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Discipline paid off for the bear market beauties

Call them the bear market beauties: three mutual funds that outperformed the market in the last year. And there’s one common element between these funds — not being afraid to look a little ugly while peers try to keep up with appearances. It’s not always worthwhile to look at one-year returns on fund performance. Short-term […]

By Mark Noble |September 1, 2009

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Scotia Capital has announced the expansion of the U.S. stock lending business within its Global Equity Finance Group, adding five members to the team. “The addition of agency services as part of our prime brokerage offering secures a strong foothold for Scotia Capital and our Equities business,” said Patrick Burke, managing director and head of […]

By Staff |September 1, 2009

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Harrop and Invesco part ways

Invesco Trimark has announced changes to its global equities team, announcing the departure of vice-president and portfolio manager Bruce Harrop. “It was mutually agreed between Invesco Trimark and Bruce Harrop that new leadership for Trimark Select Growth Fund and Trimark Global Balanced Fund was in the best interest of investors in the funds,” the company […]

By Steven Lamb |August 31, 2009

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As the global economy recovers from a crisis started in the financial services industry, there has been much focus on the stability of banks around the world. Canadian banks have been held up as a model for the world, and yet, only one cracked the top 10 in a list of the world’s safest banks, […]

By Staff |August 31, 2009

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