Montreal-based Standard Life Mutual Funds Ltd. has introduced Standard Life Diversified Income Fund and Standard Life Canadian Equity Focus Fund, both intended for conservative investors.…
Four labour-sponsored funds managed by Vancouver-based GrowthWorks WV Management Ltd. will merge, pending shareholder and regulatory approval. Canadian Science and Technology Fund Inc., Capital Alliance…
Toronto-based Dynamic Mutual Funds Ltd. has launched Dynamic Power American Currency Neutral Fund, aimed at investors who want exposure to the U.S. market without currency…
Merger of the IDA, MFDA and RS could result in regulatory confusion
We need to revisit the principles of the Securities Act
Study looks at how accruals affect revenue and share price
Study looks at how accruals affect revenue and share price
The markets of europe, Australasia and the Far East have been flat in Canadian-dollar terms so far this year, weighed down by concerns about a…
TD Canadian Equity a sound investment choice; more defensive Bissett Canadian Equity may bounce back
David picton and Michael Mahoney, a pair of managers who cut loose from CI Mutual Funds Inc. to launch their own Toronto-based firm last November,…
Back-to-back annuity strategy can also reduce tax for high-tax-bracket clients who are over 60
ClaringtonFunds Inc. is asking investors to vote next month on the proposed merger of 13 of its mutual funds into existing Clarington funds, subject to…
Manulife Mutual Funds plans to terminate all series of MIX AIM American Mid-Cap Growth Class and MIX Global Sector Class, effective Sept. 30. As well,…
Scotia Securities Inc. has announced that Alliance Capital Management Canada Inc. will take over as portfolio advisor for Scotia European Growth Fund, effective June 27,…
Toronto-based AIM Funds Management Inc. has appointed Alfred Samson to its fixed-income portfolio-management team. Samson has 14 years’ experience managing fixed-income securities; his most recent…
MRS Inc. and Mackenzie Financial Corp. have announced shareholder approval of the merger of Keystone Premier Euro Elite 100 Capital Class into Mackenzie Ivy European…
Mackenzie Financial Corp. has appointed Toronto-based Laketon Investment Management Ltd. as subadvisor to Mackenzie Maxxum Growth Income Fund, effective June 24. The fund, previously managed…
RBC Asset Management Inc. has launched RBC US$ Income Fund, a mutual fund aimed at investors who spend a large part of their time in…
Canada needs to be on the same page as the U.S. and Britain
It usually brings on the legal and moral obligations of a fiduciary nature
Foreign funds from Howson Tattersall Investment Counsel and TD Asset Management provide sound diversification for investors
Natural resources funds were on a tear last year, thanks to surging commodity prices and strong demand from fast-growing economies in Asia. And, although markets…
In addition to insurance coverage and “tax-sheltered” investing, high-income clients can get access to investment capital and potential tax savings using a 10-8 universal life…
Forty-four funds at CI Mutual Funds Inc. have been renamed with “Corporate Class” replacing the former “Sector Fund” designation (for instance, CI Global Value Sector…
Goodman & Co. Investment Counsel Ltd. has announced plans to merge 12 funds, citing overlap in their investment objectives. On June 23, shareholders will vote…