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Bond fund investing is huge right now. Flows from cash and money market funds into investment grade bond funds are particularly strong. With higher rates on the horizon next year, investors have to decide if they want yield or gains. Patricia Croft, the chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management raised this point in an […]
By Mark Noble |November 20, 2009
4 min read
Never mind the recession, 2009 has seen a record set for total financings on the Toronto Stock Exchange. By the end of October $49.7 billion had been raised, eclipsing the previous record of $47.6 billion was set in 2007. “Achieving record yearly financing, with two months yet to go in 2009, demonstrates both positive investor […]
By Staff |November 19, 2009
2 min read
The big investment question for 2010 is to what extent can businesses start to generate earnings, apart from the massive amount of stimulus that has been pumped into the economy. According to two seasoned forecasters, the outlook is good. It’s highly unlikely clients are going to see a run-up in stock prices like that seen […]
By Mark Noble |November 19, 2009
Your clients aren’t economists. Their backgrounds range from business executives to civil servants to labourers or even inheritors. They came to you because they need advice and reassurance about their investment position. What’s the common ground between you? The economy, of course! Just as you don’t necessarily have to be meteorologist to predict the weather, […]
By Don McIver |November 18, 2009
7 min read
While Canada has been basking in the adulation of the world for the survival of its banking system, our fragmented securities regulation regime leaves much to be desired. The advantages of a single securities regulator are obvious, according to Doug Hyndman, chair and CEO of the Canadian Securities Transition Office and former BCSC chair. Speaking […]
By Steven Lamb |November 18, 2009
5 min read
The Social Investment Organization has teamed up with Advocis to offer a new course on socially responsible investing, worth 2.0 Advocis technical credits. The course is a two-hour face-to-face PowerPoint presentation, explains SIO executive director Eugene Ellmen, but there are plans to deliver it in an online format. The first hour outlines the basics of […]
By Doug Watt |November 17, 2009
Mackenzie Financial has introduced three new mutual funds available for purchase today, including one income-focused class, a sector neutral Canadian equity fund and an all-Canadian dividend class. The Mackenzie Sentinel Strategic Income Class is managed by Dan Bastasic, vice-president, investments. The fund will be invested in dividend-paying equities, income trusts, corporate bonds, convertible bonds and […]
By Staff |November 17, 2009
3 min read
Canadians have set themselves some admirable financial goals, but many are struggling to meet these commitments, according to a poll by RBC. Half of Canadians ranked retirement savings as one of their top financial priorities, yet a quarter of those people are not putting any money toward this goal. Homeownership was a priority for 47% […]
By Mark Noble |November 17, 2009
RBC Asset Management has announced it will reopen the RBC O’Shaughnessy Canadian Equity Fund and RBC O’Shaughnessy U.S. Growth Fund to new purchases, effective immediately. RBC O’Shaughnessy Canadian Equity Fund has been closed since January 19, 2007. RBC O’Shaughnessy U.S. Growth Fund has been closed since June 30, 2006. • • • AGF replaces one […]
By Staff |November 16, 2009
1 min read
Net redemptions from the mutual fund industry for October came in near the lower end of initial estimates, totalling $291.4 million, according to the final tally by the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC). Early forecasts had set a range of between $262.2 million and $762.2 million in net redemptions. IFIC ascribed the slower sales […]
By Steven Lamb |November 16, 2009
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