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(January 3, 2008) AIM Trimark will add new asset classes and investment managers to its Dialogue Portfolios, effective January 16. The move is designed to improve diversification and boost risk-adjusted returns, the company says. “What sets Dialogue Portfolios apart from competing managed solutions is their global investment focus, relatively low MERs and special underlying funds […]

By Staff |January 3, 2008

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Fund returns highlight 2007’s challenges

Last year was far from stellar in terms of mutual fund returns, with only four categories managing to post double-digit growth, according to data from Morningstar Canada. Of the 42 Morningstar fund indexes, 23 managed to finish the year with positive returns, while only 12 managed to beat the 2.4% rate of inflation posted by […]

By Steven Lamb |January 3, 2008

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Fund sales pick up in December: IFIC

Money market funds helped drive overall December fund sales to between $2.8 billion and $3.3 billion, according to preliminary estimates by IFIC. “December sales helped cap a noteworthy year for the fund industry, with total long-term fund sales estimated to be the highest since 1998 and money market sales ending the year in positive territory […]

By Steven Lamb |January 3, 2008

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(January 2, 2008) B2B Trust has signed a deal with AIM Trimark Investments to provide investment loans, making it the 50th firm to sign on with B2B. “It is with great excitement that we welcome the addition of such a prestigious firm as AIM Trimark to the B2B Trust client roster,” says François Desjardins, president […]

By Staff |January 2, 2008

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Bears growling: Russell

After four years of strong growth on the Canadian stock market, the greatest growth now appears to be in negative sentiment, according to the Russell Investment Manager Outlook. Although the majority of managers expect positive returns for 2008, the survey of 34 investment management firms found an increasing level of bearishness. Only 28% of those […]

By Steven Lamb |January 2, 2008

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Industry reacts to ABCP roadmap

With a restructuring agreement finally in place, large holders of third-party asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) now have a better understanding of the fate of the problematic paper and can inform their investors about what they intend to do with their ABCP holdings. On December 23, 2007, the Pan-Canadian Investors Committee for Third-Party Structured Asset Backed […]

By Mark Noble |January 2, 2008

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(December 28, 2007) The Canadian Securities Administrators has revealed that it has made amendments to National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activity. The amendments related to revised standards for the disclosure of resources. In some cases, the changes to the national instrument streamline annual filing requirements. “Since it was implemented in […]

By Staff |December 28, 2007

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Economists’ predictions for 2008

As 2007 comes to a close, it’s only natural in the financial world’s forecast-happy climate that a number of institutions have already started predicting what will happen next year. The general consensus is that the Canadian dollar will remain somewhere around par, the U.S. economy will slow down further, and the markets will be just […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 28, 2007

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Year in review: 2007’s most newsworthy happenings

As the year comes to a close, advisors are likely breathing a (temporary) sigh of relief. The year started off well enough; markets reached record highs — the S&P/TSX Composite Index broke 14,000 points in mid-May — but, as the saying goes, what goes up must come down. And come down it did. The Composite […]

By Bryan Borzykowski |December 28, 2007

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(December 27, 2007) Economists at Desjardins Group released their forecast for next year, and they’ve concluded that a U.S. recession can be avoided. The economists predict that real GDP growth in the U.S. will be 2% next year. Despite a 40% risk of recession, the company thinks the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to cut […]

By Staff |December 27, 2007

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