There was little in narrow-moat IGM Financial's first-quarter results that would alter our long-term view of the firm. We are leaving our CAD 38 per share fair value estimate in place. We view the shares as being fairly valued right now.
With CAD 215.3 billion in AUM at the end of October 2023, IGM Financial is the largest non-bank-affiliated domestic asset manager in the Canadian market.
Bears
The largest Canadian banks and insurance companies have expanded the depth of their asset-management offerings and are taking share from purer-play asset managers like IGM Financial.
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IGM Financial is the largest non-bank-affiliated asset manager in Canada. The firm is part of the Power Financial group of companies, which includes Great-West Life, London Life, and Canada Life. IGM has two main operating divisions—asset management (operated through Mackenzie Investments) and wealth management (via its Investors Group Wealth Management subsidiary)—that provide investment management products and services. IGM had CAD 215.3 billion in assets under management, or AUM, and CAD 35.0 billion in assets under advisement, or AUA, at the end of October 2023. Investment Planning Counsel is now being accounted for as a discontinued operation, having been sold earlier this year, with the deal closed in November 2023.