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Investors eye uranium opportunity

(June 2007) Uranium prices have been rapidly rising as fears about nuclear fallout are replaced by ones about climate change. The markets have responded by offering a host of investment products that let retail investors get a piece of the action, including recently introduced futures trading on the NYMEX. Even advocates of uranium stress that, […]

By Mark Noble |June 11, 2007

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Why investing like a tourist might pay off

(June 2007) The Canadian dollar has been in the news a lot recently, and for good reason — it reached its highest value against the U.S. dollar in 30 years. Every day, we are inundated with media coverage on what the experts are saying. The variety and number of forecasts make the confusion worse than […]

By Peter Drake |June 6, 2007

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Bond investors prepare for bear market

(June 2007) The renewed threat of inflation in Canada poses a hazard for traditional bond portfolios, while the rise of huge investment funds in emerging economic superpowers is about to unleash a flood of liquidity into the global fixed income market, analysts predict. Dr. Sherry Cooper, executive vice-president and chief economic strategist at BMO Financial, […]

By Mark Noble |June 1, 2007

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The new retirement math

What happens at retirement?

By Peter Drake |May 24, 2007

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Manor says Portus money

(May 2007) Boaz Manor denied he was the owner of Portus Alternative Asset Management, despite sworn documents filed with the Ontario Securities Commission Management, says a special report filed by receiver KPMG. However, KPMG does not believe Manor is credible. “Now I know that a lot of things that I’m saying are fantastic in nature. […]

By Scot Blythe |May 18, 2007

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The economics of retirement

Currencies: Why currencies fluctuate, taking account of currency fluctuations when investing and some perspectives on major currency changes that are likely to affect your clients. Economic conditions and developments: The relationship between economic growth and financial markets, globalization and what it means for clients, and why your clients should ignore most of the economic news […]

By Peter Drake |May 8, 2007

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Risk is not a number

(May 2007) Although using models of expected returns to guide portfolio construction is the starting point for any investor forgoing the certainty of a T-bill return, “the equations cannot always describe the true nature of competition and combat” in the securities marketplace, warns doyen of investment management studies Peter Bernstein. Nevertheless, “theory matters even though […]

By Scot Blythe |May 4, 2007

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New trends in hedge funds

(April 2007) Alternative investments signify a fast-moving, opportunity-driven world. Now there’s alternative beta. Yes, alternative beta, as in the Capital Asset Pricing Model alpha and beta. You may remember the concepts of alpha and beta from studying CAPM in school. That’s when you were told that returns come from two sources (roughly speaking): Beta, or […]

By Pierre Saint-Laurent |April 4, 2007

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Hedge funds revise valuation policies

(April 2007) New mutual fund registration procedures will have an impact on hedge funds in Canada, says one expert. At the same time, an international industry body is promoting new valuation rules to deal with a rising phenomenon: illiquid investments. The Canadian chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association organized a workshop this week for […]

By Scot Blythe |March 30, 2007

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Norshield dubbed potential

Questionable payments, overstated assets and faulty price calculations mean that investors in the Olympus United hedge fund of funds will likely see between 6 cents and 9 cents on the dollar for their $144 million investment. And the Olympus fund’s manager, Norshield Asset Management, will likely be the subject of a police investigation, based on […]

By Scot Blythe |March 26, 2007

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