Industry News

Decorative pattern

Horizons launches U.S. Dollar ETF

BetaPro Management Inc. has announced the launch of the Horizons U.S. Dollar Currency ETF, an exchange traded fund that offers investors direct access to foreign currency investing. The U.S. Dollar ETF will begin trading on the TSX on April 7, 2011, under the symbol DLR.

By Staff |April 7, 2011

1 min read

Decorative pattern

BMO expands high yield business

BMO Capital Markets has announced that it is expanding its high yield business in Canada with the additions of Dan Atack, managing director, and Piper Kerr, director, to the BMO Capital Markets Leveraged Finance Distribution and Trading team.

By Staff |April 7, 2011

1 min read

Decorative pattern

Boutique vs. bank battle rages on

The turn of the 21st century was a time of opportunity for boutique advisory firms

By Scot Blythe |April 7, 2011

10 min read

Decorative pattern

Expert: New quake won’t impact market

The 7.4 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan today will likely not have a major, lasting impact on the markets, says Tom Goggins, senior manager of the Manulife Strategic Income Fund.

By Dean DiSpalatro |April 7, 2011

2 min read

Decorative pattern

Buy-sell insurance can be a tough sell

Nearly every advisor will admit they are looking to land the investment portfolios of high net worth clients, but despite this focus the market remains underserved on the insurance side. “There are more clients that are willing to write large cheques for big insurance policies than there are advisors out there willing to ask for […]

By Al Emid |April 4, 2011

4 min read

Decorative pattern

IPO market takes a pause: PwC

The impact of geo-political strife in the Middle East and North Africa and tripartite tragedy in Japan hindered the Canadian IPO market in the first quarter, according to the quarterly PwC survey of initial public offerings on Canadian equity exchanges. However, the pause could mean new investment opportunities for those waiting on the sidelines hoping […]

By Vikram Barhat |April 4, 2011

2 min read

Decorative pattern

Impact investing focused on innovation

A participatory speaker series around impact investing, aptly named Eye4Impact, kicked off on March 29 in Montreal. The initiative is backed by TBC Capital Inc., a Montreal-based financial services firm with a mandate to provide investment strategies and solutions with a focus on impact investments. The inaugural edition of the series featured Russell Read, former […]

By Vikram Barhat |April 4, 2011

3 min read

Decorative pattern

Global crises curb March fund returns

Investors who held onto Japanese equity funds through March probably know what to expect when they look at their statements this month. The earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis that struck the country took a heavy toll on equity investments. Japan’s Nikkei 225 Index finished March with a year-to-date decline of 8.2%, having recovered from being […]

By Staff |April 4, 2011

2 min read

Decorative pattern

Standard Life proposes fund line-up changes

Standard Life Mutual Funds has proposed changes to the investment objectives of five of its funds: Standard Life Global Monthly Income Fund, Standard Life Canadian Dividend Growth Fund, Standard Life Canadian Dividend Growth Class, Standard Life Dividend Income Fund and Standard Life Canadian Small Cap Fund. The goal of these changes is to provide more […]

By Staff |April 4, 2011

1 min read

Decorative pattern

Consumer debt bubble and you

The U.S. economic recovery is well underway. So we can sit back and watch our investment portfolios grow steadily – right? Not so fast. There’s still the pesky issue of a record-high consumer debt-to-income ratio blemishing the otherwise sparkling visage of the equity market landscape, particularly in Canada. The issue is by no means trivial: […]

By Murray Belzberg |April 1, 2011

3 min read

← Previous 1 … 1,613 1,614 1,615 1,616 1,617 … 2,188 Next →