Toronto-based Acuity Funds Ltd. is seeking unitholder approval to merge the following funds: Acuity Clean Environment Science and Technology Fund into Acuity Clean Environment Global Equity Fund; and Acuity G7 RRSP Equity Fund into Acuity
Global Equity Fund. Acuity CFO George Henry says the mergers have been proposed for “operating efficiency gains.” If approved, they would come into effect by the end of June.
The funds accounted for at least US$350 billion in global net asset value in 2023
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