About Us

Our Story

Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967, is a leading Canadian global asset manager, headquartered in Toronto with international investment teams in Boston, Dublin and Hong Kong. As part of IGM Financial Inc., a subsidiary of Power Corporation with a history dating back to 1925, Mackenzie benefits from the financial stability of a deep corporate structure while maintaining a boutique investment management profile.

Our distinct and experienced investment teams offer both fundamental and quantitative approaches with expertise across traditional and non-traditional asset classes, including equities, alternatives, currency and multi-asset strategies.

We provide investment management services to pension plans, consultants, foundations and other institutions, building trusting relationships that seek to understand client perspectives. We are committed to delivering strong investment performance and offering innovative, relevant solutions to our clients by drawing on the experience gained through over 50 years in the investment management business.

Our Organizational Structure

Strength and scale as part of the Power Corporation group of companies:

• Scale and cost-efficiency advantages through shared technology, back office and procurement
• Direct access to distribution, product capabilities and expertise
• Strong governance and oversight
• Financial strength and stability

Our Investment Teams

Mackenzie Investments is headquartered in Toronto with international investment teams in Boston, Dublin and Hong Kong. Our investment management organization delivers its investment offerings through a multi-boutique structure, with independent in-house investment teams that each have a distinct focus and investment approach. This boutique approach promotes diversification of styles and ideas, and provides Mackenzie with a breadth of capabilities.

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Mackenzie Investments Timeline

  1. 1967

  2. 1975

  3. 1986

  4. 1993

  5. 2000

  6. 2001

  7. 2004

  8. 2012

  9. 2014

  10. 2016

  11. 2017

  12. 2019

  13. 2021

  1. 1967

    Mackenzie Financial Corporation is founded

  2. 1975

    First institutional relationship established

  3. 1986

    Power Corp. acquires Investors Group

  4. 1993

    Investors Group establishes office in Dublin, Ireland

  5. 2000

    Investors Group establishes office in Hong Kong

  6. 2001

    Power Corp., through its ownership of Investors Group, acquires Mackenzie Financial Corporation to form IGM Financial Inc.

  7. 2004

    IGM Financial Inc. is created, one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management firms

  8. 2012

    Mackenzie Investments founds US entity in support of US and global institutional business expansion

  9. 2014

    Mackenzie Investments signs United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)

  10. 2016

    Power Corporation and Mackenzie Investments acquire a combined interest in China Asset Management Co., a market-leading asset manager in China

  11. 2017

    The investment management functions of Investors Group and Mackenzie Investments join to form a single global investment management organization Mackenzie Investments establishes Boston Office and Global Quantitative Equity team

  12. 2019

    Irish and Hong Kong entities become subsidiaries of Mackenzie Financial Corporation and are renamed Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited (MIEL) and Mackenzie Investments Asia Limited (MIAL), respectively

  13. 2021

    Mackenzie acquires GLC Asset Management, with an addition of $36 billion in AUM, making us one of the largest asset managers in Canada.

  1. 1967

  2. 1975

  3. 1986

  4. 1993

  5. 2000

  6. 2001

  7. 2004

  8. 2012

  9. 2014

  10. 2016

  11. 2017

  12. 2019

  13. 2021

  1. 1967

    Mackenzie Financial Corporation is founded

  2. 1975

    First institutional relationship established

  3. 1986

    Power Corp. acquires Investors Group

  4. 1993

    Investors Group establishes office in Dublin, Ireland

  5. 2000

    Investors Group establishes office in Hong Kong

  6. 2001

    Power Corp., through its ownership of Investors Group, acquires Mackenzie Financial Corporation to form IGM Financial Inc.

  7. 2004

    IGM Financial Inc. is created, one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management firms

  8. 2012

    Mackenzie Investments founds US entity in support of US and global institutional business expansion

  9. 2014

    Mackenzie Investments signs United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI)

  10. 2016

    Power Corporation and Mackenzie Investments acquire a combined interest in China Asset Management Co., a market-leading asset manager in China

  11. 2017

    The investment management functions of Investors Group and Mackenzie Investments join to form a single global investment management organization Mackenzie Investments establishes Boston Office and Global Quantitative Equity team

  12. 2019

    Irish and Hong Kong entities become subsidiaries of Mackenzie Financial Corporation and are renamed Mackenzie Investments Europe Limited (MIEL) and Mackenzie Investments Asia Limited (MIAL), respectively

  13. 2021

    Mackenzie acquires GLC Asset Management, with an addition of $36 billion in AUM, making us one of the largest asset managers in Canada.

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Our story Mackenzie Investments, founded in 1967, is a leading Canadian global asset manager, headquartered in Toronto with additional investment teams in Boston, Dublin and Hong Kong.

*As of June 30, 2020. Assets reported in CAD.