Investments

Investors must revisit assumptions on alts: Mercer

In a post-crisis environment, investors need to rethink their rationale and approach to alternative assets and ensure they have exposure to the asset class for the right reasons, according to investment consultants from Mercer. Dragana Timotijevic, Mercer’s global investment leader for alternative beta investments, says the calculus has changed over the past 12 months, and […]

By Jody White |November 10, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: November 9, 2009

North American stock markets appeared headed for a sharply higher open Monday after weak U.S jobs data on Friday reassured investors that interest rates will stay low. Sentiment was further lifted by a weekend meeting of the Group of 20 countries at which officials agreed to keep their economic stimulus measures in place. The Dow […]

By Staff |November 9, 2009

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P.M. market numbers: Nov 9, 2009

The Toronto stock market jumped about two per cent Monday to add to last week’s strong advance as oils and metals benefited from a falling U.S. dollar and spearheaded a broad-based advance. The S&P/TSX composite index surged 236.46 points to 11,486.88 after rising about three per cent last week despite employment reports from Canada and […]

By Staff |November 9, 2009

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A.M. market numbers: November 6, 2009

North American stock markets appeared headed for a lower opening as employment news from Canada and the United States came in worse than expected. The Canadian reading was particularly shocking: Statistics Canada said more than 43,000 jobs were lost last month, a huge miss from economists’ consensus which forecast the addition of 10,000 jobs. And […]

By Staff |November 6, 2009

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