Risk

UBS expands risk appetite

Despite a broad rebound in markets during 2010, UBS has opted to extend its preference for risk assets by shifting back to an overweight in equities and retaining an overweight in credit within fixed income.

By Staff |December 14, 2010

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Briefly: “ScotiaLife expands insurance business” and more news

Scotiabank Group has rolled out three new individual term life insurance products, which will be available at its ScotiaLife Financial Insurance Centres. In addition, it announced the opening of its second retail ScotiaLife Financial Insurance Centre, located in downtown Toronto. The term life offering marks the first individual life insurance products available through ScotiaLife Financial. […]

By Staff |November 25, 2010

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Regulators push for environmental disclosure

Canadian securities regulators expect improved environmental disclosure from the country’s reporting issuers and have released a guidance document towards meeting that goal. “Issuers are increasingly recognizing the current and potential effects on their performance and operations, both positive and negative, that are associated with environmental matters,” states the document, which was released Wednesday by the […]

By Doug Watt |October 28, 2010

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To hedge or not to hedge?

As the yen skyrockets to 15-year highs, despite the confirmation of an almost zero-rate interest policy by the Bank of Japan, it’s fairly clear that currency management isn’t a predictable business for investors with international assets. Currency management was the topic of the most recent Canadian Investment Review debate. Is active hedging the answer? Thanos […]

By Scot Blythe |September 3, 2010

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