Market Insights

Five reasons for a national regulator

The Association of Canadian Compliance Professionals and the Investment Funds Institute of Canada held their 10th annual Compliance Forum in Toronto this week, with a number of hot-button issues taking centre stage. Joel Wiesenfeld, a partner at Torys LLP, pulled no punches in setting the tone for his talk on recent trends in compliance and […]

By Dean DiSpalatro |May 3, 2011

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European equity funds surge

Solid returns on the major European stock and a depreciating Canadian dollar made investment funds in the European Equity category the best performers in Canada last month. Other foreign equity fund categories also gained in April, while domestic equity funds struggled and ended the month in the red, according to a Morningstar Canada report. Of […]

By John Powell |May 3, 2011

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Bin Laden death has little long-term impact

Canadians equity market came alive this morning as the nation woke up to the news of Osama bin Laden's assassination in a dusty little town in faraway Pakistan.

By Vikram Barhat |May 2, 2011

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Brace for unprecedented volatility: Mauldin

The U.S. and most of the developed world are headed for a cliff, as massive debt loads leave little room for maneuver. In almost every case, debt is only part of the problem—aside from capital, these countries also lack political will, according to the inaugural address in the Horizons Speaker Series.

By Staff |May 2, 2011

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