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Standard Life Mutual Funds has proposed changes to the investment objectives of five of its funds: Standard Life Global Monthly Income Fund, Standard Life Canadian Dividend Growth Fund, Standard Life Canadian Dividend Growth Class, Standard Life Dividend Income Fund and Standard Life Canadian Small Cap Fund. The goal of these changes is to provide more […]
By Staff |April 4, 2011
1 min read
Market Insights
Industries in the Rental and Leasing Services sector include companies that provide a wide array of tangible goods, such as automobiles, computers, consumer goods, and industrial machinery and equipment to customers in return for a periodic rental or lease payment.
By Chip Brian |April 1, 2011
3 min read
April 1, 2011
First-quarter financial reports will deliver some strange and surprising results courtesy of the new IFRS accounting rules that came into effect for most companies on January 1. And some companies will be working hard to convince you that the new rules will have no adverse impact. That means advisors might have to contend with a certain amount of EBIFRS (earnings before IFRS).
By Dr. Al Rosen, Mark Rosen |April 1, 2011
6 min read
Claymore Investments has launched non-hedged common units of its Claymore Gold Bullion ETF. The fund is designed to provide unitholders with exposure to physical gold bullion, on a fully allocated basis, passively holding physical gold bullion. It does not anticipate making regular distributions. “The Claymore Gold Bullion ETF has done a great job of providing […]
By Staff |March 31, 2011
Brompton Funds Management has announced that its Tech Leaders Income Fund has filed a preliminary prospectus for a public offering of units at a price of $10.00 per unit. The fund was created to invest in an equal-weight portfolio consisting of equity securities of 15 leading technology companies which have market capitalization of at least […]
A new phenomenon has been emerging in the space of socially responsible investment. It’s the integration of environmental, social and governance (ESG) information into investment processes. The growing interest in ESG information within the mainstream investment community has meant various ESG factors are entering the vocabulary of mainstream financial analysts and fund managers. ESG investing […]
By Vikram Barhat |March 31, 2011
JovFinancial Solutions Inc. has announced Hahn Investment Stewards & Company will assume the sub-advisory role for three of its funds, effective April 1, 2011. “Hahn has one of the longest track records in the world managing ETF-only global portfolios,” said Grant Rush, president of JFSI. “With their demonstrated knowledge and experience, we expect our partnership […]
By Staff |March 30, 2011
Economic Indicators
Commodity prices have started to shake off the negative impact of Japan’s tragedy as reconstruction efforts get underway, according to a Scotiabank Report. Global energy markets stand to gain as Japan turns to imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and crude oil to offset the shortfall in its nuclear capacity, the report said. “Re-construction in Japan […]
By Vikram Barhat |March 29, 2011
Despite the explosion of high profile global risks, the appetite for global markets remains strong. In fact, a survey by Franklin Templeton found that demand for global investments will only increase over the coming decade, as investors seek to minimize their exposure to any single economy. At the time of the survey, only 34% of […]
By Staff |March 29, 2011
2 min read
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