Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. (NEI) came into creation as the result of a joint venture between Desjardins and the Credit Unions, merging Northwest Mutual Funds Inc. and The Ethical Funds Company. NEI is owned 50 percent by the Provincial Credit Union Centrals and 50 percent by Desjardins Group. NEI manufactures a wide range of conventional and corporate class funds from Northwest Funds® and the largest sustainable investing funds family from Ethical Funds®. NEI also manufactures proprietary packaged solutions for Credential Financial Inc.

Northwest & Ethical Investments L.P. Highlights
• First national partnership for the cooperative movement across Canada
• Offices in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal
• Northwest Funds: 13 core and specialty funds, 6 Select portfolios
• Ethical Funds: 9 core and specialty funds, 5 Select portfolios

Investor site | Advisor site		Aiming for Better Returns with Less Risk. Northwest Funds was established in 1997 with the goal of becoming Canada’s premier boutique mutual fund company. “Northwest” refers to the northwest quadrant of the chart that plots risk versus return—the domain of providing better returns with less risk.
Investor site | Advisor site		Make money, make a difference. Founded by Canada’s credit unions in 1992, Ethical Funds is Canada’s leading manager of socially responsible mutual funds, delivering a successful track record of combining financial performance with making good companies better.