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(May 8, 2007) The C.D. Howe Institute is concerned that labour organizations exercise too much power in the venture capital market. York University’s Schulich School of Business professor Doug Cumming has written a study for C.D. Howe entitled Financing Entrepreneurs: Better Canadian Policy for Venture Capital. Cumming argues that better venture capital policy in Canada […]
By Staff |May 8, 2007
3 min read
With the addition of Alcan to a growing list of Canadian blue-chip stocks that are subject to foreign takeover bids, Canadian investors may wonder about the future of Canadian-owned companies. But just because corporate Canada is being hollowed out, it doesn’t mean an investor’s portfolio should be. On the contrary, the thinning of Canadian equities […]
By Mark Noble |May 8, 2007
The study that raised the hackles of the Canadian mutual fund industry has been republished, with updated data that reaffirms its original finding: Canadian investors pay the highest fees in the financially developed world. “While the mutual fund structure is comparable from country to country, fees vary around the globe,” the authors of the report […]
By Steven Lamb |May 8, 2007
4 min read
(May 7, 2007) One of TSX Group’s directors, Doug McGregor, has resigned. McGregor is co-president and managing director, head of global investment banking and equity markets, at RBC Capital Markets. TSX didn’t explicitly state that McGregor resigned because of a conflict of interest, but it did mention his departure in the context of RBC Capital […]
By Staff |May 7, 2007
Last fall’s tax changes on income trusts may have been a blessing in disguise, separating the weak investments from the strong, according to Guardian Group of Funds executives, who believe that successful companies will prevail in spite of the new tax regime. Guardian Capital’s Michelle Robitaille, a portfolio manager of GGOF’s Monthly High Income Fund, […]
By Mark Noble |May 7, 2007
Well, better late than never. The IDA has published a guidance document on the assessment of principal-protected notes, aimed at helping advisors understand the suitability of these investments for their clients. The IDA’s Due Diligence Guidelines on Principal-Protected Notes, a rather hefty document at 72 pages, offers an explanation of how PPNs are constructed, how […]
By Steven Lamb |May 7, 2007
(May 4, 2007) The Canadian Securities Institute has announced the first graduating class of the new Ch.P. Strategic Wealth designation. The first 25 people to hold the designation were recognized at a reception at the CN Tower in Toronto on May 3. The designation is for advisors who offer integrated wealth services, spanning investments in […]
By Staff |May 4, 2007
While the Bank of Canada frets over the latest inflation figures, one of Bay Street’s most notorious bulls is convinced that the good times will continue to roll on the Canadian equity markets. CIBC World Markets’ chief strategist Jeff Rubin, already recommending an overweight equity position, boosted the stock allocation for the Strategy Canadian Portfolio […]
By Steven Lamb |May 4, 2007
2 min read
Mutual fund sales in April were the best the industry has seen for that month since the heyday of the dot-com boom in the late 1990’s, according to the Investment Funds Institute of Canada’s monthly fund sales estimates. IFIC estimates net new sales of mutual funds for April to be between $2.2 billion to $2.7 […]
By Mark Noble |May 3, 2007
(May 3, 2007) The Alberta Securities Commission is warning the public about an investment scheme where fake companies use similar names of legitimate oil and gas companies and their success to draw investors. The ASC says investors have been approached by representatives for Al-Tar Energy Corp. and Alberta Energy Corp. The ASC says the companies […]
By Staff |May 3, 2007
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