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The route to regulatory repair of Canada’s besieged asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market is through mandated transparency and disclosure, according to a submission on the recent ABCP crisis by the Social Investment Organization (SIO), the national association for socially responsible investment. Canada’s $35 billion non-bank ABCP market ground to a halt in August 2007, largely […]
By Doug Watt |February 20, 2009
3 min read
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By Kate McCaffery |February 20, 2009
8 min read
Two of the world’s leading providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis are joining forces. RiskMetrics Group has announced plans to acquire Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. Both firms are headquartered in New York, though Innovest also has a Toronto office. The acquisition of Innovest and its team of experts, led by co-founders […]
By Staff |February 20, 2009
4 min read
As federal and provincial governments prepare to pour money into Canada’s infrastructure, the prevalence of public-private partnerships may prompt institutional and private investors alike to significantly increase their allocations to this profitable sector, according to one expert. Speaking at the Alternative Investments for Institutional Investors seminar in Toronto, David McFadden, chair of the Gowlings National […]
By Jody White |February 19, 2009
2 min read
The U.S. Congress may have passed its stimulus package, with another plan in the works for homeowners, but it is renewed optimism about China’s economic growth that is most exciting to fund managers, according to a report from Merrill Lynch. The February edition of the Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers shows hopes at their […]
By Steven Lamb |February 19, 2009
There is no shortage of opinions on the direction financial markets will take, but a recent survey finds that sentiment among average Canadians is split almost perfectly into three camps. An Angus Reid poll conducted for Franklin Templeton Investments found that 33% of Canadians are feeling opportunistic ahead of the RRSP contribution deadline. These respondents […]
By Staff |February 19, 2009
More than one-third (37%) of boomers who own their own business are planning to put off their retirement due to the current economic situation, according to the 19th Annual RBC RRSP Poll. Among all boomers, the percentage who said they were delaying retirement was much lower, at 28%. As for how long they will put […]
By Staff |February 18, 2009
Accused fraudster Ian Thow has been arrested by U.S. Marshals outside his condominium in Portland, Oregon. The former senior vice-president of Berkshire Investment Group allegedly bilked investors to the tune of $10 million. Thow allegedly sold clients non-existent investments, pocketing the cash to fund an extravagant lifestyle that included private jets and luxury automobiles. Some […]
It may be no surprise given the current economic climate, but investments in Canada’s venture capital market reached a 12-year low in 2008. Venture capital investment dropped 36% last year, from $2.1 billion in 2007 to $1.3 billion in 2008, according to the industry’s statistical report released today by Canada’s Venture Capital & Private Equity […]
By Mark Noble |February 17, 2009
Investors dipped their toe back into the mutual fund market, but maintained their risk-averse stance in January, according to IFIC’s final tally of fund sales. The industry as a whole reported net sales of $1.17 billion in January, compared to industry-wide net redemptions of $792 million in December, and $977.2 million in November. Net sales […]
By Steven Lamb |February 17, 2009
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