Industry

Invesco Trimark hires two Burgundy VPs

Invesco Trimark has announced two additions to its global equities team. Michael Hatcher, formerly vice-president of Burgundy Asset Management, has been named vice-president with Invesco Trimark. He brings over 13 years of investment experience, focusing on European equities. Jeff Feng, also formerly a vice-president with Burgundy, joins Trimark as vice-president as well. Feng brings over […]

By Steven Lamb |October 7, 2009

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Bullish sentiment takes hold of advisors

Canadian financial advisors have gone from morose to outright bullish in the last few months, according to Horizons BetaPro Management’s quarterly advisor sentiment study. The survey of 300 Canadian advisors representing roughly $20 billion in assets under management finds sentiment has become bullish on the outlook for broader equity markets, the Canadian dollar and commodities, […]

By Mark Noble |October 7, 2009

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Teach young advisors to prospect

There is a growing number of people with qualifications to be financial planners. Problem is, if they can’t sell, there’s not a lot of opportunity for them. A panel of industry recruiters at the 2009 Financial Planning Standards Council’s (FPSC) Financial Planning Symposium in Toronto emphasized there is a need for new advisors, but if […]

By Mark Noble |October 6, 2009

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Briefly:

Despite frequent warnings that the economic recovery remains fragile, Canadians are becoming more optimistic about investing, according to a national survey by Manulife Financial. It is the third consecutive quarterly rise in the Manulife Investment Sentiment Index, with investor confidence rising for eight of 10 investment categories and vehicles. “Canadians appear to be more optimistic […]

By Staff |October 6, 2009

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