Industry

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Global investor confidence rose by 3.5 points to 122.9 from July’s level of 119.4, while the confidence of North American institutional investors declined slightly by 2.2 points, from 120.6 to 118.4, according to results from the State Street Investor Confidence Index for August 2009. The index showed that confidence among Asian investors fell 2.3 points, […]

By Staff |August 26, 2009

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Investor advocates disappointed with POS risk disclosure

The latest proposed changes to the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSA) point-of-sale (POS) disclosure rules — national instrument 81-101 — further diminish, rather than enhance, the usefulness of POS documents, an investor advocate group argues. NI 81-101 is directly aimed at advisors who sell mutual funds. Under the new rule, advisors would be required to provide […]

By Mark Noble |August 26, 2009

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The deputy governor of the Bank of Canada has hinted that the central bank could resort to quantitative easing — essentially printing money — as a means of holding the rising Canadian dollar in check. In a speech to the Canadian Association for Business Economics today, Deputy Governor Timothy Lane said that the rising loonie […]

By Staff |August 25, 2009

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ETF firm raises concerns on U.S. commodity rules

It’s widely expected that the U.S. Commodity Trading Futures Commission (CTFC) will impose speculative limits on energy positions. The move could have a drastic impact on commodity exchange-traded funds (ETFs), the CEO of a Canadian-based ETF firm says. The CTFC wants to stamp out rampant speculation in the energy market. There is a widespread argument […]

By Mark Noble |August 25, 2009

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