July Fund Sales Up 12% in Canada

Canadian mutual fund sales rose last month, according to an industry estimate from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada.

It announced that net new sales in July grew about 12% from the June level, to $418.2 million, and 71.3% from the year earlier. In June, Canadian mutual fund sales were $373.3 million and in July 2003, they were $244.1 million.

Assets under management by the Canadian mutual fund industry are estimated at $352.8 billion to $356.6 billion, down about 1.2% from June.

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