Investments

Europe faces uphill battle

This is the second of a three-part report on IHS Global Insight’s discussion on the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Economic growth in Europe will be sluggish and uneven in 2011, according to Howard Archer, chief European and U.K economist for IHS Global. In a recent webcast, he pointed to the slowdown in the third quarter […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |January 21, 2011

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Brace yourself for a volatile 2011

Two of Fidelity’s top investment strategists recently weighed in on the 2011 outlook for the fund company’s annual ‘Straight Talk on the Markets’ webcast. Getting Aggressive Trevor Greetham, asset allocation director for Fidelity International’s Investment Solutions Group, says the first thing to keep in mind is the economic cycle has become quite short, and increasingly […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |January 21, 2011

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A bumpy ride ahead

Towers Watson today released its 30th annual Canadian Survey of Economic Expectations, predicting mostly growth in a low interest rate environment. The survey is based on data gathered from mid-November to early December 2010 and provides projections from leading business economists, analysts and portfolio managers from more than 45 organizations. The Outlook Most survey respondents […]

By Staff |January 20, 2011

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Norbourg saga draws to a close

An agreement in principle has been reached in the Norbourg class action lawsuit. Under the $55 million settlement there is no admission of liability. The amount will be covered by Beaulieu Deschambault S.E.N.C.R.L. (including Deschambault St-Jean S.E.N.C.R.L.) and Rémi Deschambault, the AMF, The Northern Trust Company, Canada, Concentra Trust and KPMG LLP. The $55 million […]

By Staff |January 19, 2011

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