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Market Insights
Should investors spend time choosing the best manager, or diversifying?
By Guy Lalonde |December 1, 2011
6 min read
Industry
While in Calgary, managing editor Melissa Shin sat down with two portfolio managers from Mawer Investment Management to speak about their process and strategies: Paul Moroz, who manages the Mawer Global Small Cap Fund (pictured, left) and Grayson Witcher, who manages the Mawer U.S. Equity Fund (pictured, right).
By Melissa Shin |December 1, 2011
5 min read
The theme song for the night could have been “More, More, More”—or rather, “Mawer, Mawer, Mawer”—at the 17th annual Morningstar Canadian Investment Awards last night, as the Calgary based asset manager walked away with eight top awards.
By Staff |December 1, 2011
3 min read
Four experts walk us through some of the issues investors need to take into account when looking to the U.S., the Eurozone, China, and South Asia.
By Dean DiSpalatro |December 1, 2011
8 min read
Economic Indicators
While the markets are reacting positively to news that Europeans, North American and Japan’s central banks have made dollar swaps cheaper, less attention is being paid to a move by Chinese authorities to loosen monetary policy.
By Staff |November 30, 2011
1 min read
Fast-growing product offering is changing the licensing debate.
By Christopher Mason |November 28, 2011
4 min read
Planning and Advice
The media tells investors they can manage ETFs on their own. How do you stop clients from fleeing?
It was a slow week for equity markets, but that really comes as no surprise as U.S. markets were closed on Thursday for the Thanksgiving holiday. While they did reopen for part of Friday, volumes remained low and there was a small burst of enthusiasm in the morning as it appeared Black Friday retail sales could be strong this year. However, the overhang of the European debt crisis continued to weigh heavily on equity markets worldwide.
By Gareth Watson |November 28, 2011
The European bond market is bracing for a rough week during which Belgium, Italy, Spain and France will be auctioning their debts. The timing couldn't of worse. Just last week, in it's worse-ever auction Germany failed to find buyers for about 40% of its €6 billion offering of 10-year bunds.
By Vikram Barhat |November 28, 2011
Is your rich client a diehard fan of a team that's up for sale? You can help him buy it. Like any investment, the decision should be based on individual goals, risk tolerance and the vagaries of the market.
By Vikram Barhat |November 24, 2011
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