PR Newswire | Mar 17, 2021 11:30AM EDT

03/17 10:30 CDT

CI Global Asset Management Virtually Opens The Market TORONTO, March 17, 2021

TORONTO, March 17, 2021 /CNW/ - Darie Urbanky, President and Chief Operating Officer of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX), and Roy Ratnavel, Executive Vice-President and Head of Distribution at CI Global Asset Management ("CI GAM"), and their team joined Graham Mackenzie, Head, Exchange-Traded Products, TMX Group, to celebrate the launch of CI Galaxy Bitcoin ETF (BTCX and BTCX.U) on Toronto Stock Exchange and open the market.

BTCX is designed to provide investors with a convenient way to gain exposure to bitcoin through an institutional-quality fund platform.

CI Exchange-Traded Funds are a comprehensive suite of investment solutions offered by CI GAM. CI GAM is one of Canada's largest ETF providers, offering a robust lineup that consists of actively managed, smart-beta, fixed-income, covered call, precious metals and corporate class solutions to give investors choice and flexibility in meeting their specific investment needs. CI Global Asset Management is a business name of CI Investments Inc.

For Market Openings:Media may pick up a feed from the TOC (television operations centre) for all market open ceremonies. The feed is named TSX Transmit 1 (SD-SDI) and is produced at the TMX Broadcast Centre and sent live to the TOC. To pick up the feed via the Dejero network, please contact avservices@tmx.com. The client feature video will begin playing on the TMX media wall at approximately 9:27 a.m. ET and the markets will open with the sound of a siren at 9:30 a.m. ET

Date:Wednesday, March 17, 2021Time: 9:00am - 9:30amPlace: Virtually Broadcast

SOURCE Toronto Stock Exchange