Market Insights

Coping with oil price volatility

Recent oil price volatility has raised concerns about managing portfolio risk, particularly when oil and Energy occupies a significant weighting on the TSX 60 and Composite -approximately 27%.

By Rayann Huang |May 17, 2011

5 min read

TMX engulfed in bidding war

A battle for control of the TMX has begun. The opening salvo comes courtesy of a consortium of four Canadian banks and five Canadian pension funds who have jointly made a $3.7 billion hostile bid for TMX to derail LSE's $3 billion friendly bid made in February.

By Vikram Barhat |May 16, 2011

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Canadians’ investment optimism soars

With growing optimism, investor confidence in Canada improved towards a range of investment vehicles including stocks, fixed income, investment properties and balanced funds, according to the Manulife Investor Sentiment Index. The survey, conducted in the first quarter of 2011, shows buying a home continues to be a high priority for Canadian investors. “Confidence in investing […]

By Staff |May 13, 2011

1 min read

OSFI targets bond investors

A recent piece in the Financial Post stated that the federal bank regulator, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI), wants bank-contingent capital in the bond index, and has a plan to achieve this objective.

By James Hymas |May 13, 2011

9 min read