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Carbon-offset ETFs survive challenging year

Asset growth has been slow, with about $20 million held in three Canadian funds

  • By: Rudy Luukko
  • December 13, 2022 December 8, 2022
  • 13:00
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Answering more of a young investor’s questions about ETFs

Digging deeper into ETFs and portfolio construction

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Lack of correlation in alt funds not always as advertised: paper

Some strategies have "fair weather correlations" that spike at exactly the wrong time

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This ETF category could shine if “global macro doesn’t deliver”

About $16B is invested in Canadian covered-call ETFs: Horizons

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Case for alts is changing in new environment

Higher yields in traditional fixed income may put pressure on industry

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ETF investors go long on bonds in November

Fixed income funds led again, this time with a preference for longer duration

  • By: IE Staff
  • December 5, 2022 December 5, 2022
  • 09:58
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Single-security ETFs present benefits, challenges

Panellists discussed the funds during the ETFGI summit

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What’s new in investment products

NBI launched international equity funds while CIBC released a fixed-income alt

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Due diligence is key with alternative investments

This year has brought new opportunities but also fresh scrutiny

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What’s new from fund manufacturers

BMO partners with ARK on innovation funds, and Purpose prepares single-stock ETFs

  • By: IE Staff
  • November 17, 2022 November 17, 2022
  • 11:02
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Purpose files prospectus for single-stock ETFs

The products would offer exposure to large U.S. names while using covered calls to provide income

Extreme closeup of an annual report -- based on the "portfolio facts," the fund is a 100% stock mutual fund

What’s new from fund manufacturers

Recent launches include Canadian segregated versions of two Wellington funds and a multi-strategy alternative fund

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Taking shelter in infrastructure ETFs

There are now more retail options for defensive investors

  • By: Rudy Luukko
  • November 8, 2022 November 3, 2022
  • 13:00
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Canadian banks readying for carbon offsets to go big, even as doubts remain

Standardization efforts will be key to enhancing credibility and driving growth

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Cash ETFs still reign in October

Equity ETFs rebounded last month but defensive strategies continued to dominate

“Breakneck” year so far in Canadian ETFs

Market headwinds and lackluster sales erased almost a year’s worth of gains

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Universal life shouldn’t be universally recommended, regulator says

At an annual Advocis event, FSRA raised concern about sales incentives being misaligned with customer needs

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Ensure clients understand deposit coverage

While a bank failure is unlikely, the attractiveness of GICs should lead advisors to brush up on their deposit insurance knowledge

  • By: Joseph Hall
  • October 26, 2022 October 26, 2022
  • 14:46
Extreme closeup of an annual report -- based on the "portfolio facts," the fund is a 100% stock mutual fund

What’s new from fund manufacturers

Firms released new target date corporate bond funds, a multi-asset income ETF and balanced seg funds

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Don’t fight the Fed. Adjust client portfolios

Three ways to take action for clients in challenging times

Extreme closeup of an annual report -- based on the "portfolio facts," the fund is a 100% stock mutual fund

What’s new from fund manufacturers

Launches include a long/short equity alt ETF and an innovation fund

Capturing clean energy investment returns

Clean-energy firms are beginning to find profitability amid a global push toward net zero

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Cash instruments garnering attention in volatile market

ETFs built on high-interest savings accounts make sense to investors who need a place to park cash until they’re ready to invest again

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Playing defence with equity ETFs

Dividend, low-volatility and covered-call ETFs can all support portfolios in bad markets

  • By: Rudy Luukko
  • October 11, 2022 October 6, 2022
  • 13:00
Extreme closeup of an annual report -- based on the "portfolio facts," the fund is a 100% stock mutual fund

What’s new from fund manufacturers

Recent launches include a green bond fund and an Ether ETF