RBC Global Asset Management Inc. receives five awards for 2013 Fund Performance

TORONTO, January 23, 2014 - RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM) has been recognized with five awards at the annual FundGrade ® A+ Awards, an event that acknowledges high performing Canadian investment funds.

"It is an honour to be recognized once again for the strong results produced by our investment management teams," said Dan Chornous, chief investment officer, RBC GAM. "At RBC GAM, we are proud of our investment capabilities across a full range of asset classes, solution types and geographies. I would like to congratulate our investment teams for their success and thank investors and advisors for their ongoing trust and confidence in RBC GAM."

The following RBC GAM funds were recognized:

The RBC Canadian Equity Income Fund, RBC Global Corporate Bond Fund, RBC North American Value Fund and RBC O'Shaughnessy U.S. Value Fund won FundGrade® A+ Awards in 2012.

The FundGrade® A+ Rating identifies funds with the best risk-adjusted returns and the highest level of consistency. The FundGrade® A+ Rating is awarded annually to funds that achieve consistently high FundGrade® scores through an entire calendar year.

Fundata Canada Inc. is a leading data provider that focuses exclusively on the Canadian mutual fund industry. Fundata's FundGrade® rating system assists investors, advisors and portfolio managers in objectively ranking investment funds within the Canadian investment fund universe. The FundGrade® rating system assigns a letter grade to more than 7,000 investment funds, providing a quick and easy tool for ranking funds based on historic risk-adjusted returns.

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For more information, please contact:
Matt Gierasimczuk, RBC GAM Communications, 416 974 2124
Leah Commisso, RBC GAM Media Relations, 416 955 6498


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