Total AUM and Excluding Sub-Advised Growth
Total assets under management ended the year at $164.1 billion. Excluding sub-advised strategies, AUM increased 0.4% in Q4 and rose more than $7 billion or 5.7% for the year, driven by ~ $1 billion of net inflows and strong equity market performance in 2025.
Private Markets Expansion and Strong Flows
Private markets AUM grew to $22 billion, up 11.4% year-over-year, reflecting ~ $900 million of net inflows and a strategic acquisition (controlling interest in a real estate investment platform). New subscriptions for the year were $1.9 billion and net inflows close to $900 million.
Public Markets Mandates and Core Franchise Momentum
Public markets secured ~ $500 million of new mandates in the quarter and $3.2 billion for the year. The firm's four core public market franchises captured $2.8 billion of net inflows for the year, and core Canadian public market net organic growth swung from >$4 billion outflows in 2024 to $2.7 billion inflows in 2025 — an improvement of ~$6.8 billion year-over-year.
Strong Fixed Income Relative Performance
Approximately 95% of fixed income assets outperformed their benchmark over both the 1-year and 5-year periods, and 97% outperformed over the 3-year period, indicating robust relative performance across fixed income strategies.
Improving Profitability and Margin Expansion
Adjusted net earnings for the quarter were $30 million (up from $25 million prior quarter and $23 million year-ago). Adjusted EBITDA was $55 million for the quarter (up 9% quarter-over-quarter) and adjusted EBITDA margin expanded to 30.4% (from 30.1% prior quarter and 29.0% year-ago). Full-year adjusted EBITDA margin improved to 28.8% (from 28.4% prior year).
Private Markets Revenue Mix and Attractive Economics
Private market platform comprised 13% of total AUM but generated 37% of total revenues for the year (up from 35% prior year), demonstrating higher-fee, higher-margin contribution and diversification benefits.
Capital Deployment and Balance Sheet Actions
Returned capital of ~$100 million in the quarter and ~$600 million for the year; deployed ~$450 million in Q4 and close to $2 billion year-to-date into new projects. Redeemed $67 million of senior subordinated debentures and repurchased ~1.6 million shares for close to $10 million. Net debt declined to $664 million (down $16 million quarter-over-quarter) and net debt ratio reduced to 3.4x from 3.5x.
Concrete Strategic Plan and Distribution Focus
Management outlined a 3-year plan emphasizing distribution specialization (private vs public), strengthening performance management, positioning private markets as a growth driver, operational efficiency, and revised capital allocation focused on deleveraging and selective reinvestment — with clear targets (e.g., net debt target ~2.5x over the 3-year period).