Toronto-based TD Asset Management Inc. (TDAM), manager of TD Mutual Funds, has added four new funds and two retirement portfolios to its lineup. The new…
Toronto-based Invesco PowerShares Capital Management LLC has reduced the management fee on PowerShares Senior Loan (CAD Hedged) Index ETF to 0.8%, a drop of 0.1%.…
Montreal-based Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd. (SLMF) will terminate Standard Life U.S. Mid Cap Fund, Standard Life Global Equity Focus Fund and Standard Life India…
Montreal-based O’Leary Funds Management LP has launched O’Leary Floating Rate Income Fund, which seeks to provide income by investing in a diversified portfolio made up…
Toronto-based CIBC Asset Management Inc. has changed portfolio managers within its emerging-markets lineup. The changes include the addition of RS Investment Management Co. LLC of…
Investment risk should correspond with earned income volatility
These markets will become more prominent in global investing
With mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) crossing into each other’s territory, Toronto-based AGF Investments Inc. has introduced a sector-allocation mutual fund that uses ETFs…
Investing in floating-rate loans may be a good strategy
Fixed-income fund managers look to corporate bonds
Toronto-based Invesco Canada Ltd. has promoted Eric Lindenbaum and Jack Deino to co-heads of Invesco’s emerging-markets debt business. They also will take over as lead…
Toronto-based Manulife Mutual Funds has launched four new mutual funds: Manulife Global Balanced Fund, Manulife U.S. Dollar Floating Rate Income Fund, Manulife Canadian Conservative Balanced…
Toronto-based CI Investments Inc. has introduced Cambridge Global Dividend Fund, which provides investors with the opportunity to achieve a high level of total investment return…
Calgary-based Canoe Financial LP, portfolio manager of EnerVest Diversified Income Trust and Canoe mutual funds, has announced that Robert Taylor, senior vice president and portfolio…
If advisors don't attempt to make forecasts, they're shooting in the dark
Real estate fund portfolio managers report that REIT valuations are attractive
Calgary-based Mawer Investment Management Ltd. has reduced management fees for Mawer Canadian Bond Fund and Mawer Canadian Money Market Fund. Mawer Canadian Bond Fund Class…
Calgary-based Canoe Financial LP will terminate the A-class units and F-class units of both Canoe Canadian Money Market Class Fund and Canoe Capital Appreciation Class…
Toronto-based Manulife Mutual Funds has completed the conversion of Manulife Strategic Income Opportunities Fund into an open-ended mutual fund and has renamed the fund Manulife…
Toronto-based BlackRock Asset Management Canada Ltd. is implementing changes to the investment strategy of iShares U.S. High Yield Bond Index Fund (hedged in Canadian dollars…
Better ways are being developed to define the characteristics of quality stocks
Some international fund portfolio managers say recovery is stirring in Europe
Fund portfolio managers' views range from bearish to bullish
Toronto-based Front Street Capital Inc. has appointed Rick Brown as senior portfolio manager of fixed-income. He will oversee all fixed- and variable-income portfolio-management responsibilities at…
Toronto-based BMO Investments Inc. has announced changes to a number of its mutual funds. BMO Asset Management Inc. (BMOAM) will replace both New York-based Lazard…