Slamci sweetens pot for fund investors

MANILA, Philippines - Sun Life Asset Management Co. Inc. (SLAMCI) is giving a toast to the good life with the Invest in Style promo.

Invest in one of these Sun Life Prosperity Funds – GS Fund, Bond Fund, Balanced Fund, Philippine Equity Fund, Dollar Advantage Fund and Dollar Advantage Fund to enjoy the rewards of a life brighter ‘under the Sun.’

Choose from dining and wellness options, including a grand raffle where one set of masterful Bedat & Co. ‘His’ and ‘Hers’ watches is at stake.

Epicureans can enjoy opulent banquets of HEAT (Edsa Shangri-La, Manila), Circles Event Café (Makati Shangri-La, Manila), Tides (Shangri-La’s Mactan Resort & Spa, Cebu), and Café Marco (Marco Polo Davao).

For a little rest and relaxation, massages at Shangri-La’s CHI, The Spa; Marco Polo Davao’s Lazuli Spa; and THE SPA are the luxurious choice. The promo runs until June.

SLAMCI president Valerie Pama said that the promo is the fund managers’ way of thanking its clients for entrusting their hard-earned money.

“And we also want to inspire more Filipinos to invest by showing them the privilege and benefit of securing their future using mutual funds,” Pama said.

SLAMCI manages the award-winning Sun Life Prosperity Funds, and is part of the Sun Life Financial Group of Companies.

Recently, Slamci reported total assets under management (AUMs) of its mutual funds amounting to P28.7 billion at the end of 2012, or 33.8 percent greater than the P21.46 billion in 2011.

Pama said that P1.5 billion in placement was experienced in the month of December alone. “2012 is one of the best years yet of Slamci,” she added.

The chief executive explained that the strength of the bourse had transformed investors to become moderately aggressive in their investment choices, as opposed to the prior years wherein investors were rather conservative and would rather keep their funds in time deposits.

The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PSEi) has been recording new highs since 2012, and continues to reach new ones this year.

Slamci expanded its distribution network to 1,540 financial advisors licensed to sell mutual funds as well as added new bank partners to address needs of their wealth management clients. In 2012, total number of accounts stood at over 33,000.