Industry

Fund returns soar in third quarter

Unusually strong stock market gains in September helped to boost third quarter mutual fund returns, according to data from Morningstar Canada. In fact, every fund index tracked by the research firm posted a positive return for the quarter. Among the 24 indexes that track equity funds, half managed double digit returns over the past three […]

By Steven Lamb |October 4, 2010

2 min read

Briefly: “TMX to launch new trading system” and more news

TMX Group is following through with its plan to create a new alternative trading system. TMX has submitted regulatory filings to establish TMX Select, a trading system that’s functionality and pricing models would be separate and distinct from the Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange. Boasting “seamless connectivity” and “competitive pricing”, the system will […]

By Staff |October 4, 2010

2 min read

Preventing ID fraud

Discovering that personal information has been stolen to carry out fraudulent acts can be overwhelming to a victim, and render him or her incapable, physically and emotionally, of unravelling the wreckage. Predictably, most victims approach law-enforcement authorities, financial institutions, credit rating bureaus and other such agencies. Few think of turning to the one person who’s […]

By Vikram Barhat |October 1, 2010

9 min read

What’s in your inbox?

About 247 billion e-mails crackle across global Internet networks every day, according to The Radicati Group, Inc. That works out to more than 2.8 million e-mails sent every second from 2.9 billion accounts. About one in four of those accounts is a corporate account, and corporate users receive an average of 74 e-mails and send […]

By Alison MacAlpine |October 1, 2010

12 min read