Market Insights

Mining companies dig for innovation amid commodities downturn

Mining companies are stronger now than they were at the beginning of the year, says PwC Canada’s new mining report. With fluctuating commodity prices, the top priorities for Canadian mining companies in 2017 are capital allocation, strategic deal making, and employing new technology and innovations for sustainability. Read: Not on top of ESG investing? Don’t […]

By Staff |December 8, 2016

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Nirvana or nowhere? Where the economy is headed

No one can predict the future, but take a look at these potential economic scenarios, courtesy of BMO’s five-year outlook for 2017 to 2022. The most likely scenario (70% probability) is a stable continuation of a U.S.-led global recovery. Emerging markets expand at a faster rate on the back of rebounding commodity prices, and governments […]

By Staff |December 8, 2016

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What you don’t know about value investing

Despite its track record, value investing is still widely misunderstood.

By Talbot Babineau |December 7, 2016

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California dreamin’: Toronto’s Tricon buys U.S. retirement communities

Toronto-based Tricon Capital Group, an investor and asset manager focused on residential real estate, says it’s Tricon Lifestyle Communities venture has bought three manufactured-housing communities in California. Read: Pressure points for U.S. commercial real estate Two of the communities, Riverdale Estates and Palmdale Estates, are age-restricted properties. Retirees can buy a prefabricated home and install […]

By Staff |December 5, 2016

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