Market Insights

Investors hungry for deals

Despite economic turbulence and market turmoil, 41% of leading international companies expect to make an acquisition in the next 12 months, according to Ernst & Young's latest Capital confidence barometer, based on a survey of more than 1,000 senior executives around the world.

By Staff |October 3, 2011

2 min read

Industry

Faceoff: Will silver keep its sheen?

Two experts discuss whether this precious metal is a sound investment

By Kanupriya Vashisht |October 1, 2011

7 min read

Industry

Investor panacea?

Generic drug sector holding its own

By Chip Brian |October 1, 2011

3 min read

Market Insights

Autumn depresses clients and stock markets

Every investor’s risk tolerance seems to drop in winter and people who are prone to seasonal disorders experience a much bigger drop.

By Mark Kamstra |October 1, 2011

3 min read

Industry

Homeland affinity

It’s been six years since the federal government moved to scrap foreign content limits in registered plans in an effort to open up the market to international investments. Yet Canadians still prefer investing closer to home

By Doug Watt |October 1, 2011

6 min read

Industry

Foreign indirect investment

How to invest in emerging markets without leaving your home exchange. The foreign investment sphere keeps getting more complicated. What’s a discerning investor to do?

By Raf Brusilow |October 1, 2011

5 min read

Industry

Leaping tigers, hidden dragons

Inflation, risks and opportunities in emerging markets

By Vikram Barhat |October 1, 2011

6 min read

Economic Indicators

BMO: Canada, emerging markets still strong

Investors should be cautiously optimistic about the outlook for Canada and emerging markets, two top experts at BMO said during a conference call today.

By Dean DiSpalatro |September 30, 2011

4 min read

Economic Indicators

Economic lessons from emerging markets

The moral of the emerging market growth story is that it pays to support disciplined fiscal policies, open trade, and private capital formation while undertaking necessary public investments.

By Vikram Barhat |September 29, 2011

5 min read

Market Insights

Events come and go, process endures

As summer starts turning into fall and I contemplate the recent volatility in financial markets, the same thought keeps going through my mind: events may come and go, but solid processes endure. At first glance, that may seem trivial but think about what a process is: a series of steps or events that lead to a result.

By Peter Drake |September 28, 2011

5 min read

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