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Products

Horizons resumes subscriptions for HVI

Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. is resuming new subscriptions for units of the BetaPro S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures Inverse ETF. The ETF trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol HVI. When markets dropped in early February and turned volatile, Horizons halted trading on HVI. It suspended new subscriptions of fund units […]

By Staff |March 14, 2018

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Market Insights

How blockchain offers opportunities for investors

More investors are becoming interested in digital currency. A global poll from deVere Group—albeit, one that didn’t include Canadians—found that 62% of respondents would consider including cryptocurrency in their portfolios. And 70% who already hold cryptocurrencies said they plan to increase their exposure in the next year. However, such sentiment makes those respondents speculators, not […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 14, 2018

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Economic Indicators

How low inflation in eurozone could impact currency

European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says the expanding eurozone economy still faces “risks and uncertainties”— including a looming trade dispute with the United States—and has cautioned that inflation needs to rise further before monetary stimulus is ended. Draghi said Wednesday that higher inflation, not growth, is the “very clear condition” for the central bank […]

By Staff, with files from The Associated Press |March 14, 2018

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Industry

Looking for undervalued utilities and energy names

Which factors to consider and where to find opportunities

By Katie Keir |March 13, 2018

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