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How the market environment could bring back active

The past half-decade’s diversified macro environment has been great for passive investing instruments, but it may give way to less efficient markets and more active strategies, Richardson GMP’s Craig Basinger says in a market note. Basinger says neither active nor passive management is superior, though there are two critical factors that determine which investment style […]

By Staff |May 23, 2017

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17% of active managers beat TSX last year: SPIVA

Active managers again fell short of their respective benchmarks in 2016, S&P Dow Jones Indices says in its latest SPIVA Canada scorecard. The SPIVA scorecard found the market’s strong run last year caused a majority of active managers in domestic Canadian equities to underperform their respective benchmarks. Just under one-fifth of Canadian equity funds (17.31%) […]

By Staff |April 20, 2017

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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

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Critiquing a case for active management

Agree or disagree?

By Staff |January 9, 2017

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