TORONTO, Nov. 6, 2014 /CNW/ - TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM), the manager of TD Mutual Funds, was recognized at the Canadian Lipper Fund Awards, held last night in Toronto. Five TD Mutual Funds received awards, including the TD Monthly Income Fund in the Canadian Equity Balanced category. Four of the five funds won for their 10-year performance, highlighting the outstanding long-term track record of these funds.   

“Winning Lipper Awards in numerous categories is a testament to the depth and extensive expertise of our portfolio management team," said Paul Orlander President, TD Mutual Funds. “It also speaks to our commitment to delivering investment excellence across a broad range of solutions that meet the diverse needs of investors." 

Each of the following TD Mutual Funds was named as the top fund in their respective category over a 3, 5 or 10-year time period by Lipper.

About the Lipper Fund Awards
The Lipper Fund Awards program recognizes funds that have excelled in delivering consistently strong risk-adjusted performance, relative to peers, and recognizes fund families with high average scores for all funds within a particular asset class or overall. The Lipper Fund Awards take place in 23 countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Americas. More information on the TD Mutual Funds recognized by Lipper and the entire TD Mutual Funds line-up can be found on www.tdassetmanagement.com.

The Lipper Fund Awards are part of the Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence, a global family of awards that celebrate exceptional performance throughout the professional investment community. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence recognize the world's top funds, fund management firms, sell-side firms, research analysts, and investor relations teams. The Thomson Reuters Awards for Excellence also include the Extel Survey Awards, the StarMine Analyst Awards, and the StarMine Broker Rankings. For more information, please contact markets.awards@thomsonreuters.com or visit excellence.thomsonreuters.com.

About TD Asset Management Inc.
TDAM offers a diverse range of over 120 investment solutions including mutual funds, professionally managed portfolios and corporate class funds. TDAM manages retail mutual fund assets on behalf of more than 1.9 million investors and offers one of the most broadly diversified fund families in Canada. Funds are available at TD Canada Trust branches (through TD Investment Services Inc. representatives), TD Direct Investing, TD Wealth Financial Planning and TD Wealth Private Investment Advice, as well as leading investment dealers, independent brokers, advisors and financial planners. As of September 30, 2014, TDAM was the fourth largest mutual fund company in Canada, with over CDN$92 billion invested in TD Mutual Funds (Source: IFIC).

Source: TD Asset Management Inc.