EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATB Investment Management Inc. (“ATB”) announced today a change in the risk ratings of certain of its funds.

In accordance with the new standardized methodology for classifying fund volatility mandated by the Canadian Securities Administrators, ATB has made the following risk rating changes:

Fund	Previous Risk Rating	New Risk Rating
ATBIS International Equity Pool	Medium	Medium to High
Compass Conservative Balanced Portfolio	Low to Medium	Low
Compass Balanced Portfolio	Medium	Low to Medium
Compass Balanced Growth Portfolio	Medium	Low to Medium
Compass Growth Portfolio	Medium to High	Low to Medium
Compass Maximum Growth Portfolio	Medium to High	Low to Medium

No changes have been made to the investment objectives, investment strategies or management of any of these funds.

About ATB Investment Management Inc.

ATB Investment Management Inc. manages the ATBIS Pools and Compass Portfolios and is the asset management division for ATB Financial. For more information, please visit www.atb.com and www.compassportfolios.com. ATB Investment Management Inc., ATB Securities Inc. (Member, Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada; Member, Canadian Investor Protection Fund) and ATB Insurance Advisors Inc. are wholly owned subsidiaries of ATB Financial and are licensed users of the registered trade name ATB Investor Services.

About ATB Financial

With assets of $50.7 billion, ATB Financial is Alberta's largest home-grown financial institution. Established in 1938, ATB is a network of 175 branches, 142 agencies, a Customer Care Centre, three Entrepreneur Centres, along with mobile and online banking. ATB’s more than 5,000 team members help more than 740,000 customers in 247 Alberta communities.

For more information, please contact:

Michelle Stead
Senior Content Editor, Media & Story, ATB Financial
587-987-4213

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