together the strength of one of Canada's most trusted names in financial services, Sun Life, with some of the best asset managers from around the world to deliver a truly global investment platform. As of December 31, 2024, SLGI Asset Management Inc. manages $40.95 billion on behalf of institutional and retail investors from coast-to-coast and is a member of the Sun Life group of companies. For more information visit www.sunlifeglobalinvestments.com.

About Sun Life
Sun Life is a leading international financial services organization providing asset management, wealth, insurance and health solutions to individual and institutional Clients. Sun Life has operations in a number of markets worldwide, including Canada, the U.S., the United Kingdom, Ireland, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Japan, Indonesia, India, China, Australia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Bermuda. As of December 31, 2024, Sun Life had total assets under management of $1.54 trillion. For more information, please visit sunlife.com.

Sun Life Financial Inc. trades on the Toronto (TSX), New York (NYSE) and Philippine (PSE) stock exchanges under the ticker symbol SLF.

Note to editors: All figures in Canadian dollars

Media Relations Contact:
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SOURCE SLGI Asset Management Inc.

About SLC Management

SLC Management is the brand name for the institutional asset management business of Sun Life Financial Inc. (“Sun Life”) under which Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC in the United States, and Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc. in Canada operate.

Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc. is a Canadian registered portfolio manager, investment fund manager, exempt market dealer and in Ontario, a commodity trading manager. Sun Life Capital Management (U.S.) LLC is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser and is also a Commodity Trading Advisor and Commodity Pool Operator registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission under the Commodity Exchange Act and Members of the National Futures Association.

BentallGreenOak, InfraRed Capital Partners (InfraRed) and Crescent Capital Group (Crescent), and Advisors Asset Management are also part of SLC Management.

BentallGreenOak is a global real estate investment management advisor and a provider of real estate services. In the U.S., real estate mandates are offered by BentallGreenOak (U.S.) Limited Partnership, who is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser, or Sun Life Institutional Distributors (U.S.) LLC, an SEC registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) . In Canada, real estate mandates are offered by BentallGreenOak (Canada) Limited Partnership, BGO Capital (Canada) Inc. or Sun Life Capital Management (Canada) Inc. BGO Capital (Canada) Inc. is a Canadian registered portfolio manager and exempt market dealer and is registered as an investment fund manager in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec.

InfraRed Capital Partners is an international investment manager focused on infrastructure. Operating worldwide, InfraRed manages equity capital in multiple private and listed funds, primarily for institutional investors across the globe. InfraRed Capital Partners Ltd. is authorized and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Crescent Capital Group is a global alternative credit investment asset manager registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as an investment adviser. Crescent provides private credit financing (including senior, unitranche and junior debt) to middle-market companies in the U.S. and Europe, and invests in high-yield bonds and broadly syndicated loans.

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AAM is an independent U.S. retail distribution firm that provides a range of solutions and products to financial advisors at wirehouses, registered investment advisors and independent broker-dealers.

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UK Tax Strategy - InfraRed (UK) Holdco 2020 Limited

InfraRed (UK) Holdco 2020 Ltd is the UK holding company of InfraRed Partners LLP and a subsidiary of Sun Life (U.S.) Holdco 2020 Inc, which has its headquarters in the U.S. The company was incorporated to purchase InfraRed Partners LLP and acts solely as a passive holding company. The Tax Strategy for the InfraRed Holdco Group sets out our approach to the management of InfraRed Holdco Group UK tax affairs in supporting business activities in the UK. 

This UK tax strategy is published in accordance with the requirements set out in Schedule 19 of Finance Act 2016. The strategy, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of InfraRed (UK) Holdco 2020 Ltd, is effective for the period ending 31 December 2024. It applies to InfraRed (UK) Holdco 2020 Ltd and its dormant subsidiary Sun Life (UK) Designated Member Ltd, referred to as the “InfraRed Holdco Group”. InfraRed Holdco Group.