Toronto-based Invesco Canada Ltd. will reopen Trimark Canadian Small Companies Fund this month. The fund invests in 25 to 40 small-cap businesses. The fund previously…
Proposed changes by Toronto-based AGF Investments Inc. would see eight funds merge later this year. AGF has proposed the mergers of: AGF Global Value Class…
A core suite of funds from Toronto-based BMO Investments Inc. now is available to fee-based advisors with the introduction of a new F6 series. This…
Toronto-based Sprott Asset Management LP has launched four corporate-class funds. Dennis Mitchell, senior vice president and senior portfolio manager at Sprott, will manage the funds…
Toronto-based TD Mutual Funds recently expanded its fee-based lineup with the introduction of TD Management Portfolios F-series. TD Mutual Funds is managed by TD Asset…
Montreal-based National Bank Investments Inc. has lowered its management and administration fees on the A-class and F-class units of Westwood Emerging Markets Fund. As of…
Toronto-based Aston Hill Asset Management Inc. has completed the merger of Aston Hill Global Resource & Infrastructure Fund and Aston Hill Global Resource Fund. Unitholders…
Securities and insurance regulators should get involved
Portfolio manager says 2015 was difficult for domestic equities, and 2016 will be just as tough — or worse
Five mutual funds sponsored by Toronto-based CI Investment Inc. are under new management. Toronto-based Black Creek Investment Management Inc. now is the portfolio subadvisor for…
Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP has lowered the fixed administration fee on 25 funds in the firm’s ScotiaFunds fund family. The lower fee applies to…
Toronto-based 1832 Asset Management LP, portfolio manager for Dynamic Funds, is proposing a change to the investment objective of Dynamic Power Managed Growth Class. Currently,…
The conversion of Toronto-based First Asset Investment Management Inc.’s closed-end fund, Can-60 Income Corp., into an exchange-traded fund (ETF) is complete. The outstanding equity shares…
Montreal-based National Bank Investments Inc. (NBI) has launched its first “smart beta” funds – NBI SmartBeta Canadian Equity Fund and NBI SmartBeta Global Equity Fund.…
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One portfolio manager argues that the market is approaching bottom
TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM) of Toronto plans to merge several funds in April 2016. TDAM, the asset manager for TD Mutual Funds and TD…
Toronto-based CIBC Asset Management Inc. now offers Canadian investors currency-hedged classes for Renaissance U.S. Equity Income Fund. This fund provides unitholders with exposure to dividend-paying…
The merger of CI Alpine Growth Equity Fund and CI Canadian Small/Mid Cap Fund is complete, as Toronto-based CI Investments Inc. announced in October. As…
Toronto-based Mackenzie Financial Corp. recently announced the launch of Mackenzie Diversified Alternatives Fund. This fund provides unitholders with exposure to alternative asset classes, such as…
Some portfolio managers say the impact of the commodity downturn is overstated
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"Bad" advisors will experience money in motion
Hong Kong-based China Asset Management Co. Ltd. will take on all subadvisor responsibilities for Excel China Fund as of Nov. 27, 2015. Mississauga, Ont.-based Excel…
Five new ETFs are available from iShares as part of that fund provider’s FactorSelect suite of ETFs. iShares is the ETF business division of Toronto-based…