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Wednesday’s announcement from the International Olympic Committee that the 2018 Winter Games would be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, is being heralded as a boost to the nation—at least in the Korean media. In terms of investment potential, however, the games will barely register. While large international gatherings can spur infrastructure investment in underdeveloped locales, […]
By Staff |July 7, 2011
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Things are about to get very interesting in the Canadian exchange traded funds industry. RBC Global Asset Management has filed preliminary long form prospectuses with the OSC to launch its inaugural offerings in the ETF space. The bank-owned asset manager’s entrance to the market will consist of eight corporate bond ETFs. The funds start with […]
Braving a string of economic uncertainties from Europe, the U.S. and Japan, the Canadian market for initial public offerings continues to flourish, according to the quarterly PwC survey of activity on Canadian equity exchanges. IPO activity in Canada picked up speed in the second quarter of 2011, but could have returned a better figure were […]
By Vikram Barhat |July 6, 2011
Market Insights
By all conventional measures Greece as a sovereign nation is insolvent and all efforts to prolong an inevitable default is in essence just kicking the can down the road. Equity and commodity investors breathed a huge sigh of relief this week as the Greek parliament voted on and passed contentious austerity legislation. The new rules cut wages, raise taxes, and privatize Greek institutions there by enabling the indebted nation to receive its next tranche of a EU and IMF orchestrated bailout.
By David Andrews |July 5, 2011
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June was a difficult month for Canadian investment funds, despite a late rally that repaired some of the damage done in the first two weeks. Only one of 24 Morningstar Canada equity fund indices managed to post a positive return, as the Japan Equity Fund Index gained 1.2%. Outside of the equity mandates, only one […]
By Staff |July 5, 2011
The hugely unpopular and controversial €28-billion Parliament-approved austerity plan aimed to bring Greece back from the brink of economic disaster has caused much chaos in the country. But for a nation plagued by dire budget problems, the austerity package of spending cuts and tax hikes is only the tip of the iceberg, experts point out. […]
By Vikram Barhat |July 4, 2011
Alternative investments will increasingly become part of institutional and high net worth (HNW) portfolios. In fact, they are likely to blend right in to the traditional portfolio, supplanting long-held notions of what the portfolio core should look like. “Alternatives, at least for the next few years, are increasingly going to be part of our portfolios—certainly […]
By Staff |July 4, 2011
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The U.S. economy should sustain its recovery, despite the expiry of the Federal Reserve’s second round of quantitative easing, according to a survey of Canadian investment managers. In fact, the latest Russell Investments Investment Manager Outlook found that the American stock market is seen as holding the most promise. Sixty-two percent of respondents were bullish […]
Earlier this year, the CFA Institute’s annual conference in Edinburgh, Scotland featured two speakers addressing two very different, but ultimately related types of risk. Unrewarding risks The most critical component of portfolio risk management is identifying and eliminating unrewarding risk, according to Guy Stern, investment director and head of multi-asset fund management at Standard Life […]
By Dean DiSpalatro |June 30, 2011
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Economic Indicators
Statistics Canada’s recently released inflation figures are a mainly positive sign both for the Canadian economy and investors, suggests Serge Pépin, head of investments at BMO Investments Inc. “There’s a good side and a bad side to inflation,” he said. “When inflation is rising, it usually means there’s good economic growth behind it, so you […]
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