Great-West Lifeco is a financial services holding company with interests in the life insurance, health insurance, retirement savings, investment management and reinsurance businesses.
The company has operations in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia through Great-West Life, London Life, Canada Life, Great-West Life & Annuity and Putnam Investments. Great-West Lifeco and its companies had $484 billion in assets under administration at December 31, 2010.
IGM Financial is one of Canada’s
premier personal financial services companies, and one of the country’s largest
managers and distributors of mutual funds and other managed asset products,
with over $129 billion in total assets under management at
December 31, 2010.
The company serves the financial needs of Canadians through multiple distinct businesses including Investors Group, Mackenzie Financial and Investment Planning Counsel.
Power Financial, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Power Financial Europe B.V., and the Frère family group of Belgium each hold a 50% interest in Parjointco, a Netherlands-based company. Parjointco’s principal holding is a 56.5% equity interest (76.0% of the voting rights) in Pargesa Holding SA, the Pargesa group’s parent company based in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Pargesa group, through the holding company Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, holds significant positions in large companies based in Europe including Lafarge (cement and building materials), Imerys (industrial minerals), Total (oil and gas), GDF Suez (electricity and gas), Suez Environnement (water and waste management) and Pernod Ricard (wines and spirits).