Market Insights

Industry

How to invest in the robotics revolution

Robots are expected to revolutionize physical labour, and more

By Simon Doyle |March 10, 2017

4 min read

Industry

Don’t overthink default risk

Investors shouldn’t avoid the high yield space due to fear of default risk. Here’s why.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |March 9, 2017

2 min read

Economic Indicators

The BoC’s unofficial lower-loonie policy

The BoC will hold its benchmark interest rate at 0.5% through the year even as the Fed hikes rates more than once, a CIBC economist predicts. That’s because the BoC is intent on a weaker loonie to support exports, says Benjamin Tal, deputy chief economist of CIBC World Markets. In a speech at the Canadian […]

By Simon Doyle |March 9, 2017

3 min read

Economic Indicators

Currency winners and losers for 2017

What to expect for the loonie, greenback, and more.

By Katie Keir |March 7, 2017

2 min read

Economic Indicators

Global growth hinges on fiscal stimulus: OECD

Global economic growth is expected to pick up modestly in 2018, but there are hurdles.

By Staff |March 7, 2017

3 min read

Market Insights

The winner in passive versus active? It depends on the horizon

When active investing is measured against passive investing, the winner is neither or both. Or, it depends how you look at it. In an attempt to declare a winner, research analysis firm Dalbar looked beyond theory and instead measured the impact investments have on investors’ wallets. The research found that, over a shorter term of […]

By Staff |March 6, 2017

2 min read

Industry

CoPower issuing more green bonds

In a release, CoPower Inc. says the first tranche of its $20-million issuance of green bonds is now available to individual investors.

By Staff |March 3, 2017

1 min read

Market Insights

How do your clients define ‘long term’?

More clients are identifying their “long term” investing horizon as less than five years, says a new survey by AMG Funds. The poll of affluent U.S. investors by the U.S. retail arm of AMG, a global asset manager, says 86% of U.S. investors claim they have a long-term outlook, but when asked how they define […]

By Staff |March 2, 2017

2 min read

Industry

How to analyze infrastructure investments

Look for both income and capital appreciation when investing in infrastructure stocks.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |March 2, 2017

3 min read

Economic Indicators

China, U.S. equity fund indices up 5.1% in February: Morningstar

Forty-one of Morningstar Canada’s 44 fund indices increased during the month of February, reveals a preliminary report by Morningstar Research. In fact, 20 indices increased by more than 2%. The indices measure the aggregate returns of funds in various standard categories. Most stock market indices outside Canada were positive in February, while the Canadian dollar […]

By Staff |March 2, 2017

2 min read

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