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(March 26, 2007) After six years as president and CEO of FundSERV, Alan Hutton has announced he will retire at the end of fiscal 2007. “The past six years at FundSERV have been challenging and exciting,” says Hutton. “We have contributed significantly to the investment funds industry’s growth. Our success in reducing the time, cost […]

By Staff |March 26, 2007

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Sun Life scraps Clarica brand

It’s the end of the line for the last vestiges of one of Canada’s oldest insurance companies. The identity Clarica Financial Services, a subsidiary of Sun Life Financial, is being phased out and replaced with the Sun Life brand. Formerly Mutual Life of Canada, Clarica can trace it roots back to 1870. The Waterloo-based company […]

By Mark Noble |March 26, 2007

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(March 23, 2007) Manulife Mutual Funds has named Capital Guardian as sub-advisor for its MIX Global Equity Class, replacing Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P., effective June 1, 2007. “This change will provide MIX investors with access to this well-respected institutional investment manager,” said Doug Conick, vice-president, investment funds, Manulife Mutual Funds. Capital Guardian is a […]

By Staff |March 23, 2007

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Ontario and Saskatchewan budgets: what advisors should know

The governments of Ontario and Saskatchewan have announced their provincial budgets for the upcoming year. With elections expected in both provinces over the next year, both governments generally played it safe, offering balanced budgets that distributed modest benefits across the board and avoided drastic changes. The Ontario budget, delivered by the Liberal government’s finance minister, […]

By Mark Noble |March 23, 2007

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(March 22, 2007) A new survey by MFC Global Investment Management, a subsidiary of Manulife, suggests that a significant percentage of Canadian defined benefit pension plan sponsors expect to make substantial shifts, particularly to foreign equity allocations, within their portfolios over the next two years. MFC said that on an asset-weighted basis, 53% of defined […]

By Staff |March 22, 2007

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Global jitters

A report released by Merrill Lynch this week suggests global fund managers are exhibiting a “heightened aversion to risk,” most likely resulting from the precipitous market sell-off in the dying days of February. But do Canadian managers agree? The study highlights some of the key changes in response to some of the increased volatility evident […]

By Mark Brown |March 22, 2007

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More investors are turning to SRI: report

Al Gore might be the poster boy for environmental issues, but it’s investors who are putting their money where their mouth is. On Thursday, Toronto-based Social Investment Organization reported that socially responsible investment assets in Canada have increased more than 668% since 2004, from $65.5 billion to $503.6 billion. “It’s been quite a breakthrough year,” […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |March 22, 2007

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(March 21, 2007) Canada’s status as one of the most business-friendly countries in the world might be in jeopardy, according to a new Economist Intelligence Unit research paper sponsored by Accenture. The EIU is affiliated with the magazine The Economist. According to the study’s findings, Canada’s business environment will improve only slightly in the years […]

By Staff |March 21, 2007

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Manulife tops in policy statements: DALBAR

Despite the complexity of the products it offers, the insurance industry is doing a commendable job in creating understandable policyholder statements for consumers, according to DALBAR, a recognized evaluator of communications in the financial services industry. Manulife took the overall performance award as well as top honours for both universal life and segregated fund statements. […]

By Mark Noble |March 21, 2007

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Budget 2007 lacked focus: IIAC

Monday’s federal budget has received a rather tepid response from the head of the Investment Industry Association of Canada, who says Finance Minister Jim Flaherty could have done a lot more to encourage more risk investment. “I was surprised by the lack of focus,” says Ian Russell, president and CEO of the IIAC. “The last […]

By Steven Lamb |March 21, 2007

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