Will small-cap stocks lag in 2013?
Canadian small-cap equities roundtable: part 1
- By: Sonita Horvitch
- March 4, 2013 March 4, 2013
- 11:05
Canadian small-cap equities roundtable: part 1
HDU, HDD to be terminated
Domestic equity funds fail to keep pace with their foreign counterparts
Rate drops to 2.99%
Manulife’s Chris Arbuthnot says junior firms in the sector are substantially undervalued
Closed-end fund targets 6% annual distribution
Lead manager of TD Global Growth Fund focuses investment themes to find good prospects
LP assets transferred into newly launched AlphaNorth Resource Fund
Funds offer the higher income and growth streams available in global and emerging markets
An A-Share ETF provides more diversified exposure but has a unique structure and carries additional risks
Industry AUM will reach an all time high of US$2.5 trillion by year end
Manager picks in financial services and other non-resource sectors
Many Canadian unaware of available investment choices
ETFs can be used to access a variety of income products, beyond basic bond index exposure
Opportunities in struggling resources sectors
First Trust Canadian Quantitative Equity Portfolio to merge into First Trust Canadian Capital Strength Portfolio
Unitholders asked to approve changes to investment objectives
AlphaNorth 2013 Flow-Through Limited Partnership
The long-short equity group outperformed all other hedge fund strategies
Genua to lead AGF Aggressive U.S. Growth Fund and AGF Aggressive Global Stock Fund
Three fund managers discuss value strategies for leaner times
Balance fund net sales nearly double
Top three submissions will receive money for charity
Traditional views on risk are keeping investors from jumping in to the U.S. equity market, Fidelity manager says