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RBC Global Asset Management announced today the launch of BlueBay Global Monthly Income Bond Fund, sub-advised by BlueBay Asset Management. Effective today, the fund is available for purchase by individual and institutional investors in Canada. “We are very pleased to be able to offer the internationally recognized expertise of BlueBay Asset Management to Canadian investors,” […]
By Staff |July 11, 2011
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Mackenzie Financial Corporation today introduced Mackenzie Universal Canadian Shield Fund, a Canadian equity fund that seeks to generate risk-adjusted absolute returns in Canadian dollars and to preserve its capital in all market environments. The fund aims to achieve these objectives by investing in an actively managed portfolio consisting mainly of Canadian equity and fixed income […]
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Horizons Exchange Traded Funds and BetaPro Management have announced the launch of two new ETFs offering investors non-leveraged, inverse exposure to the gold and silver markets. The Horizons BetaPro COMEX Gold Inverse ETF seeks daily investment results corresponding to 100% the inverse of the daily performance of the COMEX gold futures contract for a subsequent […]
By Staff |July 7, 2011
Manulife today announced its new Synergy insurance product, which combines life insurance, critical illness insurance and disability insurance in one package—with one application, one payment and one plan to manage. “For many of us, the combined risk of disability, illness or death before age 65 is significant and the financial impact can be devastating,” said […]
By Staff |June 23, 2011
Horizons Exchange Traded Funds has filed a final prospectus for the Horizons Enhanced U.S. Equity Income Fund, a closed end fund which will be managed by AlphaPro Management Inc. The fund aims to provide investors with capital appreciation and monthly distributions, based on the performance of an equal weighted portfolio of the 50 largest and […]
By Staff |June 17, 2011
A day after launching two fixed income ETFs, Invesco has unveiled three more PowerShares ETFs, including one equity and two equity-income mandates. PowerShares QQQ (CAD Hedged) Index ETF seeks to replicate, before fees and expenses, the performance of the NASDAQ-100 Currency Hedged CAD Index. The ETF will distribute income quarterly. PowerShares Canadian Preferred Share Index […]
By Staff |June 16, 2011
Invesco has listed two PowerShares ETFs on TSX today, the company’s first-ever ETF launch on a Canadian exchange. “The arrival of PowerShares ETFs on TSX establishes an exciting new footprint in the Canadian marketplace, expanding the range of next-generation ETF solutions available to investors in Canada,” said Ben Fulton, Invesco PowerShares managing director of global […]
By Staff |June 15, 2011
Market Insights
The Pennsylvania-based investment management company, Vanguard, has opened a Canadian arm—Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. “Extending our reach to the Canadian market in a significant way is an important step in the development of our global business,” said Vanguard chair and CEO William McNabb. “Although Canada has a very well-developed asset management market, we believe our […]
By Staff |June 6, 2011
XTF Capital Corp. has launched the Canadian Convertible Liquid Universe ETF, Canada’s first Convertible Bond ETF. It will begin trading on the TSX on June 7. “The Convertible Bond XTF is unique to Canada,” said Barry Gordon, president and CEO of XTF Capital Corp. and its parent company, First Asset. “Our deep experience with convertible […]
AlphaNorth Asset Management has announced it has filed a preliminary simplified prospectus for a new open-ended mutual fund: AlphaNorth Growth Fund, a class of shares of AlphaNorth Mutual Funds Limited. The fund will employ a similar investment methodology as the AlphaNorth Partners Fund and will seek to generate industry leading long term returns by providing […]
By Staff |May 5, 2011
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