Investments

Global portfolio seen mitigating risk

Despite the explosion of high profile global risks, the appetite for global markets remains strong. In fact, a survey by Franklin Templeton found that demand for global investments will only increase over the coming decade, as investors seek to minimize their exposure to any single economy. At the time of the survey, only 34% of […]

By Staff |March 29, 2011

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AlphaPro calls ETF merger vote

AlphaPro Management is seeking investor approval for the merger of one of its ETFs, giving unitholders a choice of two ETFs into which it will be merged. Under the proposal, Horizons AlphaPro Managed S&P/TSX 60 ETF (ticker symbol HAX) would be merged into either Horizons AlphaPro S&P/TSX 60 Equal Weight Index ETF (HEW), or into […]

By Staff |March 28, 2011

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Volatile times call for long-term view

As the world stumbles from one crisis to another, turbulence is fast becoming the new normal in financial markets. From the great recession of 2008 and the European sovereign debt crisis to the geo-political turmoil in North Africa and the Middle East, the world has experienced tremendous upheaval. And while investors waited for a respite, […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 28, 2011

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Currency, not credit, the big risk in European bonds

Canadian investors in global bonds should keep an eye on recent events in Europe, but they shouldn’t lose sleep over the U.K. budget or the fall of Portugal’s government, according to fixed income experts. However bond pundits admit that tight fiscal policies are a negative for currencies. “The bad news is that historically when you […]

By Vikram Barhat |March 25, 2011

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