Industry News

AIMA releases hedge fund primer, announces research award

(June 21, 2004) Hedge funds in Canada are raising their popular and academic profile. Last week, the Canadian chapter of the Alternative Investment Managers Association (AIMA) released a hedge fund primer, and announced an annual prize for the best Canadian research paper on hedge funds. The primer, compiled by Bernice Miedzinski of institutional advisor York […]

By Scot Blythe |June 18, 2004

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Advisors should question their fund managers, industry expert urges

What is your company’s policy on their role as representing unitholders with respect to the voting of shares, and other shareholder issues? Do you publicly disclose how your company has voted their shares in all holdings? If so, where do I find this information? If not, why? What is your company’s viewpoint toward executive and […]

By Steven Lamb |June 17, 2004

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IDA conference update: Small dealers survived, now thriving

(June 17, 2004) Ian Russell admits he thought consolidation among Canada’s smaller brokerages was inevitable, particularly when the market bottomed out in 2002. Not only have those small firms managed to survive, but they’re now thriving as stocks rebound and the economy strengthens, says the IDA’s senior vice-president. Russell presented his annual state of the […]

By Doug Watt |June 17, 2004

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(June 18, 2004) AGF Management has appointed economist David Hale to the board of directors of their mutual fund corporations. Hale — founder of Chicago-based Hale Advisors — will also serve as a governor of AGF’s mutual fund trusts. Before launching his own firm, Hale was global chief economist at Zurich Financial Services Group. “David […]

By Staff |June 16, 2004

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