News and resources for Canada's top financial advisors
Economic Indicators
Many experts had predicted gold would pull back, but even the staunchest of bears didn’t expect this current slump.
By Vikram Barhat |April 18, 2013
2 min read
Industry
Is the outlook for gold and silver becoming bearish?
By Kanupriya Vashisht |April 17, 2013
7 min read
iShares is launching three unhedged ETFs in Canada.
By Staff |April 15, 2013
Products
Although ETFs are a hot commodity, thousands of financial advisors operating on the MFDA platform are unable to sell them—or else lack the appropriate clearing capability to do so.
By Investor Economics |April 12, 2013
1 min read
Major ETF provider iShares is preparing to launch two active U.S. equity products.
April 11, 2013
Market Insights
The picture is rosier south of the border
By Mark Yamada |April 9, 2013
3 min read
John Bell-Irving, investment advisor at Macquarie Private Wealth, focuses on superior growth investments in U.S. biotech for his 30-to-50-year old clients.
By Suzanne Sharma |April 8, 2013
A recent BlackRock report reveals the global exchange traded product industry recorded its best Q1 on record, amassing flows of $70.1 billion compared to the previous record of $65.5 billion in 2012.
By Staff |April 8, 2013
ETFs are primarily associated with indexed or passive products, so the idea of combining them with active management seems as logical as U.S. Tea Party Republicans working with Democrats in Congress.
By Mark Yamada |April 5, 2013
4 min read
BlackRock Canada announced its iShares business will launch two global sector ETFs in the Canadian marketplace. The iShares S&P Global Industrials Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) (XGI) and iShares S&P Global Consumer Discretionary Index Fund (CAD-Hedged) (XCD) will begin trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange today. They will also be available to Sun Life Global Investments within […]
By Staff |April 2, 2013
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