Updating IMG Financial, CAE Inc. and BlackBerry Ltd.

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IGM FINANCIAL INC. $40 (Toronto symbol IGM; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Finance sector; s/o: 240.5 million; Market cap: $9.6 billion; p/s ratio: 3.2; Divd. yield: 5.9%; TSINetwork Rating: Above Average; www.igmfinancial.com) is Canada’s largest independent mutual-fund provider. Its main businesses are Investors Group, Mackenzie Financial and the Investment Planning Counsel. The company’s fee income rises and falls with the value of the mutual funds and other securities it manages. Thanks to improved stock prices, IGM’s assets under management stood at $141.7 billion on January 31, 2017. That’s an 8.2% increase from $131.0 billion a year earlier. In January, IGM’s clients contributed $102.6 million more than they took out of its mutual funds. Specifically, net sales at Investors Group ($119.3 million) and the Investment Planning Counsel ($6.7 million) offset Mackenzie’s net redemptions ($23.4 million). IGM Financial is a buy. CAE INC. $19 (Toronto symbol CAE; Conservative Growth Portfolio, Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 269.3 million; Market cap: $5.1 billion; Price-to-sales ratio: 1.9; Divi dend yield:…