Aston Hill Financial Inc. (TSX: AHF) announced Wednesday that it successfully completed the amalgamation of Aston Hill Asset Management Inc., Aston Hill Investments Inc., Aston Hill Management Limited, Morrison Williams Capital Advisors Inc., MW Holdings Inc. and Aston Hill MW GP Inc. to form Aston Hill Asset Management Inc., effective Dec. 30, 2011.
As a result of the amalgamation, Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. is now the investment fund manager of each of the following investment funds:
- Aston Hill Advantage Bond Fund (TSX:MBB.UN)
- Aston Hill Advantage Oil & Gas Income Fund (TSX:AOG.UN)
- Aston Hill Advantage VIP Income Fund (TSX:AV.UN)
- Aston Hill AVIP Trust
- Aston Hill Global Agribusiness Fund (TSX:AGB.UN)
- Aston Hill Global Uranium Fund Inc. (TSX:GUR)
- Aston Hill MBB Trust
- Aston Hill O&G Trust
- Aston Hill Oil & Gas Income Fund (TSX:OGF.UN)
- Aston Hill Senior Gold Producers Income Corp. (TSX:GPC)
- Aston Hill VIP Income Fund (TSX:VIP.UN)
In addition, Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. is now trustee of Aston Hill MBB Trust, Aston Hill O&G Trust and Aston Hill AVIP Trust.
Aston Hill says that the change to each fund’s investment manager (and, for Aston Hill MBB Trust, Aston Hill O&G Trust and Aston Hill AVIP Trust their change of trustee) will not result in a change to any of the fund’s investment objectives, investment restrictions, fees payable, redemption provisions, TSX listings or other terms of the constating documents.
In addition, Aston Hill says it does not currently intend to change the fund’s auditors, custodian, valuation services agent, or registrar and transfer agent.