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Atkinson wins award

Howard Atkinson, the president of Horizons Exchange Traded Funds (Horizons ETFs), has been awarded the Top Educator award (Le Mérite du représentant pedagogue) at the organization’s 10th anniversary gala in Montreal. The award recognizes Atkinson for his work as an author and educator in financial literacy by ACTIF, Quebec’s premier financial education co-operative. “Education is […]

By Staff |February 17, 2010

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The beauty of ETFs

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are less expensive than mutual funds by a wide margin. Embedded mutual fund distribution costs – paid to financial advisors for selling them – are most of the difference. Claymore is the only ETF sponsor in Canada paying advisors from a separate ETF series that is 0.50% to 0.75% more expensive. While […]

February 16, 2010

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The future is in managed accounts

After the turmoil of 2008 and 2009, hedge fund investors have learned to dread the “four horsemen.” That’s how Bernice Miedzinski, executive vice-president at Man Investments Canada characterizes the Bernie Madoff fraud and the Lehman Brothers collapse, which froze some hedge fund accounts, as well as the sub-prime meltdown, factors that along with falling markets, […]

By Scot Blythe |January 25, 2010

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ETF assets hit record high in Canada

The popularity of exchange traded funds continues to grow, as assets under management in the Canadian market have reached $30 billion, according to data from BlackRock, Inc., the corporate parent of iShares Canada. Much of the appeal of ETFs lies in their relatively low cost structure, with costs usually below 100 basis points. Proponents of […]

By Steven Lamb |January 22, 2010

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