About Us
History
1926
First Canadian office established.
1930
Theodore O. Peterson starts his career in Regina. Becomes the company's first President in 1946.
1936
Harold Sinclair starts his career in Calgary. 64 years later becomes the longest-serving Advisor in Investors Group history.
1940
First Canadian product launched: Series One Installment Certificate.
1950
Investors Group launches first mutual fund in Canada.
1955
Investors Group introduces the concept of Dollar Cost Averaging.
1962
Investors Group launches first international mutual fund.
1966
Clarence E. Atchison becomes the second President of Investors Group.
1971
First offshore fund launched: Investors Japanese Growth Fund.
Robert H. Jones becomes the third President of Investors Group.
1972
Investors Group develops the Personal Financial Review.
1981
Arthur V. Mauro becomes the fourth President of Investors Group.
1986
Power Financial Corporation becomes the parent company of Investors Group.
1988
Investors Group opens new corporate head office at One Canada Centre.
1992
H. Sanford Riley becomes the fifth President of Investors Group.
1993
I.G. Investment Management, Ltd. opens new office in Dublin, Ireland.
1995
Personal Financial Planning software introduced.
1997
Investors Group joins Great-West Life in the purchase of London Life.
2000
I.G. Investment Management, Ltd. opens new office in Hong Kong.
2001
Investors Group acquires Mackenzie Financial Corporation.
Jeffrey Orr becomes the sixth President of Investors Group.
2002
The Investors Group Corporate Class Inc., Canada's largest tax-advantaged fund structure, is launched.
Investors Group is named the winner of the 2002 Imagine Mutual Fund Community Investment Award.
2003
Symphony Strategic Investment Planning™ is launched.
Herbert H. Carnegie Community Service Award is created.
2004
Murray J. Taylor becomes the seventh President of Investors Group.
2006
The Investors Group Charitable Giving Program is established.
2007
Investors Group employees collect 176 tonnes of food for local food bank, setting a Guinness World Record.
2009
Investors Group is awarded the CIA Corporate Citizenship Award.
Investors Guaranteed Investment Funds and retirement income longevity guide introduced.
2011
Investors Group receives the Red Cross Power of Humanity Award in the Corporate Organization of the Year category.
2012
Investors Group receives the Food Banks Canada Donor Award of Excellence.
2016
Jeffrey R. Carney becomes the eighth President of Investors Group
2018
Investors Group rebrands to IG Wealth Management
2020