Toronto-based RBC Global Asset Management Inc. (RBCGAM) has launched five new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) designed to provide investors with the opportunity for income, access to…
Toronto-based Purpose Investments Inc. has added new alternative investment funds, Purpose Multi-Strategy Market Neutral Fund and Purpose Enhanced U.S. Equity Fund, in both currency-hedged and…
Toronto-based Horizons ETFs Management (Canada) Inc. has introduced Horizons Active Floating Rate Senior Loan ETF, which seeks to provide investors with a high level of…
Toronto-based Dynamic Funds, a division of 1832 Asset Management LP, has expanded its fund lineup with the addition of Dynamic U.S. Sector Focus Class. This…
Some studies show that low-volatility stocks post better returns than average
Remind clients that downmarkets are a natural part of the investing process
The recent election of reform-minded leaders is seen as a positive development
Toronto-based HAHN Investment Stewards & Co. Inc. has launched a new exchange-traded fund (ETF). The Special Opportunities Focus ETF Portfolio is a global asset-allocation product…
Toronto-based CI Investments Inc. has appointed Robert Lyon to the Signature Global Asset Management team. Lyon, who specializes in the natural resources and energy sectors,…
Montreal-based Fiera Capital Corp. has added two funds to its existing product lineup: Fiera Capital Defensive U.S. Equity Fund and Fiera Capital Defensive Global Equity…
Toronto-based Manulife Investments, a division of Manulife Asset Management Ltd., has reduced the management expense ratios for some of its mutual funds. In addition, management…
Toronto-based Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. has lowered the management fees on 11 of its Canadian exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The firm’s asset-weighted average management fee has…
Markets are in "catch-up mode," portfolio manager says
Risk tolerance doesn't change much
The result is more exposure to mid- and small-cap stocks
The good news is that actively managed small- and mid-cap Canadian equity funds outperformed their benchmarks
Performance disclosure may be unsettling for clients and advisors
Fund portfolio managers are bullish on the outlook for gold-mining stocks
Separating safe and riskier investments
Toronto-based NEI Investments, a division of Northwest & Ethical Investments LP, has introduced Montreal-based Addenda Capital Inc. as subadvisor to NEI Ethical International Equity Fund.…
Toronto-based Mackenzie Financial Corp. has formed a new team that will focus on emerging markets. The Mackenzie global emerging markets team, based in Singapore, will…
Toronto-based Franklin Templeton Investments Corp. will merge six corporate-class funds into other funds because of tax changes announced by the federal government in 2013. Pending…
Toronto-based Invesco Canada Ltd. is closing Trimark Canadian Small Companies Fund to new investors, effective Oct. 8. The fund’s closure is intended to protect the…
Toronto-based TD Asset Management Inc., portfolio manager of TD Mutual Funds, has added K-class units to the TD Retirement Conservative Portfolio, the TD Retirement Balanced…
Toronto-based PowerShares Canada, a subsidiary of Atlanta-base Invesco Ltd., has introduced two new “smart beta” ETFs that employ a low-volatility strategy to provide investors with…