The Empire Life Insurance Co. today announced the launch of Empire Global Dividend Growth Fund, a low risk, low volatility segregated fund suited for investors of all risk tolerances.

“Global investing opens up the universe of stocks and allows investors to gain exposure to a variety of stock-specific and macroeconomic factors that are not present in Canada,” says Deborah Frame, vp and chief investment officer at Empire Life.

Global Dividend Growth Fund invests primarily in attractively valued, high quality, mid to large cap equity investments with dividend paying opportunities. Scott Morrison, lead portfolio manager of the new fund, believes it will appeal both to investors who do not currently have global exposure in their portfolios and those who hold traditional global funds.

“The fund provides conservative investors with exposure to global investment opportunities while meeting their needs for lower risk and capital preservation,” Morrison says, “And it provides those who are already investing in foreign equities with the diversification advantages of a global dividend fund.”

Morrison is managing the fund along with portfolio managers Ray Halley and Amber Sinha. The in-house investment management team has proven performance in both global and dividend fund investing. The team already manages Empire Dividend Growth Fund and Empire Global Smaller Companies Fund.

For more information, please visit http://www.empire.ca/Library/INP-0171-ENG.pdf.