Investments

Rules could make alternatives as easy to buy as mutual funds

The proposed amendments are primarily aimed at developing a more comprehensive regulatory framework for publicly offered alternative funds

By Staff |September 22, 2016

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Find yield in volatile sectors

How to make smart picks.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |September 22, 2016

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In defence of high-frequency trading

Many blame the “flash crash” of 2010 — when the Dow Jones dropped 9% within minutes — on high frequency trading (HFT), claiming it created instability. But sudden downturns in the stock market are not exclusive to HFT, and taxes or regulations to reduce the trading are a solution looking for a problem, according to […]

By Staff |September 22, 2016

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TSX falls below 50-day moving average

Last week, the TSX underperformed the S&P500.

By Staff |September 19, 2016

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