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2. Deposits to the Fidelity Special Situations mutual fund are being limited but the segregated fund is
   Fidelity Investments^® recently said they would no longer accept deposits from new investors into the Fidelity^® Special Situations Fund. This notice however does not affect Equitable Life^® clients.
   
   The Special Situations Fund will continue to be open to new and existing Equitable Life clients. This includes clients with Pivotal Select™, Pivotal Solutions* or Personal Investment Portfolio segregated funds contracts.
   
   Why is Fidelity limiting access to the mutual fund?
   This award-winning mutual fund has grown significantly and now has $3.6 billion of managed assets. To preserve the integrity of the fund’s investment strategy, Fidelity^® decided to limit inflows to the fund. Limiting the amount of managed assets held within the fund allows the fund’s portfolio manager to focus on what he does best - finding special situation investment opportunities and capitalizing on positive change within companies and industries across Canada and around the world.
   
   If you like the Special Situations mutual fund, you will value the Equitable Life Fidelity^® Special Situations segregated fund. Segregated funds are similar to mutual funds but offer different features and guarantees. To learn about these features, check out the Investment Advantage. To learn more about the Special Situations segregated fund, click here.
   
   
   For more information about Equitable Life’s segregated funds, speak to your Regional Investment Sales Manager or visit our segregated funds page on EquiNet^®.
    
   References:
   Fidelity’s press release announcing the limited fund closure
   Fidelity^® Special Situations portfolio management strategy, webinar featuring Mark Schmehl, Portfolio Manager.

   
   
   *No Load, Deferred Sales Charge, Pivotal Solutions II
   ® or ™ denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada, except as noted below.
   Fidelity and Fidelity Investments are registered trademarks of 483A Bay Street Holdings LP. Used with permission.

3. Equitable Life Savings & Retirement Webinar Series features EZtransact

   In 2021, Equitable Life’s S&R team will spotlight various aspects of our competitive fund line up and product offerings. Each webinar in the series will feature a new topic. The series will also give advisors an opportunity to:

   • learn more about various products and product features,

   • hear from industry professionals,

   • learn about investment strategies; and so much more.

   This month, Equitable Life is featuring EZtransact™, a new online tool that allows advisors to submit transactions and collect signatures electronically. With a growing need for digital solutions, Equitable Life’s new EZtransact eliminates the hassle of filling out forms, collecting signatures, submitting copies to your MGA, and being tied down to business hours for submitting transactions. This new online tool complements our existing and highly rated online application tool, EZcomplete.  
    
   Join your host, Joseph Trozzo, Investment Sales Vice President as he welcomes Nicole Lemon, Product Manager, Savings and Retirement, Equitable Life of Canada to discuss Equitable Life’s electronic capabilities and to experience a demo for EZtransact. 
   
   This webinar is not approved for continuing education credits. This webcast is available in English only.
    

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4. Equitable 2024 dividend scale!

   Equitable’s Board of Directors has approved a new dividend scale for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

   ● The interest rate* we use for the dividend scale will change. It will go from 6.25% to 6.40% on July 1, 2024.
   ● Other factors used to decide the dividend scale will remain the same.
   ● The interest rate for policies with dividends on deposit will change. It will go from 2.25% to 3.50% on July 1, 2024.
   ● The interest rate for most policy loans will remain at 6.50%. This applies to both new and existing policy loans, and automatic premium loans. It specifically applies to Equimax^® policies with a 9-digit policy number that starts with either "3" or "8". Older policies may have different loan rates as they are based on the prime interest rate.
   
   Learn more:
   ● 2024 Advisor Dividend Scale Notice
   ● 2024 Client Dividend Scale Notice
   ● Dividend Information Page 
   
   
   
   
   
   Did you miss our Spring update & 2024 Dividend Scale announcement? Watch it now: 
     
   (*The French and Chinese events will be partially in English, with sub-titles on screen).
   
    
   
   
   
   
   
   *The dividend scale interest rate (DSIR) is different from the participating account (PAR) rate of return. The PAR rate of return is the return on the investments in the participating account over the calendar year. The DSIR smooths out the ups and downs of the participating account experience.
5. Summer is here and so is our new dividend scale

   Equitable’s Board of Directors has approved a new dividend scale for the period of July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.

   ● The interest rate* we use for the dividend scale will change. It will go from 6.25% to 6.40% on July 1, 2024.
   ● Other factors used to decide the dividend scale will remain the same.
   ● The interest rate for policies with dividends on deposit will change. It will go from 2.25% to 3.50% on July 1, 2024.
   ● The interest rate for most policy loans will remain at 6.50%. This applies to both new and existing policy loans, and automatic premium loans. It specifically applies to Equimax^® policies with a 9-digit policy number that starts with either "3" or "8". Older policies may have different loan rates as they are based on the prime interest rate.
   
   Learn more:
   ● 2024 Advisor Dividend Scale Notice
   ● 2024 Client Dividend Scale Notice
   ● Dividend Information Page 
   
   
   
   
   
   Did you miss our Spring update & 2024 Dividend Scale announcement? Watch it now: 
     
   (*The French and Chinese events will be partially in English, with sub-titles on screen).
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   *The dividend scale interest rate (DSIR) is different from the participating account (PAR) rate of return. The PAR rate of return is the return on the investments in the participating account over the calendar year. The DSIR smooths out the ups and downs of the participating account experience.
6. Open doors with our updated CI & UL solutions! Have you heard the news? On October 8th, we rolled out several updates to our competitive Equitable^® product lineup—including our Critical Illness (CI) and Universal Life (UL) plans. 
   
