PIMCO Canada Wins Three 2014 Lipper Awards

TORONTO, ON--(Marketwired - Nov 10, 2014) - PIMCO, a leading global investment management firm, has won three 2014 Lipper Fund Awards for its Canadian funds. The awards honour investment excellence and consistently strong risk-adjusted performance.

PIMCO Canada was recognized in the following categories:

• Best Bond Fund Group
• Canadian Inflation Protected Fixed Income - 3 years (Canadian Real Return Bond Fund, Series A, managed by Ed Devlin, Managing Director and head of Canadian portfolio management)
• Global Fixed Income - 3 years (Monthly Income Fund (Canada), Series A, managed by Alfred Murata, Managing Director and Portfolio Manager)

"This is a terrific accomplishment for PIMCO Canada and recognition of the team's efforts to deliver superior performance for our clients," said Daniel Ivascyn, PIMCO's Group Chief Investment Officer. "We congratulate Ed Devlin and Alfred Murata specifically for their outstanding work in the funds receiving Lipper accolades."

About PIMCO
PIMCO is a leading global investment management firm, with 13 offices in 12 countries throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Founded in 1971, PIMCO offers a wide range of innovative solutions to help millions of investors worldwide meet their needs. Our goal is to provide attractive returns while maintaining a strong culture of risk management and long-term discipline. PIMCO is owned by Allianz S.E., a leading global diversified financial services provider.

Certain statements included in this news release constitute forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, those identified by the expressions "expect", "intend", "will" and similar expressions to the extent they relate to the Funds. The forward-looking statements are not historical facts but reflect the Funds', PIMCO Canada and/or PIMCO's current expectations regarding future results or events. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from current expectations, including, but not limited to, market factors. Although the Funds, PIMCO Canada and/or PIMCO believes that the assumptions inherent in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and, accordingly, readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such statements due to the inherent uncertainty therein. The Funds, PIMCO Canada and/or PIMCO undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statement or information whether as a result of new information, future events or other factors which affect this information, except as required by law.