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Economic Indicators
Facebook has priced its IPO at $38 per share, at top of the range and valuing the group at US$104 billion. There are 421.2 million shares.
By Wire services |May 17, 2012
2 min read
Market Insights
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By Staff |May 16, 2012
1 min read
Industry
Banks used to market income trusts to clients and advisors using a “turbo-charged hype machine.” But now, bankers are trying to resurrect income trusts, and some advisors are keen to test the waters.
May 16, 2012
6 min read
Investors remain conservative for the short term but expect improved returns over the next decade. So says a Franklin Templeton global investor sentiment survey conducted earlier this year, which polled more than 20,000 investors in 19 countries.
May 15, 2012
Six years ago, Stephanie Holmes-Winton, a Halifax-based author and financial adviser, developed a test to help her clients figure out just how much risk they are willing to take on.
By Bryan Borzykowski, Canadian Business |May 15, 2012
13 min read
The lonely letter “x” marked a clear message for Europe’s political leaders in last weekend’s elections. French politics moved decidedly to the left, which will likely create turmoil in the Franco-German relationship and the delicate balance between growth and austerity. In Greece, voters couldn’t exactly agree on what they wanted but they spoke loudly and clearly about what they did not want.
By David Andrews |May 14, 2012
5 min read
By Staff |May 9, 2012
The results of the French election offer some hope for investors, according to Peter Drake, vice-president, retirement and economic research, for Fidelity Investments Canada.
Prior to the French and Greek elections, the latest developments in Europe mainly revolved around Spain; worries over Spain’s economic situation surfaced after the European Central Bank’s long-term financing operation in February, which helped stabilize the Eurozone, and they have since increased.
May 8, 2012
There’s nary a bull or bear to be seen on Bay Street these days. That’s because we’re in a sideways market. That was the message Kim Shannon, president and chief investment officer of Sionna Investment Managers, presented at the firm’s Financial Market Review in Toronto yesterday.
By Brooke Smith |May 7, 2012
4 min read
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