Saskatchewanians oppose provincial tax on insurance
Seventy-three per cent of Saskatchewan residents are against the application of the province’s 6% PST on insurance premiums
- By: Megan Harman
- September 18, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:20
Latest news in Products
SLGI cancels proposed fund merger
Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Fund, Sun Life MFS Canadian Equity Value Fund re-open to new investors
- By: IE Staff
- September 15, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 13:50
GrowthWorks dispute remains unresolved
The labour-sponsored fund’s former manager has voted against a resolution to wind up the fund
- By: James Langton
- September 13, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 13:05
Norrep introduces flat management fee pricing on mutual funds
The management expense ratio model is replaced with a fee expense ratio model in which the cost of mutual fund ownership is fixed
- By: IE Staff
- September 13, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:30
TDAM introduces two new funds
TD U.S. Dividend Growth Fund and TD North American Small-Cap Equity Fund offer investors more diversification options
- By: IE Staff
- September 12, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 12:00
Invesco launches two income-focused ETFs
The new funds provide exposure to intermediate-term corporate bonds and real estate
- By: IE Staff
- September 12, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:50
First Asset launches low volatility bond ETF
Enhanced Short Duration Bond ETF actively managed by Marret Asset Management
- By: IE Staff
- September 12, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:15
Purpose Investments to acquire LOGiQ’s retail fund business
The $32.9-million deal expands and complements Purpose’s product lineup
- By: Jade Hemeon
- September 11, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:10
New sector grouping for real estate to be created
FTSE Russell says the asset class is “growing strongly”
- By: IE Staff
- September 8, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 15:00
Fiera Capital updates its suite of mutual funds
The changes include lower management fees, new names for several funds and a new currency hedged series
- By: Leah Golob
- September 8, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:20
Desjardins Investments to close corporate class funds
The closures are partly the result of changes introduced in the 2016 federal budget
- By: Leah Golob
- September 7, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:00
Manulife reducing premiums on some term life policies
Firm also announces new renewal rate structure for term-10 policies
- By: Megan Harman
- September 6, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 16:40
Hamilton Capital U.S. Mid-Cap Financials ETF (USD) begins trading on TSX
New fund offers investors targeted exposure to a dynamic part of the global financial sector
- By: IE Staff
- September 5, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:10
Weak but mostly positive performance for Canadian funds in August: Morningstar
Precious metals equity index rebounds after four months of losses
- By: IE Staff
- September 5, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 09:45
Excel Funds proposes changes to mutual fund lineup
Unitholders to vote on proposed merger of Excel Blue Chip Equity Fund into Excel EM Blue Chip Balanced Fund
- By: IE Staff
- September 1, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 14:35
Investors Group alters its mutual fund lineup
The firm plans to simplify its mutual fund offering by merging multiple funds and updating investment objectives and strategies
- By: Leah Golob
- September 1, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 13:15
Climate risk, diversity key concerns for Vanguard
An open letter from the CEO stresses the firm’s focus on the long-term, bottom-line impact of these factors on its investments
- By: James Langton
- September 1, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 09:25
Manulife to increase premiums for UL policies
Level cost of insurance rates on new UL insurance products will increase by varying amounts, with the most significant impact being on limited pay policies
- By: Megan Harman
- August 31, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 15:45
ETF providers must start filing “ETF Facts” on Sept. 1
The new documents share many similarities to Fund Facts for mutual funds, but contain information specific to ETFs as they’re traded on exchanges
- By: James Langton
- August 31, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 13:45
First Asset launches unhedged units of ETF
With these units, any foreign currency exposure will not be hedged back to the Canadian dollar
- August 31, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 13:10
NBDB removes commissions on U.S. listed ETFs
The discount brokerage introduced commissions-free trading on ETFs listed in Canadian stock markets last year
- By: Leah Golob
- August 31, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:30
BMO Investments updates Ascent Portfolios
The changes include management fee reductions and an increase to the minimum initial investment
- By: Leah Golob
- August 30, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:45
RBC GAM introduces new fossil fuel-free mutual fund
RBC Vision Fossil Fuel Free Global Equity Fund will avoid investing in companies directly engaged with extracting, processing or transporting of coal, oil or natural…
- By: Leah Golob
- August 28, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 10:45
Backtests of smart beta indices can be misleading: report
By expecting lower performance than backtest results show, investors can form more realistic performance expectations
- By: Jade Hemeon
- August 24, 2017 October 17, 2019
- 11:55