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Making the plan

Just as the regulatory world is fragmented, so is the advice profession. One of the youngest groups, the CIFPs, came out of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada. Advisor staff talked to CIFPs president Keith Costello about the history and future of CIFPs Q: One goal of the CIFPs was to bring together Certified Financial […]

August 1, 2008

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On The Shelf:

(August 1, 2008) Horizons BetaPro has a had a pretty good run with their exchange traded funds —they’ve reached about $1.75 billion in assets under management — so it’s only natural that they’d turn their non-ETF products into this hot selling investment option. On Friday, the company announced that it was finished doing just that. […]

By Staff |August 1, 2008

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(August 1, 2008) The mood amongst the defined benefit (DB) plan sector is decidedly pessimistic, and many plan sponsors are looking to make changes over the next 12 months in an effort to improve their financial situation, according to a new survey from Morneau Sobeco. Seventy-five per cent of respondents said they were either somewhat […]

By Staff |August 1, 2008

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Bargain hunters still cautious about financials

In his widely read letter to shareholders, Miller, the legendary value manager of the Legg Mason Value Trust and its Canadian version, CI Value Trust, says it’s now the worst market for value investing that he’s ever seen. After 15 consecutive years of outperforming the S&P 500 index, he’s now experienced outsized underperformance. While the […]

By Mark Noble |August 1, 2008

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Cultivation of economic growth Enhanced enforcement Consistency in regulation Quickest way forward/least transitional risk Quickest way forward/least transitional risk Consistency in regulation Enhanced enforcement Cultivation of economic growth Flexibility to respond to future evolution of global markets Reduction in costs Strengthened influence of Canada in international markets Ability to address regional sensitivities • • • […]

By Staff |July 31, 2008

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Study finds evidence of widespread front-running

According to a new study co-authored by a Toronto-based professor, there is evidence that front-running is a common practice on Wall Street. Front-running is the term used to refer to an investor with insider knowledge of an impending large sale of a security using that information to trade in the security before the sale. It’s […]

By Mark Noble |July 31, 2008

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(July 30, 2008) The Canadian Investment Awards has announced the creation of a new award that will recognize one investment firm for “showing a concrete commitment to environmental leadership.” “I believe that investing in our environment is one of the most important and relevant long-term investments we can make,” says Sabine Steinbrecher, founder and president, […]

By Staff |July 30, 2008

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Active managers miss the benchmark again

The last year hasn’t been kind to active managers — they haven’t beaten their benchmark in four quarters, but according to a new survey, they’re getting closer. Russell Investments Canada’s active manager report reveals that in Q2 of this year, 41% of active managers outperformed the benchmark. That’s an improvement of 21 percentage points over […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 30, 2008

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U.S. inflation to send wages, Fed rate higher

Interest rates south of the border will rise dramatically in 2009, as the Federal Reserve is confronted later this year by a top-line inflation rate of 6%, according a new report out of CIBC World Markets. The culprit in this scenario is, not surprisingly, bubbling crude — oil, that is. While the high cost of […]

By Steven Lamb |July 30, 2008

3 min read

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Allocating your client’s buyout

“I think the topic is part of a bigger personal finance issue regarding how much retirement income should come from defined benefit pensions and their implicit life annuities, versus income from discretionary liquidation of an investment portfolio,” says, retirement expert Moshe Milevsky, director of the Individual Finance and Insurance Decisions Centre and an associate professor […]

By Mark Noble |July 30, 2008

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