Market Insights

Best and worst investments across the globe

These days, the outlooks for many countries hinge on whether monetary policy is supportive and that’s a major factor driving investment decisions.

By Katie Keir |April 20, 2017

3 min read

Industry

17% of active managers beat TSX last year: SPIVA

Active managers again fell short of their respective benchmarks in 2016, S&P Dow Jones Indices says in its latest SPIVA Canada scorecard. The SPIVA scorecard found the market’s strong run last year caused a majority of active managers in domestic Canadian equities to underperform their respective benchmarks. Just under one-fifth of Canadian equity funds (17.31%) […]

By Staff |April 20, 2017

1 min read

Economic Indicators

The story behind oil market volatility

In March, there was a lot of volatility around the price of oil. Why?

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |April 18, 2017

3 min read

Market Insights

Should you increase risk or lower return expectations?

How much should you hold in equities relative to fixed income?

By Sam Febbraro |April 17, 2017

5 min read

Betting on an EU breakup? Soon, an ETF for that

Want to invest in the breakup of the EU, or Donald Trump’s tax reforms, but don’t know where to start? Soon, it may be as easy as buying an ETF. A Missouri-based firm called Active Weighting Funds ETF Trust has filed a prospectus with the SEC for four thematic ETFs that would gain on shifts […]

By Staff |April 17, 2017

2 min read

When and how to replace a fund in a portfolio

When crafting a client’s portfolio, have a contingency plan: funds can’t always remain with clients over the long term, perhaps for tax or strategy reasons, and sometimes they terminate. Aside from termination, a fund can no longer be suitable when its strategy and risk level changes, or when it merges with another product, says Peter […]

By Katie Keir |April 13, 2017

6 min read

Market Insights

Best and worst investments across the globe

17% of active managers beat TSX last year: SPIVA

The story behind oil market volatility

Should you increase risk or lower return expectations?

Betting on an EU breakup? Soon, an ETF for that

When and how to replace a fund in a portfolio

When to trim troubled positions

Cannabis stocks fall on Trudeau legislation for legal pot

Watch for dividend cuts

Canada one of four advanced economies vulnerable to housing