AIC Global Balanced Fund

Investment Objective

The fundamental investment objective of the Fund is to provide both high current income and capital appreciation by investing primarily in equity securities of companies operating in world markets and debt instruments.

How the Fund is Managed

Aims to deliver strong absolute returns with below-average volatility, via:
1. an actively managed mix of equities and fixed income/cash with ordinarily neither component exceeding 60% of the Fund; and
2. the equity component’s exposure being across all or most of the 10 key industry sectors; and
3. the fixed income component including tax efficient, high quality Canadian issuer foreign-pay bonds, primarily government and supranational that offer higher yields than their domestic issuer.
Seeks inevitable global businesses, free cash flow generators with low debt.
Follows disciplined approach of buying stable companies well below intrinsic value.

Key Reasons to Invest

Suitable as core global balanced fund combining need for capital growth with stability and income.
Geographic and currency diversification outside Canada, with significant weightings in Europe and Asia.
Asset size allows managers to purchase smaller-capitalization stocks, if attractive.

FUND CODES

Load	CAN$	US$
Front End Sales Charge	763	863
Deferred Sales Charge	364	964
Low Load Sales Charge	384	984
Sales Charge	363	963

Sales Charge is for switches and redemptions only.

FUND DETAILS

as of December 31, 2008
Assets Under Management	$17,302,975
Inception Date	September 10, 2001
Management Expense Ratio	2.58%1
Minimum Initial Investment	$250
Minimum Subsequent Investment	$50
Minimum PAC	$50
Management Fee	2.00%

1 -	Annualized as of June 30, 2008.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Chris Lowe, BA, MBA, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Greg Placidi, B.Comm. (Hon), MBA, CFA, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Pat Naccarato, B.Math, MBA, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Van-Khanh Nguyen, B.Comm., MBA, CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Randy LeClair, BA, B.Ed., CFA, Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager
James Dancy, BA (Hon), CFA, Vice President and Portfolio Manager
Todd Schultz, BBA (Hon), CFA, Investment Analyst

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