Mr. Peter Anderson reports

CI FINANCIAL ANNOUNCES EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL AND WEBCAST

CI Financial Corp. will release its financial results for the third quarter of the 2017 fiscal year on Nov. 9, 2017. The results will be issued on the company's website.

CI will hold a conference call with analysts that day at 4 p.m. Eastern Time, led by chief executive officer Peter Anderson and chief financial officer Douglas Jamieson. The call and a slide presentation will be accessible through a webcast at the company's website. Alternatively, investors may listen to the discussion by dialling 416-406-0743 or 1-800-898-3989 (passcode 4363471 followed by the number sign).

A replay of the call will be available until Nov. 23, 2017, at 11:59 p.m. at 905-694-9451 or 1-800-408-3053 (passcode 6407151 followed by the number sign). The webcast will be archived at the company's website.

About CI Financial Corp.

CI Financial is an independent Canadian company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. Its primary operating businesses are investment managers CI Investments Inc. and Sentry Investments Inc., advisory businesses Assante Wealth Management and Stonegate Private Counsel, Grant Samuel Funds Management of Australia, and First Asset Investment Management Inc., a leader in providing actively managed exchange-traded funds to the Canadian marketplace.