Feb 16 (Reuters) - CI Financial Corp CIX.TO
* CI financial reports fourth quarter and annual results: assets under management increase 6%
* Q4 earnings per share c$0.45
* Q4 sales c$3.5 billion
* Q4 earnings per share view c$0.52 -- Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S
* Q4 adjusted earnings per share c$0.53 excluding items
* CI Financial Corp says average assets under management reached $110.9 billion for 2016, an increase of 2% from 2015
* CI Financial Corp says at December 31, 2016, CI's assets under management were $117.9 billion, up $6.8 billion or 6% from $111.1 billion at December 31, 2015 Source text for Eikon: ID:nCNWPs6sTa Further company coverage: CIX.TO