Only 39% of Canadian equity active mutual funds outperformed the S&P/TSX capped composite index
Active managers lag their passive counterparts over a one-, three-, and five-year period
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac face heightened demand to provide mortgage financing
Canadian markets down 7.1%
Indices track currencies in China and India
Additional categories provide more comparisons for investors
Independent equity research provider extends reach
New actions aim to increase transparency and maintain investor confidence
These aren’t particularly happy days for the world’s key rating agencies, and Canada’s own DBRS Ltd. has certainly been served its own portion of misery. The Toronto-based firm took a blow to its reputation — some say deserved, others say not — over its role in the asset-backed commercial paper fiasco that hit the Canadian […]
Total issuance down 61%