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ScotiaMocatta, the metals division of Scotiabank, has taken its base metals platform live, with a staff of nine based in London, New York and Hong Kong managing transactions in copper, aluminum, lead, nickel, tin and zinc. “Our growing client base was asking us to play a more significant role in base metals, and our team […]
By Staff |January 31, 2011
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The MFDA today announced that it has issued a notice of settlement hearing regarding the presentation, review and consideration of a proposed settlement agreement by a hearing panel of the MFDA’s Prairie Regional Council. The settlement agreement will be between MFDA staff and Laurier Capital Planning Inc. (the “Respondent”) and involves matters for which the […]
With its three sensationalist slogans, the least we can say is that the new advertising campaign of the Montreal chapter of the CFA hits below the belt: These three messages have been plastered on super-sized billboards along major roads in Montreal since Monday, January 24. According to the new advertising agency CFA Montreal has hired, […]
By Yves Bonneau |January 28, 2011
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Scotia Capital has announced Cesare Roselli has joined the firm’s fixed income team in London as managing director and head of sovereign, supranational and agency (SSA) origination in Europe. “Cesare Roselli’s strong ties with European public borrowers will be important to build a first-class business franchise,” said Greg Greer, managing director and head of capital […]
By Staff |January 28, 2011
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered?
By Terri Goveia |January 27, 2011
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Economic Indicators
It may come as no surprise, but 2010 was a very strong year for commodity prices. How strong? The Scotiabank Commodity Price Index, which tracks the price of 32 commodities, surged 17.8% on the year. The index capped the year with a hefty month-over-month gain of 5.5% in December. Since the cyclical low, reached in […]
By Steven Lamb |January 27, 2011
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If you needed reassurance that Canadians do, in fact, need financial advice, it’s here. Despite a dominant belief that now is a good time to invest, Canadians are wary of entering the market. A new survey commissioned by Franklin Templeton Investments finds that bullish sentiment outweighs bearish sentiment by a ratio of 4-to-1. Yet more […]
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Deficits and debt reduction were the main topics of conversation at a Canada2020 sponsored event in Ottawa on Wednesday morning, featuring Chief Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and Jim Stanford, chief economist of the Canadian Auto Workers.
By Doug Watt |January 26, 2011
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It may be too early to tell, but Canadians may be taking the Bank of Canada’s warnings on household debt to heart, according to a report from CIBC World Markets. In November – the latest month for which data is available – household credit expanded at its slowest rate since 2001, growing by just 0.27% […]
By Steven Lamb |January 26, 2011
Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered? Risk is a layered concept. Although individual investors—even high net worth clients—acknowledge their balance sheets, do they truly recognize the forces behind them or even their own risk thresholds?
By Terri Goveia |January 26, 2011
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