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What’s new from fund manufacturers

CC&L has an international equity fund while eight RBC funds are now available in ETF versions

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Digital bank fined by FINTRAC

WealthOne paid $676,500 penalty amid compliance lapses

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Canadian ETF inflows topped $4B in February with high-interest savings leading

Money-market ETFs gained nearly $1.4 billion while technology, commodities and crypto saw redemptions

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ETF investors seek yield amid uncertainty

Many of last year's trends are expected to continue

  • By: Staff
  • February 27, 2023 February 27, 2023
  • 16:30
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Product roundup: What’s new from fund manufacturers

A CI utilities-sector ETF writes covered call options while Invesco launched a suite of dividend ESG funds

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Manulife net income slips in Q4 but up for 2022 as a whole

AUM dropped 5.9%, net outflows in retail wealth management were $1.6 billion year over year

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What’s new from fund manufacturers

New launches include emerging markets, ESG and private markets, while Invesco is closing multiple funds

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With thematic funds, timing matters: report

Investors may correctly identify a trend, but they typically buy high, as well as pay higher fees

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Canadian ETFs saw modest outflows in January

Investors withdrew from broad-based funds, while cash and crypto gained

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What’s new from fund manufacturers

New products include target-date RESP funds, covered calls and high-interest savings

What’s new from fund manufacturers

Asset managers launched low-vol, covered call and low-fee index funds to start the year

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How the Canadian ETF landscape could change in 2023

Investors can expect fewer tech launches and greater growth in covered call funds

Inflation

U.S. consumer inflation eased again to 6.5% in December

Prices down 0.1% month over month as cost of gas, used autos decline

FCA seeks to extend Covid-era consumer protections

New U.K. guidance encourages insurance industry to accommodate financially stressed clients

Recent investment product news

Evolve launched two index ETFs with covered calls and plans to close its enhanced FANGMA fund

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ETFs gained while mutual funds felt pain in 2022

Fund flows reflected flight to safety, tactical positioning

  • By: Staff
  • January 6, 2023 January 6, 2023
  • 15:31
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Fund closure trends starkly different in Canada, U.S.

Data from Morningstar Direct shows that more than 2,000 U.S. mutual funds closed over the past 10 years

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QAFP exam candidates down after post-secondary requirement introduced

Fewer candidates sat for the May and October exams

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This ETF category could shine if “global macro doesn’t deliver”

About $16B is invested in Canadian covered-call ETFs: Horizons

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ETF investors go long on bonds in November

Fixed income funds led again, this time with a preference for longer duration

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Single-security ETFs present benefits, challenges

Panellists discussed the funds during the ETFGI summit

What’s new in investment products

NBI launched international equity funds while CIBC released a fixed-income alt

As assets rebound, ETF sales revive — mutual funds don’t

IFIC data from October shows that mutual funds remain in net redemptions, ETF sales rise

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What’s new from fund manufacturers

BMO partners with ARK on innovation funds, and Purpose prepares single-stock ETFs

  • By: Staff
  • November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022
  • 11:01
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Purpose files prospectus for single-stock ETFs

The products would offer exposure to large U.S. names while using covered calls to provide income