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Economic Indicators
Rising rates, benchmark reform, commodity prices all affected activity
By James Langton |May 17, 2023
1 min read
Industry
Firm agreed to $100,000 sanction, admitted oversight violations
By James Langton |December 8, 2022
Program designed to support trading firms in recruiting, hiring and training efforts
By Staff |June 10, 2019
Market Insights
Client profile Marc Maisonneuve* is the CEO of a large, TSX-listed firm in the industrials sector. A portion of his compensation is stock options; his salary is $5 million. His wife, Julie Lapierre, is president of a top university, so she’s also making seven figures. They qualify as accredited investors and take advantage of the […]
By Dean DiSpalatro |April 8, 2016
6 min read
It’s been a rough year for commodities in general, and crude in particular. What will the new year hold?
By Dean DiSpalatro |December 16, 2015
3 min read
Unless you own a warehouse, they’re the most direct way to get exposure
By Staff |December 11, 2015
9 min read
After a strong start to 2014, Scotiabank's Commodity Price Index fell by 3.2% month-over-month in April, the second consecutive monthly decline.
By Staff |May 28, 2014
2 min read
New research shows that analyzing oil futures can help you construct better portfolios.
By Melissa Shin |February 19, 2014
When investors buy futures, they tend to gravitate toward either discretionary or systematic managers. Which type is better?
By Melissa Shin |May 30, 2013
Researchers have made surprising discoveries about how the commodities market works.
By Jacqueline Louie |July 16, 2012
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