Investments

Banks pull food-commodity ETFs

Under increasing popular flak, European banks are discontinuing investment vehicles like ETFs that allow investors to speculate on food prices.

By Staff |August 15, 2012

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Bank stocks still viable

Despite negative headlines, bank stocks are still strong, says Andrew Torres, CIO of Lawrence Park Capital Partners.

By Staff |August 15, 2012

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Can investors keep up with electronic markets?

The speed and complexity of electronic markets has continued to change at a rapid pace, with The New York Times reporting trade times are now measured in millionths of a second. Despite the benefits of cheaper and speedier trading, though, recent studies suggest there may be some major drawbacks for investors. Read: The limits of […]

August 14, 2012

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Horizons names sub-advisor of dividend ETF

Guardian Capital is the new sub-advisor for the Horizons Dividend ETF, says AlphaPro Management and Horizons ETFs. The fund trades on the TSX under the ticker symbols HAL and HAL.A, and its investment objective is to seek long-term total returns consisting of regular dividend income and modest long-term capital growth. It invests primarily in equity […]

By Staff |August 13, 2012

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