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Fixed income tumbles in Q1: IIAC

Don’t expect any bright lights at the end of the long fixed-income tunnel anytime soon — the market continues to spiral downward with no end in sight. A new Investment Industry Association of Canada (IIAC) debt issuance report reveals that total issuance in the debt market dropped to $41.4 billion; that’s an 18% decrease over […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |July 25, 2008

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(July 24, 2008) Withholding information can be costly, especially if you’re dealing with the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. IIROC — formerly the Investment Dealers Association of Canada — charged John D.W. Buskell $50,000 for failing to provide the organization information related to an ongoing investigation. Besides the fine, Buskell is permanently banned from […]

By Staff |July 24, 2008

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(July 24, 2008)RBC Manulife Investments has launched a new series of principal protected notes. The Global Balanced Plus Deposit Notes will be tied to the performance of three funds: the Mawer World Investment Fund, the Manulife Strategic Income Fund and the Manulife Canadian Core Fund. Bob Tillmann, vice-president of marketing and business development at Manulife, […]

By Staff |July 24, 2008

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(July 24, 2008) Canada’s banking sector just got a little bigger. This week the government awarded a charter to Jameson Bank, making it one of 22 schedule I institutions. With the charter, Jameson also becomes the first treasury bank in Canada and the first privately owned schedule I bank in Ontario. For the past 19 […]

By Staff |July 24, 2008

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Difference, not style, keeps the bear at bay

Fund manager Anne Gudefin, senior vice-president at London-based Franklin Mutual Advisors, was in Toronto for Franklin Templeton’s Investment Outlook and Opportunities Forum. She says for her style of investing there’s nothing better than a bear market because it means the bargains are out there. Gudefin manages Franklin Templeton’s Mutual Discovery Fund, a five-star-rated fund by […]

By Mark Noble |July 24, 2008

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(July 23, 2008) If gas prices are getting you down, why support climate change with your investment dollars? HSBC launched its Global Climate Change Fund on Wednesday, so Canadians with environmentalist tendencies can make money while helping the planet. The fund will invest in companies around the world that will benefit from climate change solutions. […]

By Staff |July 23, 2008

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(July 23, 2008) Volatile markets might make good headlines, but Canadians haven’t been fazed by all the turbulence. That’s according to a new Manulife poll, which saw its Financial Sentiment Index climb by two points in late June. That positive move — the index now stands at +24 — counters March’s five-point drop. “We’re seeing […]

By Staff |July 23, 2008

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OSC, IIROC to appeal Taub decision

Since 2005, Stephen Taub, a former securities broker with Toronto branches of Brant Securities and Research Capital Corporation, has been fighting the IDA, asserting its by-laws have no jurisdiction over him as a former member. Taub had voluntarily relinquished his membership in the fall of 2004, well before the IDA announced it would hold hearings […]

By Mark Noble |July 23, 2008

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(July 22, 2008) Russell Investments Canada is making some changes to its Sovereign Investment Program and LifePoints Portfolios, the company revealed today. Goodman & Company Investment Counsel will now manage the Russell Canadian Equity Pool, while Goodman Canadian Equity Growth and Aurion Capital have been added to Russell’s Canadian Equity Fund. Because of this new […]

By Staff |July 22, 2008

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(July 22, 2008) A new poll by the Toronto Chartered Financial Analyst Society reveals that 89.4% of CFA charterholders think inflation has become a greater concern than it was six months ago. Many respondents also said that North America has the best near-term values, thanks to its investable oil reserves. The survey also reveals that […]

By Staff |July 22, 2008

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