Comprehensive array
As one of Canada’s leading institutional money managers, Connor, Clark
& Lunn Investment Management’s goal is to surpass each client’s
expectations by engineering customized portfolios that are designed to
fulfill each client’s objectives and constraints.
We offer a full range of balanced, Canadian and global equity, fixed income as well as
alternative investment solutions through separate accounts or pooled funds.
Fixed Income

Fundamental

Quantitative

Balanced

Alternative

Fixed Income
CC&L Money Market
A portfolio that holds primarily cash and short-term Canadian debt securities and provides a higher return than cash and capital preservation.
CC&L Short Term Bond
A portfolio that holds short-term debt securities with the potential for higher returns versus money market or cash in low interest rate environments.
CC&L Core Bond
A portfolio that holds a diverse mix of high quality fixed income securities primarily within the Canadian universe.
CC&L Universe Bond Alpha Plus
A fixed income focused-portfolio that is enhanced by a combination of fundamental and quantitative market neutral processes that are well diversified and uncorrelated. A synthetic allocation to the fixed income market allows additional returns to be achieved through an allocation to the CC&L Multi-Strategy Fund.
CC&L Core Plus Fixed Income
A core fixed income portfolio of investment-grade securities with a “plus” component consisting of credit focused absolute return. This strategy permits a higher weighting in corporate bonds.
CC&L Long Bond
A portfolio that holds a diverse mix of high quality fixed income securities primarily within the Canadian long-term universe.
CC&L Long Bond Alpha Plus
A long-term fixed income focused-portfolio that is enhanced by a combination of fundamental and quantitative market neutral processes that are well diversified and uncorrelated. A synthetic allocation to the fixed income market allows additional returns to be achieved through an allocation to the CC&L Multi-Strategy Fund.
CC&L Ultra Long Bond
A diversified portfolio of high quality Canadian government bonds with terms generally exceeding 20 years, that complements existing fixed income allocations to extend duration positioning in a liability-driven framework.
CC&L Corporate Bond
A portfolio that holds a diverse mix of primarily high quality fixed income securities within the Canadian corporate universe, with greater focus on absolute returns and more freedom to deviate from the benchmark.
CC&L High Yield Bond
A portfolio that holds primarily high yield bonds within the US corporate universe and is suitable for de-risking strategies as an alternative to equity.
Fundamental Equity
CC&L Fundamental Canadian Equity
All-cap, Canadian strategy with 2% added value target above S&P/TSX Composite over long-term.
CC&L Small Cap Canadian Equity
Small-cap, Canadian strategy with 3% added value target over benchmark throughout market cycle.
CC&L Equity Income & Growth Plus
Low volatility, income oriented equity strategy with strong long-term growth; 80% Canada and 20% US Securities.
Quantitative Equity
CC&L Q Canadian Equity Core
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P/TSX Composite Index, plus 2% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Canadian Equity Growth
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P/TSX Composite Index, plus 2% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q International Equity
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI ACWI ex USA Index (CAD) (net), plus 2.5% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q International Small Cap Equity
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI ACWI ex USA Small Cap Index (CAD) (net) plus 3.0% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Global Equity
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI ACWI Index (CAD) (net), plus 2.0% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Global Small Cap Equity
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI ACWI Small Cap Index (CAD) (net) plus 3.0% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Emerging Markets Equity
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI Emerging Markets Index (CAD) (net), plus 3% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Canadian Equity Extension
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P/TSX Composite Index, plus 3.5% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q US Equity Extension
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P 500 Index (Net 15%) (CAD), plus 2.0% per annum over a market cycle.
Balanced
CC&L Enhanced Balanced
An actively managed, diversified portfolio of stocks, bonds and cash that combines fundamental and quantitative bottom-up security selection, as well as additional returns through the inclusion of high-yield bonds and through exposure to different market neutral strategies. ESG considerations are integrated in the underlying strategies.
Alternative
CC&L Market Neutral
Small-cap, market neutral strategy with target risk and return objective of 6-8% over market cycle
CC&L Q Global Equity Market Neutral
The investment objective is to provide a return between 6% and 10% with a target volatility between 6% and 10% per annum over a market cycle and to provide returns that have a low correlation with the equity markets.
CC&L Q Canadian Equity Extension
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P/TSX Composite Index, plus 3.5% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q US Equity Extension
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, S&P 500 Index (Net 15%) (CAD), plus 2.0% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Q Global Equity Extension
Generate returns equal to the return of the benchmark, MSCI ACWI Index (CAD) (net), plus 3.5% per annum over a market cycle.
CC&L Multi-Strategy
A well-diversified portfolio that invests in complementary market neutral strategies including Q Global Equity Market Neutral, Fundamental Equity Market Neutral, and Fixed Income Absolute Return.
CC&L All Strategies
A well-diversified portfolio that has Global Market Exposure (Beta) and invests in three distinct market neutral strategies (Alpha) including Q Global Equity Market Neutral, Fundamental Equity Market Neutral, and Fixed Income Absolute Return.
Investment Objectives Disclosure