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Market Insights
Recent oil price volatility has raised concerns about managing portfolio risk, particularly when oil and Energy occupies a significant weighting on the TSX 60 and Composite -approximately 27%.
By Rayann Huang |May 17, 2011
5 min read
Economic Indicators
Canadian investors are well versed in the volatility of commodity prices. Recent months have reinforced the connection between the value of industrial inputs and the returns of the stock market. Less understood, however, is what is causing commodity volatility. There’s no question that macroeconomic shocks—such as the earthquake/tsunami in Japan and political turmoil in the […]
By Staff |April 26, 2011
3 min read
Apparently not all Conservatives are oilpatch friendly—Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has announced a “windfall tax” on oil companies operating in the North Sea. According to the UK budget tabled on March 23, the tax rate on production will rise from its current 50% to 62%, sucking up to $3.2 billion per years […]
By Staff |March 24, 2011
1 min read
Having turned the corner in 2010, Canada’s economy continues to inspire a positive outlook despite some uncertainties, according to the latest Economic and Financial Outlook by Desjardins Economic Studies. The study, released this morning, said the outlook for Canada’s economy is overall optimistic. The main sources of this sanguinity are the S&P/TSX, which has outperformed […]
By Vikram Barhat |March 21, 2011
4 min read
The political upheaval that has swept across North Africa and, to a lesser extent, the Middle East, has stifled returns in foreign equity fund categories, while Canadian investments have benefited from surging resource prices, according to Morningstar Canada. When international tensions mount, there’s usually an upside for gold. February followed the historical pattern—bullion topped $1,400 […]
By Steven Lamb |March 2, 2011
2 min read
Canadian investors hoping to recover some of the lost ground in their portfolios should look no further than their own backyard, according to a report from CIBC World Markets. Canadian equities are likely the best bet for superior returns. “A diversified portfolio is always wise, but in terms of allocations for Canadian equity investors, it […]
By Steven Lamb |March 1, 2011
Political unrest has raged across the Middle East and North Africa for much of 2011. Aside from the tragic human cost in the region, the knock-on effects pose a threat well beyond the Arab world, which could derail the global economic recovery. Oil prices have spiked around the world, although promises from Saudi Arabia to […]
By Steven Lamb |February 25, 2011
Industry
BetaPro Management has launched the Horizons GMP Junior Oil and Gas Index ETF, which offers exposure to an index of Canadian-based junior energy production companies. As the name suggests, the index was developed by GMP Securities. The ETF seeks to replicate, to the extent possible, the performance of the GMP Junior Oil and Gas Index, […]
By Staff |February 23, 2011
Increased optimism in Canada’s oil and gas sector means the number of IPOs and corporate transactions are expected to rise this year, according to Ernst & Young. This increased activity comes after a relatively slow 2010 that saw fewer but larger deals than 2009, with the value of transactions up 67% from 2009 at $35.7 […]
By Melissa Shin |February 22, 2011
In the wake of the financial crisis of 2008-2009, you’d be forgiven for expecting commodities prices to continue to fall or rise very modestly.
By Danielle Arbuckle |September 1, 2010
10 min read
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