Portfolio managers

Canada’s 10 highest-yielding dividend stocks for 2016

The blame for the sub-zero performance of last year’s top 10 dividend payers, ranked by Canadian Business in its annual Investor 500 guide, fell squarely on a single stock.

By Staff |July 14, 2016

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Industry

2 ways to analyze life insurers

These two managers own Toronto-based Manulife Financial, and they explain why.

By Melissa Shin |June 27, 2016

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Industry

REIT analysis tips from equity and bond managers

Two portfolio managers who own Toronto-based Dream Office REIT explain why, and give their outlook for the holding.

By Melissa Shin |June 9, 2016

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Industry

Advisor.ca clinches honourable mention at PMAC awards

Advisor's Jessica Bruno has won an honourable mention from the Portfolio Management Association of Canada's annual awards for investment journalism.

By Jessica Bruno |May 26, 2016

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Industry

How smart has your beta been lately?

Despite overwhelming evidence that active managers underperform their benchmarks, Yale professors Martijn Cremers and Antti Petajisto offer evidence that not only can active management outperform (we knew that), but that predicting successful active manager performance in advance is also possible. We examine these claims pursuant to smart/alternative beta ETFs in Canada, and study recent down-cycle […]

By Mark Yamada |May 13, 2016

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