An anonymous director reports

RBC GLOBAL ASSET MANAGEMENT INC. ANNOUNCES DECEMBER SALES RESULTS FOR RBC FUNDS, PH&N FUNDS AND BLUEBAY FUNDS

Royal Bank of Canada's RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBC GAM Inc.) had December mutual fund net redemptions of $298-million. Long-term funds had net redemptions of $587-million and money market funds had net sales of $289-million. Mutual fund assets under management increased by 2.5 per cent.

Mutual fund sales results information is based on preliminary data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) and only include Canadian prospectus qualified mutual funds.

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