Industry

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Laurentian Bank is reaching out to the 73% of Quebecers who are without a retirement plan. To help prepare them financially, Laurentian Bank is offering a range of adapted services and has hired 20 new financial planners to better serve the needs of their clientele. Free of charge, Laurentian advisors will provide clients with retirement […]

By Staff |February 25, 2010

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Commodities seen gaining strength

Commodities started 2010 off on a strong note, with the price Canada’s top export materials jumping 4.8% in January, according to the latest reading of the Scotiabank Commodity Price Index. Prices spiked in early January as a cold snap in the northern hemisphere drove energy prices higher, and base metals rose on speculative demand from […]

By Steven Lamb |February 25, 2010

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Indices continue to lead: SPIVA

It was tough for active fund managers to beat the S&P/TSX Composite in 2009, according the full year Standard & Poor’s Indices Versus Active Funds Scorecard (SPIVA). Only 30.4% of Canadian Equity active funds posted returns superior to the S&P/TSX Composite Index. Canadian small- and mid-cap equity managers were better able to beat their index, […]

By Steven Lamb |February 25, 2010

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Being a woman in a man’s world

Throughout her successful career, Lori Claxton had to push herself to be better and smarter because of the gender stereotypes that pervade the industry. And even though things are much better than they once were, some clients still gravitate toward her business partner for no other reason than he is a man. Despite those snubs, […]

By John Powell |February 24, 2010

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