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Market Insights
Consider mega brands with higher pricing power and lower competition
By Kanupriya Vashisht |April 11, 2014
6 min read
What happens when clients own too much of one thing.
By Evelyn Juan |April 4, 2014
Industry
Helios2 is designed to withstand economic pressures like market volatility and interest rate fluctuations, says the firm.
By Staff |March 18, 2014
1 min read
What you need to know about this year’s Nobel Prize in Economics
By Jean-François Venne |March 14, 2014
7 min read
Do alternative strategies truly work?
By Mark Yamada |March 14, 2014
4 min read
Fiona Wilson anticipates the tide turning to a stock picker’s market
By Suzanne Sharma |March 14, 2014
About one-quarter of institutional decision-makers use smart beta ETFs, according to a study by Cogent Research, on behalf of Invesco. And this figure is expected to rise. Read: Capitalize on investment losses The reason? Almost one-third (31%) say it’s because smart beta ETFs outperform market indexes; 18% say diversification; and 18% say to reduce volatility. […]
By Staff |March 11, 2014
Economic Indicators
The Bank of Canada is maintaining its target for the overnight rate at 1%. The bank rate is 1 .25% and the deposit rate is 0.75%.
By Staff |March 5, 2014
2 min read
Companies trading below their true values can be volatile.
By Dean DiSpalatro |January 23, 2014
Expect more volatility. Choose equities over bonds. These are two of the conclusions of the BlackRock Investment Institute’s (BII) mid-year investment outlook.
By Staff |July 19, 2013
3 min read
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