Mackenzie Investments announces principal distributor change to the Laurentian Bank Group of Funds

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2026 /CNW/ — Mackenzie Investments today announced that, effective November 1, 2026, the principal distribution agreement for the Laurentian Bank Group of Funds was assigned to National Bank Savings and Investments Inc. (“NBSI”). As a result, NBSI became the principal distributor of the Laurentian Bank Group of Funds, which is expected to be renamed the National Bank Group of Funds (the “Funds”).

This announcement forms part of the closing of the previously disclosed transaction pursuant to which National Bank of Canada, directly and through certain of its affiliates, purchased certain assets and assumed certain liabilities relating to Laurentian Bank of Canada. Following the closing of the transaction, the client accounts of Fund unitholders will be migrated to NBSI.

There are no changes to the investment objectives or investment strategies of the Funds.

About Mackenzie Investments

Mackenzie Investments (“Mackenzie”) is a Canadian investment management firm with approximately $269 billion in assets under management as of September 30, 2026. Mackenzie seeks to create a more invested world by delivering strong investment performance and offering innovative portfolio solutions and related services to more than one million retail and institutional clients through multiple distribution channels. Founded in 1967, it is a global asset manager with offices across Canada as well as in Beijing, Boston, Dublin, Hong Kong and London. Mackenzie is a member of IGM Financial Inc. (TSX: IGM), part of the Power Corporation group of companies and one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management organizations with approximately $345 billion in total assets under management and advisement as of September 30, 2026. For more information, visit mackenzieinvestments.com.

SOURCE Mackenzie Financial Corporation