CDIC deposit protection expands to include RESPs and RDSPs
The Crown corporation also introduced changes for deposits held in trust or placed through financial advisors
- By: IE Staff
- May 2, 2022 May 3, 2022
- 14:41
Latest news in Products
BMO Private Investment Counsel appoints new chief strategist
Brent Joyce has been hired as chief investment strategist and managing director of BPIC
- By: Daniel Calabretta
- April 28, 2022 April 28, 2022
- 15:06
Bond managers buying back into duration for yield
One bond manager says there is more downside risk in stocks than in bonds
- By: Andrew Allentuck
- April 20, 2022 April 20, 2022
- 13:47
Single list of Canadian ESG funds coming this year
The Canadian Investment Funds Standards Committee has released a draft identification framework for ESG funds that will be operational before the end of 2022
- By: Melissa Shin
- April 13, 2022 April 13, 2022
- 08:00
How war in Ukraine is affecting ETF investing
Clean energy, agriculture and cybersecurity are among the sectors to watch
- By: Rudy Luukko
- April 12, 2022 April 6, 2022
- 13:00
$4.8 billion in Canadian ETF net flows in March
Canadian ETFs concluded the first quarter of 2022 with $14 billion in flows
- By: Daniel Calabretta
- April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
- 12:10
U.K. to regulate some cryptocurrencies
There are also plans to explore using crypto technology to issue U.K. government debt
- By: Kelvin Chan, Associated Press
- April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
- 08:53
Emerging market banks face biggest stagflation risk
North American banks insulated, but securities firms could be hit by dropping equities values, Fitch says
- By: James Langton
- April 5, 2022 April 5, 2022
- 08:39
Thematic funds “exploded” in Canada last year
Longer-term performance and fund size remain challenges, a report from Morningstar says
- By: IE Staff
- March 24, 2022 March 24, 2022
- 15:34
Net sales up for mutual funds but down for ETFs in February: IFIC
ETF assets were flat and mutual fund assets fell, according to IFIC's monthly report
- By: IE Staff
- March 23, 2022 March 23, 2022
- 12:25
Canada’s first green bond to be issued this week
The issuance fulfills a pledge from the 2021 federal budget
- By: IE Staff
- March 22, 2022 March 22, 2022
- 11:05
The case for life annuities
Annuity returns can range from disappointing to surprising
- By: Mélanie Beauvais, Daniel Laverdière
- March 10, 2022 March 9, 2022
- 09:00
Help clients overcome bias toward life annuities
Clients may feel they’re leaving money on the table with annuities, but that’s often not the case
- By: Mélanie Beauvais, Daniel Laverdière
- March 10, 2022 March 9, 2022
- 09:00
Vanguard suspends purchases of Russian securities
The asset manager updated its previous position on Monday
- By: Melissa Shin
- March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 15:03
Asset-allocation ETFs have room to run
The $12.6 billion held in these ETFs represented only 3.7% of Canadian assets as of January
- By: Rudy Luukko
- March 8, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 13:00
New investment product roundup
New funds target Canadian banks, U.S. tech behemoths, green property and renewable infrastructure
- By: IE Staff
- March 7, 2022 March 7, 2022
- 13:13
More firms remove Russian securities
NEI Investments announces divestment, while more indexes remove Russian listings
- By: Melissa Shin
- March 7, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 11:28
ETFs have another strong month
Canadian equities funds made a comeback amid rising inflation and geopolitics, National Bank said
- By: IE Staff
- March 3, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 13:56
Canadian asset managers pledge Russian divestment
Russia constitutes about 3% of MSCI's emerging markets benchmark
- By: Melissa Shin
- March 3, 2022 March 8, 2022
- 13:39
New investment product roundup
Target-date retirement ETFs, a floating-rate debt fund and a diversified income ETF are among the recently announced products
- By: IE Staff
- February 28, 2022 February 28, 2022
- 14:44
Evermore Capital launches target-date retirement ETFs
The asset allocation of the new products gradually becomes more conservative as the investor approaches retirement
- By: IE Staff
- February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022
- 15:07
New recent investment products
Carbon emissions allowance futures, banks' fixed income securities and sustainable short-term corporates are among the recently announced funds
- By: IE Staff
- February 14, 2022 February 14, 2022
- 15:47
ETF industry ponders revised taxation formula
New allocation to redeemers formula was proposed in draft legislation released earlier this month
- By: Melissa Shin
- February 14, 2022 February 14, 2022
- 15:42
Can leverage help clients find yield?
Modestly levered ETFs can balance risk and income for appropriate investors
- By: Rudy Luukko
- February 8, 2022 February 8, 2022
- 13:00
New ETFs offer exposure to carbon credit market
Horizons and Ninepoint products will provide exposure to carbon emission allowance futures
- By: IE Staff
- February 7, 2022 February 8, 2022
- 16:36