Industry News

Economy dominates pre-budget debate

Deficits and debt reduction were the main topics of conversation at a Canada2020 sponsored event in Ottawa on Wednesday morning, featuring Chief Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page and Jim Stanford, chief economist of the Canadian Auto Workers.

By Doug Watt |January 26, 2011

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Are Canadians heeding debt warning?

It may be too early to tell, but Canadians may be taking the Bank of Canada’s warnings on household debt to heart, according to a report from CIBC World Markets. In November – the latest month for which data is available – household credit expanded at its slowest rate since 2001, growing by just 0.27% […]

By Steven Lamb |January 26, 2011

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Experts discuss risk – Part One

Clients witnessed risk in action in 2008, but have these lessons lingered? Risk is a layered concept. Although individual investors—even high net worth clients—acknowledge their balance sheets, do they truly recognize the forces behind them or even their own risk thresholds?

By Terri Goveia |January 26, 2011

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North America stocks to shine in 2011

Having climbed the wall of worry in 2010, the North America equity market is looking at a promising year ahead where new opportunities abound. Several specific factors are expected to produce positive returns for equities, so stay the course, said Jeffery Tory, chairman GBC Asset Management and portfolio manager at Pembroke Management Limited. “It was […]

By Vikram Barhat |January 26, 2011

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