Industry

Meritas takes unique approach with new income fund

Considering Jarislowsky Fraser’s long history and solid reputation in corporate governance and shareholder rights, it’s a bit surprising that the company had never been approached by one of Canada’s socially responsible investing fund firms. So you could argue that Meritas Mutual Funds — a small player in the mutual fund world with just $120 million […]

By Doug Watt |May 5, 2006

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AIC hits the road

Jonathan Wellum is only on the fifth stop of a two-week, 11-city road show selling AIC’s two newest sub-advisors, yet the fund company’s chief investment officer’s voice was already hoarse as he addressed a small group of financial planners recently in downtown Toronto. It’s been a long trek for Wellum, but an even longer few […]

By Mark Brown |May 4, 2006

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Crawford panel finds support for single securities regulator

A panel set up to produce an outline for a common securities regulator has released an initial report on the consultation process, revealing that many industry participants like the idea, as long as the head office is not in Toronto or Ottawa. Last year, the Ontario government asked securities lawyer Purdy Crawford to create a […]

By Doug Watt |May 4, 2006

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AGF details succession plan

The executive suite at AGF Management is seeing some big changes, with changes at the top including co-founder Warren Goldring stepping down as chairman to take an honorary role. The fund company’s board of directors has announced the senior Goldring will assume the role of honorary chairman effective June 30, 2006. On that date, current […]

By Steven Lamb |May 3, 2006

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