Industry News

Rate risks can be mitigated: Income managers

(April 28, 2005) The markets have been anticipating higher interest rates from the Bank of Canada for several months now, with rate sensitive sectors showing increased volatility as scheduled announcement dates near. Income investing has been all the rage since the technology meltdown at the turn of the millennium, so the threat of higher interest […]

By Steven Lamb |April 28, 2005

6 min read

Should investors still get fired up about oil stocks?

When oil prices declined recently – and only briefly – some analysts believed that oil stocks would soon cease being worth getting fired up about. That was then, this is now – and crude oil prices continue to rise. This has, of course, boosted the shares of companies in the oil sector, which is still […]

By Staff |April 27, 2005

2 min read

Housing bubble risks exaggerated: TD economist

(April 27, 2005) The housing market is on its way to experiencing one of the longest cyclical booms in recent history and the high levels of activity are prompting many to believe the sector is inflated and house prices are on the verge of collapse. Not true, say economists at the TD Bank Financial Group. […]

By Kate McCaffery |April 27, 2005

3 min read

IFIC’s Hockin announces retirement

(April 27, 2005) Tom Hockin has announced his retirement as president and CEO of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC), effective October 2005, bringing an end to his 11-year career in the post. “Two years ago, when I turned 65, I told the board I was good for two more years, but I wanted […]

By Steven Lamb |April 27, 2005

4 min read