IRC:
Independent Review Committee
The Independent Review Committee (IRC) oversees all matters involving conflicts, whether real or perceived, between ROI Capital, its funds and their clients. The IRC is responsible for carrying out the mandate prescribed in National Instrument 81-107 ("NI 81-107") by the Canadian securities regulators for independent review committees of publicly offered investment funds.
William Saunderson
President of Mermax Holdings Ltd., a private holding company investing in public and private companies, and past Chairman of Ontario Exports Inc.
Claude Theberge
Chairman/CEO of CML Industries from 1987-2000
John Langs
Partner at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
More Investor Information
Please read carefully:
Public-Equity Mandates and Combined Mandates
ROI Funds are sold through prospectus only. ROI offers a total of eleven funds listed within the public-equity and combined mandates. You should read the prospectus carefully before investing because it contains important information on matters such as investment objectives and strategies, risks of investing, management fees, other charges and expenses. The prospectuses are available for you to download from this website.
If you decide to purchase one or more of the ROI Funds, you should be aware that: (1) investments are not guaranteed, (2) unit or share values and investment returns will change frequently, (3) past markets and investment performance may not be repeated, and (4) the tax credits offered (ROI Fund – Balanced and ROI Fund – Private Placements) may have to be repaid in certain circumstances.
You should be aware that:
- This product may not be suitable for all investors
- The indicated rates of return (if any) are used only to illustrate the effects of the compound growth rate and are not intended to reflect future values of the product or returns on investment.
- Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees and expenses all may be associated with these products.
- Mutual funds and pooled funds are not guaranteed; their values may change frequently and past performance may not be repeated.
- For the ROI Fund (two tax credit funds: ROI Fund – Balanced and ROI Fund – Private Placements), you must hold your shares at least eight years in order to keep the tax credits offered by these Funds. Early redemption may result in additional fees.
Fixed-Income Mandates
ROI Private Placement Funds are sold through offering memorandum and subscription agreement. Please refer to ´ Do you qualify as an accredited investor?´
Read a fund´s offering memorandum before investing. Pooled funds are not guaranteed; their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated and investors may experience a gain or loss. Investors will pay management fees and expenses, and may pay commissions or trailing commissions. A copy of the offering memorandum is available for you to download from this website.
ROI Fund Tax Credits – 2010
*Ontario residents are eligible for 15% Federal Tax Credits on the first $5,000 investment and 10% Provincial Tax Credits on the first $7,500 investment. Some limitations apply. Please read the prospectus before investing. New shares must be held for eight years to avoid repaying tax credits. Income tax is payable on amounts withdrawn from an RRSP. **Tax savings attributable to any RRSP-eligible investment, assuming the investor's marginal rate applies to the full amount of the deduction (46.4% marginal rate based on 2009 tax rates). Tax savings will vary based on marginal rate. Income tax is payable on all amounts withdrawn from an RRSP.
ROI 10% Cash Back Offer – Expires March 1, 2010
ROI Management's 10% Cash Back offer applies to subscriptions for shares of ROI Fund received from December 15, 2009 to March 1, 2010 on subscription amounts of no less than $5,000 per subscription and no more than $15,000 per subscription. A cheque will be issued by ROI Management Ltd. (and not by the Fund) and mailed to eligible investors by April 30, 2010. ROI Management Ltd. is the Manager of the Fund. Investors are responsible for reporting payments received under the Cash Back offer as ordinary income to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for the year in which it was received and for paying any applicable income tax arising from such payments. The Cash Back offer does not apply to subscriptions for Series III Units or Series IV Units purchased under the initial sales charge option.
Commissions, trailing commissions, management fees, expenses and redemption fees all may be associated with mutual fund investments. Mutual funds are not guaranteed, their values change frequently and past performance may not be repeated. *Ontario residents are eligible for 15% Federal Tax Credits on the first $5,000 investment and 15% Provincial Tax Credits on the first $7,500 investment. These tax credit rates are applicable as at December 15, 2009. Some limitations apply. Please read the prospectus before investing. New shares must be held for eight years to avoid repaying tax credits. Income tax is payable on amounts withdrawn from an RRSP. **Tax savings attributable to any RRSP-eligible investment, assuming the investor's marginal rate applies to the full amount of the deduction (46.4% marginal rate based on 2009 tax rates). Tax savings will vary based on marginal rate. Income tax is payable on all amounts withdrawn from an RRSP. ***ROI Management's 10% Cash Back offer applies to new subscriptions in an investor's account only for shares of ROI Fund received from December 15, 2009 to March 1, 2010, on subscription amounts of no less than $5,000 per new subscription and no more than $15,000 per new subscription. A cheque will be issued by ROI Management Ltd. (and not the Fund) and mailed to eligible investors by April 30, 2010. ROI Management Ltd. is the Manager of the Fund. Investors will be responsible for reporting payments received under the Cash Back offer as ordinary income to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) for the year in which it was received and for paying any applicable income tax arising from such payments. It is assumed that investors invested the payments received under the Cash Back offer within their RRSP. The Cash Back offer does not apply to subscriptions for Series III Units or Series IV Units purchased under the initial sales charge option.
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ROI Private Placement
Royal Bank of Canada