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On The Shelf: AIM Trimark reopens bond fund

(February 20, 2008) AIM Trimark Investments has announced the reopening of its Trimark Advantage Bond Fund, which has been closed to new investors since May 2003. The fund, which has just over $600 million in assets, is managed by Rex Chong, Anthony Imbesi, Alfred Samson and analyst Gary Lew. The fund invests primarily in Canadian […]

By Staff |February 20, 2008

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(February 20, 2008) Nearly seven in 10 Canadians say the amount of money needed for a comfortable retirement is the key driver in their decision about when to retire, according to the 18th Annual RBC RRSP Poll. “As the RRSP contribution deadline on February 29 approaches, many Canadians are thinking about their savings and whether […]

By Staff |February 20, 2008

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Flaherty blames province for slow Ontario economy

Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty has charged the Ontario government with the outright failure to stimulate a lagging provincial economy by providing tax breaks to businesses. In a speech delivered this morning to an crowd of small- and medium-sized business owners in Toronto, Flaherty bluntly stated that the government of Dalton McGuinty suffers from a […]

By Romana King |February 20, 2008

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Industry buzzing about Krembil/Bousada firm

Few details — but a lot of speculation — are emerging about what Tye Bousada’s new firm, EdgePoint Capital Partners, is going to mean for the industry, especially since he’s received the financial backing of Trimark co-founder Robert (Bob) Krembil. Bousada, until recently a high-profile lead manager of AIM Trimark’s flagship Trimark Fund, announced Tuesday […]

By Mark Noble |February 20, 2008

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