Investments

Invesco launches PowerShares QQQ Class

Invesco Canada has introduced the latest addition to its PowerShares Funds family: the PowerShares QQQ Class, which provides exposure to the U.S.-listed PowerShares QQQ. The triple-Q offers access to the 100 largest U.S. and international non-financial companies listed on NASDAQ. “Through our new fund, investors can complement and diversify their portfolios with sector exposure that […]

By Staff |August 9, 2011

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Overreaction or reality check?

We will not sugar coat today’s market situation as performance since April, and the last couple of weeks in July in particular, has been terrible. Not only have many market indices, such as the TSX Index and the S&P 500, corrected so too have many commodity prices which does not bode well for the Canadian […]

By Gareth Watson |August 9, 2011

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Managing volatility: Inside one wrap

When volatility spikes, even your best clients are bound to get a little nervous. But that’s why they engaged your services in the first place, not to mention those of the professional money managers you deal with. Over the past decade, managed solutions, or wraps, have proven popular with financial advisors because they allow a […]

By Staff |August 9, 2011

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New small cap index launched, ETF to follow

S&P Indices and TMX Group have launched a new index to track the performance of smaller-cap Canadian Stocks trading on TSX Venture Exchange—the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. The index has been licensed Blackrock Inc., which will create an ETF based on the S&P/TSX Venture Select Index. “With the launch of this Index, investors will have […]

By Staff |August 8, 2011

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