NEI Investments

Selecting Managers - A Desjardins Trust Priority!

Assets under management of C$5 billion as at December 31, 2011. Headquartered in Toronto with offices in Vancouver and Montréal.

A mutual fund company that makes excellent independent portfolio managers accessible to Canadian retail investors through two award-winning fund families: Northwest Funds and Ethical Funds. With active management and a relentless, disciplined focus on risk management, NEI delivers strong returns and peace of mind to investors.

NEI is also home to Canada's largest team of socially responsible investing specialists who make up the environmental, social and governance ESG Services Team, providing analysis of ESG issues for portfolio managers, including NEI's Ethical Funds. Desjardins Funds' SocieTerra Portfolios are in part made up of a selection of the Ethical Funds managed by NEI Investments. NEI is a wholly Canadian company, owned 50% by Desjardins Group and 50% by the Provincial Credit Union Centrals.