Incentives may fuel managers’ decisions
Outperformance more likely when a managers’ pay is linked to performance
- By: Gordon Powers
- January 4, 2006 October 30, 2019
- 10:53
Latest news in Focus on Products
Mutual fund managers welcome alternative strategy
But restrictions placed by regulators mean most funds will limit the use of shorting to times of a genuine bear market
- By: Jade Hemeon
- January 4, 2006 October 30, 2019
- 10:50
Discipline, consistency pay off for fund manager of the year
Michael Stanley’s BMO Dividend Fund has more than tripled its cumulative return in the past decade
- By: James Langton
- December 7, 2005 October 30, 2019
- 16:51
HSBC appoints new investment advisor
Pictet International Management Ltd. has joined HSBC Investments (Canada) Ltd. as investment advisor of the firm’s MM International Growth Equity Pooled Fund, effective Nov. 21.…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 7, 2005 October 30, 2019
- 15:49
TD launches Premium Series, expands F Series
TD Asset Management Inc. has launched the Premium Series of its TD Managed Assets Program portfolios. The fund-of-funds products comprise funds from TD’s mutual fund…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 7, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 15:49
New subadvisor at United Financial
Toronto-based United Financial Corp. has announced the appointment of QVGD Investors Inc., effective Nov. 21, as subadvisor of its Canadian Equity Small-Cap Pool, included in…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 7, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 15:48
RBC and CI launch deposit notes
RBC Financial Group and CI Investments Inc. are launching RBC CI Multi-Callable Deposit Notes, Series 1. The notes are linked to the performance of four…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 7, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 15:47
Portfolio manager leaves Hartford
Portfolio manager Norman MacDonald is leaving Toronto-based Beutel Goodman & Co. Ltd. According to Toronto-based Hartford Investments Canada Corp., the former Beutel Goodman vice president…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 7, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 15:45
Laurentian bank introduces M3 service
Laurentian Bank of Canada has teamed up with Toronto-based First Asset Advisory Service to introduce M3, a “multi-dimensional” managed account program for investors with $150,000…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:58
CIBC introduces FULPAY DARTS deposit notes
CIBC and CIBC Asset Management Inc. have launched FULPAY DARTS deposit notes, Series 1, which aim to provide 100% principal protection. The notes are linked…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:57
Mackenzie proposes Keystone fund merger
Mackenzie Financial Corp. has scheduled a shareholder meeting to vote on a proposal to merge Keystone AIM Trimark Canadian Equity Fund into Keystone Bissett Canadian…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:56
Acuity launches dividend fund
Acuity Funds Ltd. has introduced Acuity Dividend Mutual Fund, which invests in Canadian and foreign dividend-paying shares. “This fund really complements our existing income product…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:44
Higgins joins Hartford Investments Canada
At Hartford Investments Canada Corp. in Toronto, Peter Higgins will assume joint responsibility with existing managers Steven Irons and Saul Pannell for daily investment decisions…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:42
New advisor for Industrial Alliance funds
Quebec City-based Industrial Alliance and Financial Services Inc. has appointed Lyxor Asset Management as advisor of Multi-Strategy Fund and Global Trading Fund, effective immediately. “Lyxor…
- By: Lara Hertel
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:41
Compliance a growth industry
New software helps mutual fund managers meet regulatory requirements
- By: Glorianne Stromberg
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:39
Emotions can hinder wise choices
U.S. study finds those with emotional control issues are less averse to risk
- By: Gordon Powers
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:39
Clients need adequate travel insurance
Provincial medical plans aren’t as encompassing as before, so clients may face problems abroad without coverage for their risk level
- By: Dwarka Lakhan
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:37
Disability savings plan proposed
Set up like an RRSP, money could be saved on a tax-deferred basis for family member with a disability
- By: Jade Hemeon
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:36
Former HSBC equities chief aims to improve SRI offerings
New CIO Steve MacInnes plans to elevate Real Assets’ portfolio management and broaden its mutual fund base
- By: Brian Lewis
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:35
Emerging markets reflect sound fundamentals
Biggest threats to markets such as Russia, Brazil and Turkey come from high world oil prices and rising U.S. interest rates
- By: Michael Ryval
- December 5, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 14:33
Life-cycle funds thrive on demand for simplicity, security
Anxious to address the shifting investment needs of aging investors, fund and insurance companies have brought life-cycle funds to the table, with Fidelity Investments Canada…
- By: Michael Ryval
- November 25, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 13:33
New managers for Capital’s global fund
Toronto-based Capital International Asset Management (Canada) Inc. has appointed Gordon Crawford, Mark Denning and Claudia Huntington as portfolio advisors for Global Discovery Fund. All three…
- By: Lara Hertel
- November 3, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 16:08
PH&N launches Canadian income fund
Vancouver-based Phillips Hager & North Investment Management Ltd. has added PH&N Canadian Income Fund to its product lineup. The fund comprises a mix of Canadian…
- By: Lara Hertel
- November 3, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 16:07
TD names new managers for three funds
Two new portfolio advisors have stepped in to manage three funds at TD Asset Management Inc. Vancouver-based Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. will…
- By: Lara Hertel
- November 3, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 16:06
Franklin Templeton streamlines fund lineup
Franklin Templeton Investments Corp.’s shareholders have voted in favour of several fund mergers. Effective Oct. 21, 2005, Franklin U.S. Large Cap Growth Fund, Franklin U.S.…
- By: Lara Hertel
- November 3, 2005 June 1, 2019
- 16:05