TORONTO, Nov. 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- All per share figures disclosed below are stated on a diluted basis.

The Company is reporting another historic high of $83.1 billion in total client assets as at September 30, 2021, which include assets under management (“AUM”) and assets under administration (“AUA”). This is a 22% increase from $68.3 billion as at December 31, 2020, and a 55% increase from $53.5 billion as at September 30, 2020. The acquisition of a Canadian wealth management business on March 1, 2021, which was subsequently renamed Guardian Partners Inc., added $5.4 billion in total client assets in the first quarter of 2021.