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Canada’s largest life insurance companies are scheduled to issue their latest earnings reports this week, and there’s a real risk that things could get ugly. According to a report out of CIBC World Markets, the industry could see losses of up to $1.6 billion in the first quarter, or about one third of analyst forecasted […]

By Staff |May 5, 2009

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Political risk comes home to roost

Usually the term “political risk” is restricted to discussions about emerging markets, but one well-known economic commentator says the United States bailout of large financial firms has given political risk a new meaning. William Poole, a senior fellow with the Cato Institute and the former president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. […]

By Mark Noble |May 5, 2009

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GrowthWorks to buy Mavrix

Mavrix Fund Management has announced the signing of a letter of intent to sell itself to a subsidiary of GrowthWorks, at a price of 25 cents per share. The price represents a 15% premium over recent closing values. “We are looking forward to the prospect of joining forces with Mavrix to create a larger, stronger […]

By Steven Lamb |May 4, 2009

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Morningstar buys Andex chart creators

Morningstar Research continues to expand with its latest acquisition of Windsor, Ont.-based Andex Associates. It’s the second major purchase for Morningstar in as many weeks, as the firm looks to add services that reflect greater usage of non-mutual fund products by advisors. When it comes to mutual fund intelligence, Morningstar is by far the industry […]

By Mark Noble |May 4, 2009

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Independent financial advisors have benefited from growing investor distrust toward the banks, according to the International Forum of the Convention of Independent Financial Advisors (CIFA). David Bennett, chief executive of the Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (APCIMS) in London, confirmed a 10% to 25% increase in assets under management among members. “The […]

By Staff |May 4, 2009

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April showers bring returns: Morningstar

Those investors who have kept a resolve not to sell out of their mutual funds are seeing some reward. For the second month in a row, investment funds brought strong returns, according to preliminary performance data released by Morningstar Canada. The rally, which began in March, extended through much of April. As in March, 20 […]

By Mark Noble |May 4, 2009

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Fund sales sluggish in hot market

The Canadian mutual fund industry saw assets under management grow by a healthy $20 billion in April, but almost all of that was due to market affect, rather than new inflows, according to preliminary sales data from the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC). Net sales totaled between $257.9 million and $757.9 million for the […]

By Steven Lamb |May 4, 2009

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Due to the historically low short-term interest rates, Fidelity Investments will temporarily waive a portion of management fees charged on its money market funds with the goal to maintain a positive yield for investors. However, Fidelity will not be changing the investment approach of these funds to seek higher yields. The reduced fees will apply […]

By Staff |May 1, 2009

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Insurance distributors push for electronic data standards

Paper is bad. That was the simple message insurance product distributors sent to carriers at today’s annual CLIEDIS general meeting. The association is dedicated to the development of a viable electronic data exchange between insurance carriers and distributors. “Our management system has been able to give you all this data for years. You just won’t […]

By Philip Porado |May 1, 2009

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Ravaged by recession, advisors drop licenses

Advisors periodically have to instruct clients to dispose of an unprofitable or troublesome investment. They now face similarly pragmatic decisions on one of their own largest investments — their mutual fund business. Some advisors have recently taken a look at their own “big-picture” and decided to exit the fund business, at least in part because […]

By Al Emid |May 1, 2009

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