   These updates are all about cost savings for clients and helping advisors like you grow your business. And the response has been fantastic!

   
   What’s new for CI and UL?

   1. Lower monthly costs for new EquiLiving^® critical illness (CI) policies paid monthly – hello savings!

   •    The monthly modal factor for CI decreased from 0.09 to 0.0867.
   •    The monthly policy fee decreased from $4.50 to $4.34.
   
   *Note:  EquiLiving premium rates and annual policy fees have not changed. 
   
   2. Lower monthly costs for UL policies with CI riders added – now it’s more affordable to add CI coverage when selling UL!

   
   
   Commissions got a makeover too

   Good news! Commissions on Term and EquiLiving CI policies are now calculated based on the total premium paid for the policy year—even if clients opt for monthly payments. No more annual premium commission calculations!
   
   Learn more! 
   
   Questions? Contact your Equitable wholesaler for all the details.
   
   Cheers to savings and growing your business with Equitable!
   
   
   
   
   
   ^® or ^TM denotes a trademark of The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Canada.

7. Equitable receives FundGrade A awards for outstanding performance Equitable^® is thrilled to announce that several of our funds have received Fundata FundGrade A awards for their exceptional performance in the first half of 2025.
   
   The FundGrade rating system is a great tool for identifying top-performing funds. This recognition highlights our commitment to providing high-quality investment options to clients.
   
   And the winners are…
   The following funds from Equitable's lineup have received a FundGrade A rating this year:
   
   Pivotal Select:
   • Equitable Life NASDAQ 100 ESG Index Fund Select
   • Equitable Life Fidelity^® Climate Leadership Balanced Fund Select
   • Equitable Life Fidelity^® Global Innovators Fund Select
   
   Personal Investment Portfolio/Pivotal Solutions:
   • Equitable Life Invesco Global Bond Fund
   
   
   An enhanced fund performance page
   Equitable has also introduced several new features to our fund performance page to enhance user experience. These updates include:
   • Printable performance reports: Easily accessible and printable reports for detailed fund performance.
   • Equity and Fixed Income breakdowns: Detailed breakdowns by fund displayed on the Fund Details tab.
   • Fund Category display: Clear display of fund categories on the Fund Details tab.
   • Filter enhancements:
     • New “Risk Rating” filter.
     • New “U.S. Equity” filter.
     • Renamed “Domestic Equity” to “Canadian Equity”.
     • Moved “Index Funds” and “Portfolio Solutions” out of asset class filters into “Additional filters”.
   
   For more information on these funds and their performance, and to see the latest enhancements, visit our Fund Performance page.
   
   Questions? Contact your Director, Investment Sales.
   
   FundGrade A is used with permission from Fundata Canada Inc., all rights reserved.
   Date posted: June 10, 2025
8. A bright start to July: our Dividend Scale is now active!

   Effective July 1^st - just in time for summer conversations!

   Good news! The Equitable^® Board of Directors has approved continuing our current dividend scale for the period of July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
   
   • The interest rate* we use to decide the dividend scale will stay at 6.40%.
   • Other factors used to decide the dividend scale will stay the same.
   • The interest rate for policies with dividends on deposit will stay at 3.50%.
   • The interest rate for most policy loans will stay at 6.50%. This applies to both new and existing policy loans, and automatic premium loans. It specifically applies to Equimax^® policies with a 9-digit policy number that starts with either "3" or "8". Older policies may have different loan rates as they are based on the prime interest rate.
   
   *The dividend scale interest rate (DSIR) is different from the participating account (PAR) rate of return. The DSIR smooths out the ups and downs of the participating account experience. The PAR rate of return is the return on the investments in the participating account over the calendar year.
   
   Need more information?
   • 2025 Advisor Dividend Scale Notice
   • 2025 Client Dividend Scale Notice
   • Dividend Information Page
   
   Did you miss our Spring Update & 2025 Dividend Scale Announcement?
   Watch it now:
   
     
9. 5 great reasons to work with Equitable There are plenty of reasons to work with Equitable^®. We’ve rounded up the top 5 in our popular marketing piece 5 great reasons to make Equitable your first choice.
   
   1. We’re committed to our policyholders.
   At Equitable, our mutual status gives us the advantage of focusing exclusively on our policyholders and our commitments to them. We have a DBRS Morningstar rating of A (high) and a strong LICAT ratio. This means that we are well-positioned to continue meeting our commitments to our clients.
   
   2. We have a broad, competitive product shelf.
   We offer a diversified and competitive product portfolio, with some of the most competitive solutions on the market. Our broad range of insurance and savings products provide you with competitive, flexible solutions to meet clients’ financial needs.
   
   3. We make underwriting easy.
   Are you working on a large case? We have a specialized team of experts and dedicated underwriters to help you with larger and more complex cases.
   
   4. We offer regional wholesaler support.
   Our regional wholesalers are here to provide personalized sales support in the field, from coast-to-coast. They take the time to understand your business needs and help develop solutions.
   
   5. We have great online advisor tools.
   EquiNet^®, Equitable’s advisor site, is bilingual and mobile-friendly. It puts the tools and information you need right at your fingertips. Check out our EZcomplete^® online applications, administrative forms and processes, sales illustrations, marketing materials, and more.
   
   Contact your Equitable wholesaler today to learn more!