Alternative investments

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CNSX starts listing structured products

CNSX Markets Inc. has begun listing structured products, with the addition of BAC Canada Finance Company 5 year Extendible Step Up Semi-Annual Pay Medium-Term Notes, Series 1.

By Staff |November 8, 2011

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Investing in art

Your client's finally bought his dream home. Next stop: the art market.

By Vikram Barhat |October 1, 2011

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BluMont launches global infrastructure fund

BluMont Capital Corporation has launched the Exemplar Global Infrastructure Fund, managed by Capital Innovations, LLC of Wisconsin.

By Staff |September 6, 2011

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EdgePoint focuses on performance

Targeting 2% of the market is unheard of, but that’s what EdgePoint Investment Group, which celebrates its first fund’s third birthday in November, does. We interviewed founders Tye Bousada and Geoff MacDonald to learn why.

By Staff |September 1, 2011

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Alternatives becoming the new core

Alternative investments will increasingly become part of institutional and high net worth (HNW) portfolios. In fact, they are likely to blend right in to the traditional portfolio, supplanting long-held notions of what the portfolio core should look like. “Alternatives, at least for the next few years, are increasingly going to be part of our portfolios—certainly […]

By Staff |July 4, 2011

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Rethinking asset allocation

One of the casualties of the market meltdown was the confidence portfolio managers and investors had in traditional asset allocation models. At this year’s Canada Cup of Investment in Toronto, Frank Nielsen, executive director and head of Equity and Applied Research (Americas) at MSCI, explained some emerging trends in portfolio construction. One strong trend is […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |June 13, 2011

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Expert: Bet on emerging markets

While governments in industrialised economies are taking a softly-softly-catchee-monkey approach to monetary tightening, those in emerging markets have been more aggressive and have been able to successfully stymie inflation.

By Vikram Barhat |May 19, 2011

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Infrastructure financing improving

The current state of infrastructure in Canada and its future development compare favourably with the rest of the world. An expert panel at the recent EuroMoney Canada Forum painted a rather rosy picture of Canada’s current infrastructure situation. There were, of course, comparisons drawn between the infrastructure financing in Canada and in the U.S. and […]

By Vikram Barhat |April 20, 2011

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Economic Indicators

Looking beyond the U.S.

A fragile recovery, high unemployment and household indebtedness make America a friend in need. But as a country known more for permanent interests than friends, the U.S. is being increasingly seen as a poor choice for friendship.

By Vikram Barhat |February 10, 2011

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Clean tech, an investment in the future

Alternative energy, clean tech, and new energy tend to conjure up different definitions — for good reason. The industries and technologies that comprise clean tech are extremely diverse, ranging from jatropha plantations for bio-diesel to advanced battery technologies. In essence, clean tech is composed of industries using newer or cleaner technologies to generate or use energy better — a noble pursuit, given the evidence that our world’s reliance on dirtier fossil fuels is leading to a gradual warming of our planet.

By Craig Basinger |February 1, 2011

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