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(March 28, 2007) Dynamic Funds is launching the Dynamic RetirementEdge Income Portfolios, a retirement solution that will offer three options designed to meet the financial needs of investors at different stages of life. These income-yielding deposit notes incorporate seven of Dynamic’s mutual funds and have a fixed low annual fee. Offering steady capital distributions, indexed […]

By Staff |March 28, 2007

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OSC critical of CSA passport initiative

The Canadian Securities Administrators released a statement today outlining its support for a national securities passport that would allow securities sellers to file a prospectus in their home province and have the same security laws apply to their dealings across the rest of Canada. Notable for its absence of support for this measure was the […]

By Mark Noble |March 28, 2007

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Principles worth the tough slog: FSA head

The benefits of a principles-based approach to securities regulation may not be immediately clear, but such a system could be no worse than the detailed rules-based systems that have failed the markets in the past, according to John Tiner, chief executive of the UK’s Financial Services Authority. “Regulating in a more principles-based system is no […]

By Steven Lamb |March 28, 2007

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(March 27, 2007) RBC has announced the launch of the RBC Commodity Booster Notes, Series 1, which will provide investors with exposure to a basket of commodities that include oil, copper, nickel and zinc, and will guarantee the investor 45% at maturity as long as the investment grows by more than zero per cent. RBC […]

By Staff |March 27, 2007

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