Economy

Insurers to lift real estate fund suspension

Great-West Lifeco is preparing to lift a nearly three-year-old suspension on transfers, redemptions and withdrawals on the $3-billion real estate fund it shares with Canada Life. The move will take place on Oct. 17 and comes nearly seven months after it lifted a similar suspension on its London Life Real Estate Fund. Alf Goodall, senior […]

By Renée Alexander |September 27, 2011

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Canadians take advantage of discounted U.S. property

Canada’s real estate market is slowing while most international markets are stumbling, according to Global Real Estate Trends, a report by Scotia Economics.

By Staff |September 27, 2011

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Europe faces “horrifying choices”

The outcome of the European debt crisis is “genuinely unpredictable” with politicians facing “horrifying” choices, according to Martin Wolf, associate editor of the Financial Times, who spoke in Ottawa Monday at an event organized by Canada 2020.

By Doug Watt |September 27, 2011

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Revisit client currency exposure

The loonie, buffeted by global events, has been spending some time south of parity lately. Just long enough for Canadians to start thinking about rejigging their investment and business strategy.

By Vikram Barhat |September 27, 2011

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