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GDP growth to trigger fall rate hikes

(July 29, 2005) The Canadian economy continues to growth at a healthy pace, but leading economists say concerns over capacity utilization are expected to lead to interest rate hikes in the fall. The Canadian economy grew by 0.3% in May while April’s growth was revised downward to match, cutting annualized growth to 2.0%. May’s growth […]

By Steven Lamb |July 29, 2005

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The week in review

(July 29, 2005) Due to technical difficulties with the Advisor.ca Bulletins this week, you may have missed some of the news that affects you and your practice. Here is a quick summary of stories we’re running this week. Key to trusts: Be selective: The income trust market has produced some of the hottest financial products […]

By Staff |July 29, 2005

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Clients defrauded in LIRA schemes

(July 29, 2005) Many clients have locked-in retirement accounts (LIRA) as a result of changing careers several times during their lives. These assets are generally inaccessible to clients until they reach retirement, but unscrupulous advisors, several of whom are the targets of ongoing regulator investigations, are advertising to the contrary and preying on needy clients. […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 29, 2005

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Panel calls for state-run LTC insurance

(July 28, 2005) In what could be seen as a threat to the long-term care insurance industry, a Quebec task force on health care is calling for implementation of a state-run “loss-of-independence insurance plan” to bridge the gap between current healthcare insurance and the costs incurred by the elderly in a nursing care setting. “The […]

By Steven Lamb |July 28, 2005

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Bulletins available online

(July 28, 2005) Advisor.ca has been experiencing technical difficulties with our e-mail delivery system. For those who have missed out on the A.M. and P.M. Bulletins, don’t despair — they are still available in the Advisor.ca Bulletin Archive. We apologize for any inconvenience. We are working to correct the problem. (07/28/05)

By Staff |July 28, 2005

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The latest wisdom on energy

(July 28, 2005) The energy sector is on a tear and taking the entire Canadian market with it. The fundamentals supporting the boom are still relatively solid, but some analysts say we’re reaching cyclical highs, and managers are finding out shares are getting pretty fairly valued. “None of the companies in the energy sphere — […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 28, 2005

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Ethical puts AIDS on the SRI radar

(July 27, 2005) Canadian mining and resource companies that make up a significant part of the S&P/TSX Composite Index are operating in countries with some of the highest rates of HIV/AIDS infection in the world. The Ethical Funds Company has conducted a preliminary review of those companies as part of its effort to benchmark current […]

By Kate McCaffery |July 27, 2005

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Returns help, but fashion is key in fund sales

(July 27, 2005) It has become something of an axiom that investors continue to chase performance in the mutual fund world, but recent research indicates there is more driving sales than the latest performance ranking for a given fund. Despite repeated encouragement toward long-term investing, many investors still take a short-term view when making their […]

By Steven Lamb |July 27, 2005

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Canada, emerging markets pad pension returns

(July 26, 2005) Managers of institutional pooled funds found their best returns in emerging markets stock investments in the second quarter of the year, according to Morningstar Canada. The median fund in the nine-fund category returned 6% in the three months ending June 30, with the overall top performing fund — Fidelity Latin America MF […]

By Steven Lamb |July 26, 2005

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Advice for the ice

(July 26, 2005) Players in the National Hockey League did not gain much from the 310-day lockout, but it did wake them up to what life is like without hockey —and a steady paycheque. That might not be such a bad thing for the advice industry, as play is set to begin again, and several […]

By Mark Brown |July 26, 2005

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