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Seven decades of investment experience

Since 1931, Capital International Asset Management's affiliates have invested with a long-term focus, allowing them to generate consistent results for investors

1931   Established in Los Angeles1
1934 First fund included holdings outside the U.S. (Sun Life Assurance of Canada and International Nickel Co. of Canada)1
1955 Acquired Natural Resources Fund of Canada, which purchased Canadian stocks, and renamed it International Resources Fund, which invested globally (a decade later, it merged into The Investment Company of America)1
1958 Multiple Portfolio Counselor System instituted
1969 Founded Capital International Perspective, the first authoritative gauge of the world's stock markets, encompassing today's MSCI Indices - now published by Morgan Stanley Capital International, Inc.2

Launched a global fund available only outside the U.S. and another available only to Italian investors2
1973 New Perspective Fund began operations in the U.S.1 (Capital International - Global Equity shares mandate and subset of management team)
1985 First managed money for a Canadian client2
1986 Chosen by World Bank affiliate to manage world's first emerging market fund2
1998 Opened research office in Toronto2
2000 Capital International funds first available in Canada3
2006 The Capital Group organization celebrates its 75th anniversary

1Capital Research and Management Company or its predecessor
2Companies within Capital Group International, Inc. or its predecessor
3Capital International Asset Management

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