Industry

O’Shaughnessy sticks to the numbers

(January 20, 2005) With so many mutual funds built and sold on the premise that knowing how the underlying companies are run is key, it’s interesting to meet an investment manager who doesn’t interview company executives at all. If past performance is any indication, the computer-driven, numbers-only approach works. Jim O’Shaughnessy has been playing with […]

By Kate McCaffery |January 20, 2005

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Morningstar flags the best and worst of 2004

(January 19, 2005) Despite finishing at the bottom of the mutual fund sales chart in 2004 — with $2.3 billion in net redemptions — there was some good news for AGF last year. Its Managed Futures fund was the top performer in 2004, according to data compiled by Morningstar Canada. The fund, run by Zoran […]

By Doug Watt |January 19, 2005

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Don’t dismiss short side on commodities

(January 19, 2005) Investors who think they can capture the benefits of commodities by going long on commodity indices had better think again, according to one expert in the managed futures industry. “Volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity: those are the things you’re going to have to deal with, and the question is, can you deal […]

By Steven Lamb |January 19, 2005

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Personal incomes lagging behind economic growth, TD says

(January 18, 2005) It’s something many Canadians may have suspected, but a study released today suggests it’s true: despite solid growth in the GDP, tame inflation, low borrowing costs, high employment and a housing-market boom, our economic well-being has not advanced in many years. The TD Economics report concludes that the take-home pay of the […]

By Doug Watt |January 18, 2005

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