Market Insights

Industry

5 accounting trends to watch for this year

OSC highlights several areas of concern

By Al and Mark Rosen |January 27, 2017

4 min read

Industry

How many advisors will robos replace?

All of them—unless they future-proof their practices

By Mark Yamada |January 27, 2017

4 min read

Market Insights

Release the Kraken: Understanding an Aramco IPO

The titan’s offering sees higher oil prices

By D. Mason Granger |January 27, 2017

5 min read

Industry

Lessons learned from the ABCP crisis

The asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) crisis finally came to a resolution this month, with the restructured paper’s liquidation.

By Jennifer Paterson, Benefits Canada |January 27, 2017

4 min read

Industry

Fixed income prospects for 2017

A look at opportunities and trends in the fixed income space for this year.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |January 26, 2017

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Alternate Health enters cannabis partnership for spring production

Vancouver’s Alternate Health expects to close its 30-year joint venture agreement with Alturas Native Band in early February 2017. The agreement supports the development, production, research and extraction of cannabidiols (CBDs) to create medicinal products in a production facility in California. Read: Echelon Wealth to advise medical cannabis producer The new facility will allow Alternate […]

By Staff |January 26, 2017

1 min read

Industry

Fundata award winners announced

Fundata Canada has presented its FundGrade Awards to 57 companies representing 263 Canadian investment funds. Winners include 179 mutual funds, 35 ETFs, 46 segregated funds and 3 responsible investing funds. Read: Fixed income prospects for 2017 Winner highlights: Fundata, a provider of market and investment funds data, presents its awards to funds that consistently demonstrate […]

By Staff |January 26, 2017

1 min read

Market Insights

Hedge funds beat stocks and bonds over 1, 3 and 5 years

Hedge funds outperformed stocks and bonds on a risk-adjusted basis in 2016, producing net gains of about US$120 billion net of fees, estimates the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and data provider Preqin. Read: Hedge funds gained in December Risk-adjusted outperformance is highly valued in investments since it reflects volatility as well as net returns. […]

By Staff |January 25, 2017

1 min read

Economic Indicators

Canada bucks trend with 7% climb in VC deals

When it comes to the deal activity of companies backed by venture capital (VC), Canada bucks global declines. In 2016, VC-backed company deals rose 7% in 2016 to 266 deals, reveals a report from PwC Canada and CB Insights. Total dollars invested were US$1.7 billion, which roughly matches 2015’s figure. Both trends contrast significantly with […]

By Staff |January 25, 2017

1 min read

Industry

5 new iShares ETFs now on TSX

Dynamic Funds and BlackRock Canada have launched five Dynamic iShares Active ETFs that began trading on the TSX Wednesday. The ETFs are: Read: Overvalued assets to avoid Read: Assets invested in U.S. ETFs and ETPs reach record high: ETFGI

By Staff |January 25, 2017

1 min read

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