Performance Through Innovation

For more than 25 years, Barclays Global Investors has been quietly transforming the investment world. From our introduction of the world's first index fund in 1971, to iUnits, our exchange traded funds, we've pioneered change and lead investment innovation. Today, from our headquarters in San Francisco and our offices worldwide, we manage CAN$1.2 trillion in assets (June 2001) for institutional and individual investors across the globe. And we do this for one reason: to help ensure a secure financial future for the millions of people we serve.

BGI in Canada: More than an index giant

In Canada, we have offices in Toronto and Montreal. Investors here often consider us one of the industry's indexing giants, a compliment we're glad to accept. But we offer much more for institutional investors. We also manage asset allocation and risk-controlled active strategies; for individual investors, we manage iUnits, a family of securities that trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

Barclays Global Investors Canada (BGI Canada), an indirect subsidiary of Barclays PLC, and part of Barclays Global Investors, is the fourth-largest manager of pension assets in Canada, (Benefits Canada; April 2001.) BGI Canada services individual and institutional investors, with assets of approximately CAN$35 billion (June 2001).