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Market Insights
Natural resource-driven countries are going to benefit from an expanding global economy and so too will their currencies. As the currencies rise, bondholders get a boost.
April 5, 2012
2 min read
When it comes to investing, the adage “If it’s in the press, it’s in the price” rings true. The market, often praised as a stable, distinct entity, is made of those who participate in it—when investors react, so too does the market.
April 4, 2012
4 min read
Horizons Exchange Traded Funds has announced plans to launch the Horizons BetaPro S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Inverse ETF, which began trading today on the TSX. It’s Canada’s first Inverse volatility ETF.
By Staff |April 4, 2012
Products
Horizons Exchange Traded Funds Inc. has announced plans to launch the Horizons Auspice Managed Futures Index ETF, an innovative alternative strategy exchange traded fund that offers investors an opportunity to get exposure to a managed futures strategy.
By Staff |April 3, 2012
1 min read
Despite lackluster performance in March, the majority of equity funds in Canada posted gains for the first quarter of 2012, according to preliminary performance numbers released today by Morningstar Canada.
April 3, 2012
Industry
Jovian Capital has announced that it has acquired an additional 20% equity interest in Hahn Investment Stewards & Company Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiary Jovian Asset Management Inc.
By Staff |April 2, 2012
BlackRock Investments Canada has announced the departure of Som Seif, former president and CEO of Claymore Investments, the ETF firm bought by BlackRock in January of this year.
When companies use accounting to make profits look bad
April 1, 2012
5 min read
Value investing boils down to price and value: buying securities for less than their intrinsic worth. Stock prices may go up and down, but over the long term, the underlying value of the business counts.
By Susy Abbondi |April 1, 2012
Emerging markets are dishing out healthy returns to investors—and a big slice of humble pie to detractors.
By Vikram Barhat |April 1, 2012
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