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Investors Group reports March 2008 mutual fund assets under management and sales

Winnipeg – April 1, 2008: Investors Group today reported preliminary mutual fund assets under management and sales for the month ending March 31, 2008 as follows:

Mutual fund assets under management were $58.6-billion at March 31, 2008 compared to $60.2-billion at March 31, 2007.

Mutual Fund Sales - Month March 2008 March 2007
$ millions (unaudited) Sales Redemptions Net New Money* Net New Money*
Long Term 410.2 360.8 49.4 255.3
Money Market 106.7 65.6 41.1 55.6
Total 516.9 426.4 90.5 310.9
Mutual Fund Sales - YTD March 2008 March 2007
$ millions (unaudited) Sales Redemptions Net New Money* Net New Money*
Long Term 1,566.1 1,213.4 352.7 855.5
Money Market 384.0 222.8 161.2 145.6
Total 1,950.1 1,436.2 513.9 1,001.1

* Net New Money (referred to as Net Sales in prior periods) is defined as Sales less Redemptions and is consistent with the terminology used by The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC)

Additional information about Investors Group mutual fund assets and fund flows will be available on the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) web site (www.ific.ca) on approximately the 15th of each month as part of a Canadian industry-wide release of monthly statistics.

Investors Group, founded in 1926, is a national leader in delivering personalized financial solutions to Canadians through a network of over 4,300 Consultants located throughout Canada. In addition to an exclusive family of mutual funds and other investment vehicles, Investors Group offers a wide range of insurance, securities, mortgage and other financial services. Investors Group is a member of the IGM Financial Inc. (TSX: IGM) group of companies. IGM Financial is one of Canada’s premier financial services companies with $119 billion in total assets under management.

Media Contact:
Ron Arnst
Media Relations
(204) 956-3364
ron.arnst@investorsgroup.com